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Students from the Excelsior Primary and Infant School share a photo opportunity with the robot ‘Captain I Can’ during the media launch of Child Month 2025 on April 10 at GraceKennedy Limited in Kingston under the theme ‘Act Now: Stand Against Child Abuse and Exploitation’.

NCMC Celebrates Child Month with Slate of Activities

The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) has unveiled a slate of activities to mark Child Month in May, focused on celebrating the achievements of children and promoting their rights and well-being. Under the theme ‘Act Now: Stand Against Child Abuse...

Mentors, mentees, and staff of the MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) come together for a group photo during a recent Mentorship Workshop, held at St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church in May Pen, Clarendon.

Young Persons from May Pen Take Part in Mentorship Workshop Hosted by MYF

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth left), speaks to students at the Clarendon-based Coffee Piece Primary and Infant School, recently. At left is HEART/NSTA Trust trainee, Danisha Hayles.

Changes to Be Made to PEP Exam

Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Special Projects Officer, Romona Geohaghan, interacts with a group of grade-nine students at The Queen’s School during a presentation on careers in media at the institution’s Career Expo and Fair on April 10. The event, held at the St. Andrew-based school under the theme ‘Career Success through Self-Development’, provided students with opportunities to learn from professionals in various fields and empowered them to make informed choices about their future careers.

PHOTOS: JIS Participates in the Queen’s School’s Career Expo and Fair

Director of Corporate Communications and Marketing, Jamaica Library Service, Royane Green.

National Reading Competition to Be Launched April 15

Students from Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston perform a dance routine during the media launch of Child Month 2025 on April 10 at GraceKennedy Limited, downtown Kingston.

12 months ago Youth

Jamaicans Urged to Recommit to Safeguarding Children’s Rights

Jamaicans are being urged to use the observation of Child Month in May to recommit to safeguarding the rights of the nation’s children. Senior Director in the Children’s Affairs Policy Division in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hyacinth Blair, made the call as she addressed Thursday’s (April 10) media launch of Child Month 2025, under the theme...

Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Paul Thompson.

12 months ago Youth

Titchfield High Being Honoured by Portland Municipal Corporation for SCQ 2025 Triumph

Winner of the Television Jamaica (TVJ) Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) 2025, Titchfield High School, is to receive a $500,000 reward from the Portland Municipal Corporation as the parish celebrates the team’s triumph. The announcement was made on Thursday (April 10) by Port Antonio’s Mayor, Councillor Paul Thompson, during the Corporation’s monthly sitting in the parish capital. “When victory is won,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams (fourth right) and Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (fourth left), share a moment with students and educators at the launch of the National Budget Secondary-School Tour at Glenmuir High School in Clarendon on April 8. From left are, from Glenmuir High – Head Boy, Matthew Robinson, Deputy Head Girl, Joshaye Smith, and Vice-Principal, Denovan Hayles. From Denbigh High are (from centre) Akira Williams, Brittany Gordon and Shemoy McPherson; and Regional Director for Region 5, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Barrington Richardson.

12 months ago EducationFinance & Public ServiceYouth

Finance Ministry Kicks of Secondary-School Budget Sensitisation Tour

The Finance and the Public Service Ministry rolled out its 2025/26 National Budget Secondary-School Tour with a stop at Glenmuir High in Clarendon on Tuesday (April 8). The event, which engaged high-school students from the parish, formed part of the Ministry’s National Budget Public Education Campaign, which is geared at sensitising secondary-school students about the budget process and the measures...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, delivers the keynote presentation at the launch of the United Nations-European Union (UN-EU) Youth Advisory Group (YAG) at the EU Delegation’s office in Kingston on Tuesday (April 8).

12 months ago Foreign AffairsYouth

Youth Voice Key to National Development – Terrelonge

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, has emphasised the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the voice of the nation’s youth is considered in the development process. The State Minister said that youth engagement is a core policy of the Government. “This is why we established the National Youth Advisory Council. It is...

Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas, Her Excellency, Dr. Erja Askola (left seated) and United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, Dennis Zulu (right seated) sign the UN-EU Youth Advisory Group (YAG) Agreement at the European Union Delegation’s office in Kingston today (April 8). Witnessing the signing are Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alando Terrelonge (third left); Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescents Policy Division at the Youth Ministry, Yanique Williams (third right), and members of the YAG.

12 months ago Foreign AffairsYouth

UN-EU Youth Advisory Group Launched

The United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) have launched a Youth Advisory Group (YAG) comprising 15 Jamaicans aged 16 to 29 years, to engage the nation’s youth in the pursuit of global sustainable development goals. The UN-EU YAG was convened at the end of last year and aims to fulfil the agencies’ shared objectives of youth empowerment and active...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (left), extends her hand in greeting to female welding student at the Clarendon-based Alphansus Davis High School, Princess Pellinzton (right), during a visit to the institution on Thursday (April 3). Other students involved in the welding programme look on.

12 months ago EducationSkillsYouth

Education Minister Commends Skills Training Programme at Alphansus Davis High

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has hailed the technical and vocational training programme at Alphansus Davis High School, noting that it is equipping students with the skills needed for the workforce. She was speaking with JIS News during a tour of the institution in Clarendon on Thursday (April 3), where she...

1 year ago EducationInformationSkillsTechnologyYouth

AI Pilot in Several Schools to Mark Papers

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has introduced a pilot programme in several schools where artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to assist teachers with marking papers. “We are actually piloting this with some of our schools to see how it works, and the interesting thing is that we at the Ministry can actually see the results real...