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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (left), with students who received tablet computers from the agency, during the commissioning of the Brown’s Hall free Wi-Fi system service on November 8.
Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Dr. Daniel Dawes (left), with students who received tablet computers from the agency, during the commissioning of the Brown’s Hall free Wi-Fi system service on November 8.

Brown’s Hall in St. Catherine Gets Free Wi-Fi Service

The community of Brown’s Hall in St. Catherine is benefiting from free Wi-Fi, through the Universal Service Fund (USF) initiative to increase internet service across communities. The service was officially commissioned on November 8 at a ceremony held at the...
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams.

Education Ministry Focused on Creating Brighter Future for Country’s Youth
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation (MEGJC), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (fifth left) and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), are joined by education, law-enforcement and community stakeholders at the launch of free community Wi-Fi in Edgehill, St. Ann, on Tuesday (November 7).
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth & Job Creation (MEGJC), Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (fifth left) and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund (USF), Daniel Dawes (right), are joined by education, law-enforcement and community stakeholders at the launch of free community Wi-Fi in Edgehill, St. Ann, on Tuesday (November 7).

Steer Town and Edgehill Equipped with Free Wi-Fi
State Minister for Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre), listen attentively to Consultant Psychiatrist, Senator Dr. Saphire Longmore, during the recent launch of National Parents Month at the ATL Automotive Group’s Oxford Road location in Kingston.
State Minister for Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (centre), listen attentively to Consultant Psychiatrist, Senator Dr. Saphire Longmore, during the recent launch of National Parents Month at the ATL Automotive Group’s Oxford Road location in Kingston.

NPSC to Place Focus on Increasing Parent Participation
Senior Medical Officer of the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank on the BHC 60th anniversary activities, recently. Also participating in the Think Tank are Chairman of the Bustamante Hospital 60th Anniversary Committee, Dr. Brian James and Acting Director of Nursing Services, Michelle Finnikin Campbell.  
Senior Medical Officer of the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (centre), addresses a JIS Think Tank on the BHC 60th anniversary activities, recently. Also participating in the Think Tank are Chairman of the Bustamante Hospital 60th Anniversary Committee, Dr. Brian James and Acting Director of Nursing Services, Michelle Finnikin Campbell.  

Staff at Bustamante Hospital for Children Commended for Response During Earthquake

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Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, addressing the launch of National Parent Month, recently.  
EducationYouth

NPSC to Train 30,000 Parents in November

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY), will train 30,000 parents in effective parenting during November, which is being celebrated as Parent Month. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, said that the Month will be observed under the theme ‘Participation for Purpose’, which is a call...
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Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Tanisha Ingleton, speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’  on Tuesday, November 7.
Office of the Prime MinisterYouth

HEART/NSTA Trust Targets Unattached Youth for Training and Certification

Managing Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Tanisha Ingleton, says that continued focus is being placed on unattached youth, particularly those from volatile communities, who require quality training and certification. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ held on November 7, Dr. Ingleton acknowledged that “they must remain on the radar if they are to break the cycle of being disadvantaged...
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left, front row), and Chief Education Transformation Officer, Dr. Faith Alexander (second right, front row), share a photo opportunity with students during the inaugural Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) pop-up, held at St. Andrew Technical High School on Monday (November 7).
EducationYouth

Students’ Role in Education Sector’s Transformation Underscored

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says students have a critical role to play in the transformation of Jamaica’s education sector. Addressing the inaugural Transforming Education for National Development (TREND) pop-up at St. Andrew Technical High School on Tuesday (November 7), she urged students to make wise decisions. “If TREND is going to work,...
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Students attending the National Child Month Committee’s recent youth forum at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston are entertained by one of their peers from Holy Childhood High School.
EducationYouth

Good Turnout of Students for Recent Youth Forum

More than 200 students representing high schools islandwide participated in the National Child Month Committee’s annual youth forum, held recently at the Caenwood Centre on Arnold Road in Kingston. Using dance, music, drama, poetry and lively discussions, the students expressed their sentiments and conveyed messages around the theme ‘Children Need Our Love and Protection. Get Involved’. Senior Director, Children’s Affairs...
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Regional Director, South East Regional Health Authority, Errol Greene, brings greetings during the Bustamante Hospital for Children’s 60th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston on Sunday (November 5).
Health & WellnessYouth

Bustamante Children’s Hospital Congratulated for 60 Years of Service

South East Regional Health Authority Regional Director, Errol Greene, has congratulated the Bustamante Hospital for Children on its Diamond Jubilee. He was speaking during a Service of Thanksgiving at the Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Andrew on Sunday (November 5) to mark the institution’s 60th anniversary, being observed on Monday, November 6. “Six decades ago, the founders set out on...
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Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, speaks at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
EducationEnvironmentTechnologyYouth

Students Encouraged to Consider Urban Planning as Career Option

Students, particularly those at the secondary level, are being encouraged to consider Urban and Regional Planning as a career option. Dean of the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, Professor Garfield Young, made the appeal to students at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, geared at highlighting the various activities that will be undertaken for...
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