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A wellness bench was unveiled at an opening ceremony in June 2023.

CAPD to Host Event to Empower and Support Students May 30

The Children’s Affairs and Policy Division (CAPD) of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), is to host a significant event in commemoration of Child Month. Titled, ‘Wellness Bench Lyme...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), Chairman/ Founder of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), Gary Williams (left), and son of late noted media practitioner, Marcia Erskine, Machel Erskine (right), make a symbolic presentation of the 2024 Marcia Erskine Memorial Scholarship to Rayon Davis. The presentation was made during COJO’s annual scholarship awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 15 ).

PHOTOS: Minister Morris Dixon Attends Annual COJO Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses staff, students and parents at the Catholic College of Mandeville in Manchester, which she visited on Wednesday (May 15) to offer support to the school community following the fatal stabbing of a student at the institution on May 13.

PHOTOS: Education Minister Visits Catholic College of Mandeville

Director of Cross-Sectoral Coordination at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell, addresses a JIS Think Tank on May 15.

ECC Hosts Annual PDI from May 20-24

Mathematics Coordinator for the Education Ministry's Region Six, Camae Johnson-Burrell, explains that the Ministry provides support to schools that need intervention in Mathematics.

Educators Who Need Support with Mathematics Urged to Reach Out to the Ministry

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), places a sticker on Kingston College student, Ricquan Bailey, as part of activities marking Children’s Day at St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on Friday (May 17). The event was organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). Looking on is NCMC Chair Emeritus, Dr. Pauline Mullings.

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PHOTOS: Education Minister Participates in NCMC Children’s Day Activity

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), places a sticker on Kingston College student, Ricquan Bailey, as part of activities marking Children’s Day at St. William Grant Park in downtown Kingston on Friday (May 17). The event was organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC). Looking on is NCMC Chair Emeritus, Dr. Pauline Mullings.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses a charity function in New York City, on May 11.

2 years ago Health & WellnessYouth

Day Proclaimed for ISSA Trust Foundation in New York

Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, issued a Proclamation declaring May 11 as the Issa Trust Foundation’s Day in the Big Apple, which was a fitting prelude to another successful charity event. Dubbed ‘For the Children Gala’, the event was held to raise funds to assist in the construction of the Mary Issa Paediatric and Adolescent Health Centre in...

Founder, Black River Film Festival, Dr. Ava Brown (left), is joined by Jamaican Actor, Cornelius Orlando Grant, and Festival Project Manager, Kenya Uter-Morrison, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency

2 years ago CultureEntertainmentYouth

Black River Film Festival Placing Significant Focus on Youth Empowerment

The inaugural Black River Film Festival, slated for June 28 to 30 in the breadbasket parish of St. Elizabeth, will place significant focus on empowering Jamaica’s youth in the field of filmmaking. The festival aims to not only unearth budding filmmakers but also ignite creativity within youngsters 14 to 18 years, when they attend a workshop slated for St. Elizabeth...

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, engages in light conversation with (from left), President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock; JSIF Board Chairman, Dr. Wayne Henry; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Occasion was the recent signing of a contract under the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), to strengthen capacity in special education, held at The Mico campus in Kingston.

2 years ago EducationYouth

JSIF Injects $34 Million into Building Capacity in Special Education

The Ministry of Education and Youth is receiving support from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to strengthen capacity in the special education sector. Approximately $34 million will be invested by the agency into various initiatives, including establishing special education standards, training teachers and principals and creating inclusive education spaces in schools across the island. The grant support is being...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), formally opens a room at the Randolph Lopez School of Hope in St. Andrew, which was outfitted with computers donated by the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston. The room was officially opened during a brief handover ceremony on Tuesday (May 14). Sharing the moment are (from second left) student at the school and President of the Aktion Club, Anthony Lopez; Major Projects Chair, Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, Pat Garel, and the Club’s Distinguished President for 2022-23, Professor Aldrie Henry-Lee.

2 years ago EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Kiwanis Club Donates Computers to Randolph Lopez School of Hope

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), formally opens a room at the Randolph Lopez School of Hope in St. Andrew, which was outfitted with computers donated by the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston. The room was officially opened during a brief handover ceremony on Tuesday (May 14). Sharing the moment are (from second left) student at the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second right), listens to Founder and Executive Director of Youth Education Association, Tahje Wallen (centre), at the Youth Education Association’s Youth in Accounting and Auditing Conference, held at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (May 14). Also listening (from left) are President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Eric Scott; UTech President, Dr. Kevin Brown; Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams; Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. and Head School of Business Administration, UTech, Celia McKoy.

2 years ago Office of the Prime MinisterTechnologyYouth

Artificial Intelligence Set to Reshape Various Sectors

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to reshape various sectors by enhancing productivity and creating opportunities for innovation, says Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. “By automating routine tasks such as data entry and transaction processing, AI allows professionals to focus on more...

Director of the Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Ministry of Justice, Dionne Dawn Binns.

2 years ago JusticeYouth

VSB Well Positioned to Respond to Sexual Abuse Cases Involving Children

The Victim Services Branch (VSB) in the Social Justice Division of the Ministry of Justice remains well positioned to respond to cases of sexual abuse involving minors. Director of the VSB, Dionne-Dawn Binns, informed JIS News that the branch is alerted to cases of sexual abuse against children once these matters are reported to the Centre for Sexual Offences and...