The Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre for boys, in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, has received a boost in its quest to provide the wards with modern agricultural training, as part of the rehabilitation process. Under a partnership involving Hi-Pro Farm Supplies, the We Transform Initiative, and students and Faculty from the Humber College, in Canada, the programme was recently expanded...

Director, Child Labour, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Sasha Deer-Gordon, says the minimum age that a child can be admitted into formal employment is 15 years, if he or she has completed secondary education. In an interview with JIS News, she explains that the line of work must not be hazardous and it must also allow time for leisure,...

Veteran Educator, Linnette Henry, is passionate about guiding troubled young persons, particularly boys, on a path to become useful citizens, and since 2004 she has assisted several of them. Mrs. Henry, who has been teaching at the Christiana High School, in Manchester, for the past 23 years, has become ‘mother’ to scores of young men who, at some point during...

The Grateful Hill Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine is focused not only on creating a positive environment for students to grow academically, but also developing the pupils’ agricultural skills. To this end, the school has established a thriving agricultural project with the support of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, Social Development Commission and Jamaica Broilers....

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, substance misuse treatment initiative, has been providing individuals with an avenue for change and a second chance at life. One such beneficiary is Nordia Anderson, who, after learning she was to become a mother, decided it was time to seek help to address her struggles with substance abuse. The then 18-year-old, was...

Some 120 children from Salt Spring and surrounding communities in St. James are benefiting from a four-week summer camp, aimed at character building and personal development. The camp, which started on Monday, July 22 at the Salt Spring Primary and Infant school, forms part of social intervention efforts by the St. James Police Division, supported by the Citizen Security and...

Trainees of the HEART Trust/NTA National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP), Western leg, are lauding the initiative as their second chance to enter the workforce as certified individuals. In an interview with JIS News, NUYP bartending trainee at the TOP Learning Academy in St. James, Tracey-Ann Mitchell, says the programme is “a good opportunity for young people, as it pushes us...

LASCO/Ministry of Education Youth and Information (MoEYI) Teacher of the Year for 2018/2019, Amorkard Brown, is on a mission to transform the lives of teenagers through his brainchild initiative, the National First Form Science Extravaganza. The event occurs annually in the month of May. This one-day event, exposes students and teachers to project based learning which Mr. Brown says is...

Jamaican volleyball player, Dr. Naima Stennett, has established an SAT exam scholarship, The Dr. Naima A. Stennett Scholarship Fund, to assist needy high school students in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to cover the cost of their college admission test for eligibility to study in the United States. The fund, which was established in 2013, provides full coverage of the...