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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2023/24 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 14).
Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, delivers the Throne Speech during the 2023/24 Ceremonial Opening of Parliament at Gordon House on Duke Street in downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (February 14).

School Attendance Returning to Pre-COVID Levels

By: Chanel Spence, February 14, 2023
School attendance is returning to pre-COVID levels as the Government makes progress in bridging the digital divide and implementing the recommendations of the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC). This was...
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Shauna Trowers (left), has the attention of Chief of Party for the United States Agency for International Development USAID/FHI360 Local Partner Development (LPD), Morana Smodlaka Krajnovic (centre), and Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. Occasion was the opening ceremony for a series of regional workshops for 150 participants engaged in youth crime and violence prevention, at the Spanish Court hotel in Kingston on Monday (February 14).

150 Persons Being Trained in Youth-Crime and Violence Prevention

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 14, 2023
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), looks at seedlings during a tour of farms in Clarendon on February 10. Also observing is Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne.

Farmers Mentoring Younger Generation

By: Garwin Davis, February 14, 2023

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Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (fifth left), with the nine Jamaicans who copped regional awards for their outstanding performance in the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations. Occasion was a virtual awards ceremony on February 9.
EducationYouth

Top CSEC/CAPE Students Receive Awards

Nine Jamaican students who excelled in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations [CAPE] in 2022, were presented with awards during a ceremony held on February...
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By: Mickella Anderson, February 13, 2023
Director of Procurement at the Early Childhood Commission, Joleesa Courts, participates in a football game with boys at the Minna Carr Basic School in Bull Bay, St. Andrew, during Play Day activities on February 1.
Youth

February is Play Month

February has been designated ‘Play Month’ by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC).  The Month, which has been endorsed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica Office, is being observed...
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By: JUDITH A. HUNTER, February 5, 2023