The Jamaican Association for Debating and Empowerment (JADE) Limited, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Youth, is inspiring student leaders to implement programmes to help curtail violence in schools. This thrust comes in the wake of recent incidents of bullying and violence at several high schools islandwide. JADE has commenced launching its debating programmes in primary schools across...

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Instructor and 2023 TVET Teacher of the Year, Ilene Cohall-Bailey, is upbeat about the future of TVET programmes locally. Speaking during the 2023 LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/Jamaica Teaching Council Teacher and Principal of the Year Awards Ceremony on Tuesday (December 5), Mrs. Cohall-Bailey said TVET, which focuses on practical skills training, is...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has been coordinating and engaging in activities to support the Ministry of Education and Youth’s effort to implement the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV). Speaking with JIS News, recently, Director of Children and Family Programmes at the CPFSA, Dr. Warren Thompson, referenced Outcome number...

In a heartwarming gesture to give back to their home country, the Jamaica Women of Florida (JWOF) recently made a significant contribution of US$12,500 to the Montego Bay Community Home for Girls in St. James. The cheque was handed over during a special ceremony at the home at Spring Farm in Rose Hall. The home’s Operations Manager, Yvette Mahoney, and...

Students at Providence Heights Infant School in St James are arguably the youngest ‘recruits’ in the growing number of persons making an effort to protect the environment by properly disposing of plastic waste from their space. A Native American proverb, “We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”, is the linchpin that is...

The Bible verse ‘I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me’ not only holds the most significance for Beulett Carol Hunter but reflects the approach she has taken in more than four decades of working in Youth Development and Education. For her service, she was presented with the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service for advancing Uniformed Youth...

One hundred and fifty early childhood practitioners now have a chance to improve their skills in delivering effective learning programmes, free of cost. This follows the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund’s donation of $8 million to the United Way of Jamaica (UWJ), a not-for-profit organisation focused on improving the quality of early childhood education. Chief Executive Officer...

Following the success of scores of its recent Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination candidates, the administration of Chapelton Primary School in Clarendon is looking to ensure that student learning challenges wrought by COVID-19 remain a distant memory. Principal, Christine Monroe Walters, tells JIS News that the pandemic had a near-devastating effect on the school, noting that more than half of...

When then seven-year-old Portland Spelling Bee contender Dayton Jennings came up short at the championship in Kingston last year, he made a promise that “I will be back” to take the coveted national title. He has taken the first step in making good on his promise, outlasting 21 other contestants to again emerge Portland champion at the parish finals held...