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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (November 21) launch of Values and Attitudes Awareness Day, at Cecil Charlton Park in Mandeville, Manchester.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (November 21) launch of Values and Attitudes Awareness Day, at Cecil Charlton Park in Mandeville, Manchester.

PHOTOS: Values and Attitudes Awareness Day Launch

The Bucknor Multipurpose Community Centre in Clarendon.
The Bucknor Multipurpose Community Centre in Clarendon.

Bucknor Community Centre Takes Centre Stage
Acting Director of Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe.
Acting Director of Safety and Security in Schools Unit, Ministry of Education and Youth, Richard Troupe.

Rallying Call for Nation to Unite in Reducing Gang Influence on Jamaica’s Youth
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Country Director, Caribbean Countries, World Bank, Lilia Burunciuc, display the Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan Agreement during a visibility ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston, on November 20.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke; Minister of Education and Youth Hon. Fayval Williams (left), and Country Director, Caribbean Countries, World Bank, Lilia Burunciuc, display the Jamaica Education Project (JEP) Loan Agreement during a visibility ceremony held at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in downtown Kingston, on November 20.

First STEM School to Be Built in St. Ann
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), along with (from left) Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters; Manager at the Muirton Boys’ Home, Shanae Walsh Webber and Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams-Thomas, share in the ribbon-cutting moment at the recent official opening of the Sensory Room at the Muirton Boys’ Home, in Portland.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), along with (from left) Executive Director, Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), Maria Thompson Walters; Manager at the Muirton Boys’ Home, Shanae Walsh Webber and Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams-Thomas, share in the ribbon-cutting moment at the recent official opening of the Sensory Room at the Muirton Boys’ Home, in Portland.

More CPFSA Facilities to Receive Sensory Spaces

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
Gender AffairsYouth

Gender Minister Calls for More Men to Coach and Mentor Boys

A call has been made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, for more men to be active in coaching and mentoring boys to become “men of purpose on a mission”. The Minister made the call in a speech delivered on her behalf by Principal Director in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, at a church service...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), cuts the ribbon to open the Lara Otunla Counselling Centre, located at the Foundation for International Self Help (FISH) Clinic in Kingston, on November 15. Sharing in the ribbon-cutting exercise (from left) are Manager for the Counselling Centre, Angelica Dalrymple; and Board of Management Chair, Candice Carby.
EducationHealth & WellnessYouth

PHOTOS: Lara Otunla Counselling Centre Opened at FISH Clinic

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), cuts the ribbon to open the Lara Otunla Counselling Centre, located at the Foundation for International Self Help (FISH) Clinic in Kingston, on November 15. Sharing in the ribbon-cutting exercise (from left) are Manager for the Counselling Centre, Angelica Dalrymple; and Board of Management Chair, Candice...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), peruses a document with President of the National Secondary Students Council, Cavan Lewis at the National Student Leaders Installation Ceremony held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on November 16.
Youth

PHOTOS: National Student Leaders Installation Ceremony

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (left), peruses a document with President of the National Secondary Students Council, Cavan Lewis at the National Student Leaders Installation Ceremony held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on November 16.
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State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), and Global Chair, Digicel Foundation, Maria Mulcahy (left), look on as Acting Staff Officer for the We Transform Programme, Department of Correctional Services, Meshach Brown, highlights details of a programme being utilised by a youngster in the recording studio at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre. The Minister toured the facility on November 2.
National SecurityYouth

PHOTOS: State Minister Tours Recording Studio at Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (second left), and Global Chair, Digicel Foundation, Maria Mulcahy (left), look on as Acting Staff Officer for the We Transform Programme, Department of Correctional Services, Meshach Brown, highlights details of a programme being utilised by a youngster in the recording studio at the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Remand Centre....
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right); Parish Manager for St. Catherine Health Services, Abdon Campbell (left), and United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency N. Nick Perry (centre), with students from the Linstead Primary School, during the official opening of a child-friendly space at the Ewarton Health Centre, in St. Catherine, on November 15.
Foreign AffairsHealth & WellnessYouth

Child-Friendly Space Opens at Ewarton Health Centre in St. Catherine

The St. Catherine-based Ewarton Health Centre, through a multi-partnership, is now operating a child-friendly space, which is equipped to serve the mental health needs of young people, particularly those who experience trauma. This results from a collaboration among the Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Government’s initiative – Child Protection Compact (CPC), and the Government of the United States (US)....
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