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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.
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.

PHOTOS: National Student Leaders Installation Ceremony

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.
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.

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

Child-Friendly Space Opens at Ewarton Health Centre in St. Catherine
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares a photo opportunity with President-elect of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA), Tamar McKenzie, who paid a courtesy call on the Minister at her National Heroes Circle offices on November 14.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), shares a photo opportunity with President-elect of the Jamaica Independent Schools Association (JISA), Tamar McKenzie, who paid a courtesy call on the Minister at her National Heroes Circle offices on November 14.

PHOTOS: JISA President-Elect Calls on Education Minister
Spokesperson for the ‘Forgiveness Saves Lives’ public education campaign, Silton Townsend (left), presents Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Services Division, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers with a mug during the campaign launch on November 15 at the Courtyard Marriott in Kingston. The initiative, which is being undertaken by local advocacy and non- profit group ‘Hello Neighbour’ in partnership with several church denominations in Jamaica, aims to garner the support of the Government, businesses, organisations, church, and civil society groups in promoting peace in society.
Spokesperson for the ‘Forgiveness Saves Lives’ public education campaign, Silton Townsend (left), presents Deputy Chief Education Officer, Curriculum and Services Division, Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Clover Hamilton-Flowers with a mug during the campaign launch on November 15 at the Courtyard Marriott in Kingston. The initiative, which is being undertaken by local advocacy and non- profit group ‘Hello Neighbour’ in partnership with several church denominations in Jamaica, aims to garner the support of the Government, businesses, organisations, church, and civil society groups in promoting peace in society.

PHOTOS: Launch of ‘Forgiveness Saves Lives’ Campaign

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), with Youth Mayors from Jamaica’s 14 Municipal Corporations during the Local Government & Community Month 2023 Youth Mayors’ Forum, held at the Grand Bahia Principe Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on Thursday, November 16.
Local GovernmentYouth

Young Leaders from Municipal Corporations Take Part in Youth Mayors’ Forum

Promising young leaders from the 14 Municipal Corporations participated in the Local Government & Community Month 2023 Youth Mayors’ Forum, staged at the Grand Bahia Principe Hotel in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, on November 16. The event served as a platform for Youth Mayors to showcase their respective initiatives, aimed at improving their parishes. Addressing the assembly, Minister of Local...
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EducationPress ReleaseYouth

Schools Ordered Closed Amid Severe Weather Alert *Remote/Online Learning to Be Activated

The Ministry of Education and Youth has ordered the closure of schools on Friday, November 17, 2023, to prioritise the safety of all students and staff as the Meteorological Service of Jamaica has placed Jamaica under a Tropical Storm Watch. The Ministry notes that significant rainfall that may lead to flooding is expected and this may compromise the safety of...
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Senior Director, Children’s Affairs and Policy Division in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Hyacinth Blair (centre); Director of Children and Family Programmes, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Dr. Warren Thompson and Chair, Violence Prevention Alliance, Dr. Elizabeth Ward, peruse the MOEY’s National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV). Occasion was a JIS Think Tank today (November 16).
EducationForeign AffairsLegal and Constitutional AffairsYouth

Jamaica in Global Partnership to End All Forms of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation of Children

As part of its strategies to end violence against children, Jamaica has joined the Global Partnership, which is committed to the implementation of sustainable development goal (SDG) 16.2, which is focused on ending all forms of violence, abuse and exploitation of children. Addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank today (November 16), Senior Director, Children’s Affairs and Policy Division,...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Wednesday’s (November 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
EducationYouth

21,701 Students Enrolled in Sixth-Form Pathways

A total of 21,701 students are enrolled in the Sixth-Form Pathways Programme for the current academic year. Making the disclosure during Wednesday’s (November 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, said that the programme is being offered in 169 high schools and 40 tertiary or post-secondary centres. “In order to get to...
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Youth

Boys’ Day at Dinthill Technical High on Friday

The Dinthill Technical High School in St. Catherine will host its second Boys’ Empowerment Day on Friday, November 17. On the day, the more than 600 male students at the institution will partake in several activities under the theme ‘Dare To Be Different – There Is Purpose In Me'. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Guidance Counsellor at Dinthill...
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The Grove Town Primary and Infant School team raise the winning trophy in the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) inaugural Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics STEM Olympiad. Members of the SRC visited the institution in Manchester recently to make the presentation.
ScienceTechnologyYouth

Rural Schools Cop SRC’s Inaugural Stem Olympiad

Manning’s School in Westmoreland and Grove Town Primary and Infant in Manchester are the inaugural winners of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Olympiad. The schools copped the top awards for designing solutions focused on mitigating an effect of climate change. For their innovations, the teams and their teachers received gold medals, a cash prize...
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