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Sergeant Andrew Williams of the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) speaks to JIS News during a Youth Opportunities Exposition at the Paul Bogle Vocational Training Institute in St. Thomas on Thursday (March 26).

Young Jamaicans Encouraged to Take Advantage of Police Youth Clubs

Young Jamaicans are being encouraged to take advantage of the many benefits of being a member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police Youth Club and to join the movement in their communities or schools. Speaking with JIS News at...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education Skills Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), shakes hands with President, University of Technology (UTech), Dr. Kevin Brown (second right), following the launch of the UTech and Kiwanis Club Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Project on Monday (March 23), at Ardenne High School in St. Andrew. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Lieutenant Governor, Kiwanis Division 23 Central, Michael Powell; Principal, Ardenne High School, Dr. Jacqueline Pinto; and District Governor, Kiwanis Eastern Canada and Caribbean, Cynthia Blackman.

Science Labs to Be Built, Upgraded, Equipped

Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Chairman, Dr. Adrian Stokes, addresses Thursday’s (March 26) ETOC Press Conference at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston.

Progress Made In the Implementation of Recommendations In JETC Report

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2025 and Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Reading Ambassador 2025/2026, Britney Clarke (third left), conceptualiser of the Read. Speak. Lead. initiative, with stakeholders who support the initiative. They are (from left) Project Support Volunteer, Jermaine Dyer; Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Director Region 4, Marvetta Stewart-Richards; Senior Librarian, St. James Parish Library Network, Marilee Moodie; Miss St. James Festival Queen, Kadé-jah Baker; and JLS Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Royane Green. Occasion was the launch of the initiative at the St. James Parish Library, recently.

Youth Empowerment Initiative Launched By Festival Queen 2025

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr, Kasan Troupe, addresses Thursday’s (March 26) Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) Press Conference, held at Shortwood Teachers’ College in Kingston.

Reduction of Shelterees on School Compounds

Minister of Justice and Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck.

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Justice Minister Wants More Agencies to be Involved In Child Diversion Programme

The National Child Diversion Programme should be expanded to allow for greater involvement of agencies other than the police in diverting children charged with offences, says Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck. Speaking at a Joint Select Committee meeting to review the Act in the House of Representatives on March 25, the Minister emphasised the need for...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second right), participate in the official opening of Alliance Française de la Jamaïque

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Alliance Française Now Located at Utech’s Papine Campus

Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, is welcoming a partnership between the University of Technology (UTech) and Alliance Française de la Jamaïque for the hosting of the French language school on the institution’s Papine campus. Alliance Française is now located at UTech’s Technology Innovation Centre (TIC), creating a hub for cultural and linguistic exchange....

Police Youth Club (PYC) Coordinator for the St. Thomas Division and member of the Community Safety and Security Unit, Constable Roger Douglas (left), and (from second left), Breanna Harrison, Daneila Morgan, and Ricardo Buckley, engage in a panel discussion during the launch of Next Gen Talk, a podcast, by the St. Thomas PYC Movement on March 21, at the Morant Bay Police Station.

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St. Thomas Police Youth Club Movement Launches Podcast

The St. Thomas Police Youth Club Movement has launched what it is describing as a “bold and forward-thinking” podcast to amplify youth voices in the parish and strengthen community engagement. Dubbed, Next Gen Talk, the podcast was launched on Saturday (March 21), at the Morant Bay Police Station. Police Youth Club Coordinator for the St. Thomas Division and member of...

Jamaica 4-H Clubs Manager for St. Ann, Tedroy Gordon (front right), looks on as Brown’s Town Primary School’s Kimone Linton, renders a cultural item during the St. Ann 4-H Clubs Parish Selection Day 2026 held at the institution on March 19.

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St. Ann 4-H Clubs Parish Selection Day 2026

The next generation of Jamaican farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs were front and centre at the Brown’s Town Primary School in St. Ann on Thursday (March 19), as the St. Ann 4-H Clubs hosted its Parish Selection Day 2026. The event, which was a scaled down version of the parish’s Annual 4-H Achievement Day, brought together 27 schools and community groups...

Director, Mona Food Village, Jabari Robinson.

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Mona Food Village to Showcase Student Entrepreneurs

The University of the West Indies (UWI) will be hosting the Mona Food Village on Friday, March 27, at the Taylor Hall Lawn from 12 noon to 8:00 p.m., aimed at showcasing student entrepreneurs. The student-led event will offer space for student vendors to promote and sell their products, while engaging a wider audience. Director, Mona Food Village, Jabari Robinson,...

Medical Assistant at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Delrose Francis (left), performs a finger-prick blood test on a member of the public during the St. Catherine High School

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PHOTOS: St. Catherine High School’s Health Fair

Medical Assistant at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Delrose Francis (left), performs a finger-prick blood test on a member of the public during the St. Catherine High School's annual health fair, held at the institution in Spanish Town on March 20. Looking on is fellow medical assistant, Natalia Gordon. The HFJ partnered with the National Health Fund (NHF) to...

Students participate in Round one of the Portland Primary Mathematics Quiz Competition, at the Buff Bay Primary School on March 18.

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Mathematics Quiz Competition for Primary School Students In Portland

Students in grades four to six across primary schools in Portland are gearing up to face-off in a Primary Mathematics Quiz Competition, which has been launched in the parish. The contest was launched at the Buff Bay Primary School on Wednesday (March 18) and will be executed under the theme ‘Maths for all: Building communities, confidence, competence and creativity’. Community...