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

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...

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's new location at the Technology Innovation Centre (TIC) on the University of Technology (UTech) campus in Papine, St. Andrew, on March 20. Cutting the ribbon (from left) are President of Alliance Française, Jamaica, Mylène Ferriera, and President of UTech, Dr. Kevin Brown, while Ambassador of France to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Ziss, looks on.

Alliance Française Now Located at Utech’s Papine Campus

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.

St. Thomas Police Youth Club Movement Launches Podcast

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.

St. Ann 4-H Clubs Parish Selection Day 2026

Director, Mona Food Village, Jabari Robinson.

Mona Food Village to Showcase Student Entrepreneurs

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...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, making his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on March 19.

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HEART/NSTA Trust to Launch Leap Pilot In Fiscal Year 2026/27

The HEART/NSTA Trust will launch a pilot of the Learning, Earning and Prosper (LEAP) Programme in fiscal year 2026/27, aimed at expanding pathways from tertiary education to employment. In his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 19), Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced that students enrolled in accredited tertiary...

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Students Lauded for Creativity and Vision

Students were lauded for their creativity and vision at the Announcement of Winners and Awards Ceremony for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Youth Creative Expression Competition, on March 19, at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston. The initiative, which was spearheaded by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Sustainable Development Goals Secretariat, in collaboration with e-Learning Jamaica (e-LJam), provided students...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO), e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam), Andrew Lee, delivers remarks during the announcement of winners and awards ceremony for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Youth Creative Expression Competition, on Thursday (March 19) at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston.

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Scores of Schools In Hurricane-Affected Parishes to Receive Satellite Broadband Internet

The e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited (e-LJam) is set to enhance connectivity and resilience in the education system, with 150 schools in hurricane-affected parishes to receive satellite broadband internet by the end of March. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Lee, said the initiative forms part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to ensure that teaching and learning can continue uninterrupted, even during...

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St. Lucia’s Minister Visits Windsor School of Special Education

St. Lucia's Minister of Education, Youth Development, Sports and Digital Transformation, Hon. Danny Butcher, visited the Windsor School of Special Education in Duncan’s Pen, St. Catherine, on Wednesday, March 18. This was done after he saw beautifully handmade wooden Jamaican gift boxes by the special needs students and their educators of the school, at the inaugural Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)...