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By: Garwin Davis, May 23, 2025

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, has called on parents and guardians to be vigilant about who they allow to have access to their children and to ensure that they are...

Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a carton containing fruit juices to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys' Home, Sophia Morgan, at the JIS head office in Kingston on May 15. The donation, through sponsorship from Trade Winds Citrus Limited, is in keeping with the JIS’s ongoing support of the home, which is its primary corporate social responsibility project. The home, located in Walderston, Manchester, is currently working to resurface its driveway to ensure safer, and easier access for residents, staff and visitors.

Handover of Items to Mount Olivet Boys’ Home (PHOTOS)

Fourth-year student at Shortwood Teachers’ College, Christopher Dawes (left), is presented with a cheque by Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. United States-based supporter and honoree, Dr. Patricia Smith, during COJO’s scholarship luncheon on Wednesday (May 21) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

COJO Awards Scholarships to Wards of the State

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Centre Manager and Counsellor at St. Thomas Teen Hub, Chantal Williams (second left), shares a moment with Seaforth High School students attending a recent Teen Conference at the Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay.

9 months ago Health & WellnessYouth

St. Thomas Youth Encouraged to Take Advantage of New HPV Chatbot

Centre Manager and Counsellor at St. Thomas Teen Hub, Chantal Williams, is urging youngsters in the parish to take advantage of a new Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Chatbot to better educate...

By: Mickella Anderson-Gordon, May 20, 2025

Senior Director, Children's Affairs and Policy Division at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Hyacinth Blair, addresses students during the Child Conversation – Special Edition event at the Llandilo School of Special Education in Westmoreland on Friday (May 16).

9 months ago EducationSkillsYouth

Education Ministry Hosts Child Conversation at Llandilo School of Special Education

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information on Friday (May 16) hosted its Child Conversation – Special Edition, at the Llandilo School of Special Education in Westmoreland, as part...

By: OKOYE HENRY, May 17, 2025

Chairperson Emerita of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings (right), engages in conversation with student Royheem Reid (left), parent Ruth Doniel (center), and St. Joseph’s Infant School student, De’Andra Hall. They were at a National Children’s Day event held at the St. William Grant Park in Downtown, Kingston on Friday (May 16).

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National Child Month Committee Observes National Children’s Day at St. William Grant Park (PHOTOS)

Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Nicole Patrick Shaw (left), distributes tokens and stickers to students from the St. Thomas Hill View Kinder-Prep School, as part of children's day activities on May 16, in Morant Bay.

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National Child Month Committee Observes Children’s Day in St. Thomas

The streets of Morant Bay, St. Thomas came alive on Friday (May 16) as the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), in partnership various stakeholders, observed National Children’s Day. The activities...

By: Nyoka Linton, May 17, 2025

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, participates in a game of hopscotch during a visit to Calabar Infant, Primary and Junior High School in Kingston, in observance of National Children’s Day on Friday (May 16).

9 months ago EducationSkillsYouth

Education Leaders Champion Playtime as Key to Child Development

Education stakeholders are underscoring the importance of playtime in the development of the nation’s children. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, asserts...

By: Mark Bell, May 17, 2025

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (third right) gives the thumbs up at the launch of the rural school-bus service in Portland recently. He is joined by (from left) Deputy Managing Director for Operations at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Romain-Khade Gayle; Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Unit at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Richard Troupe; Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann-Marie Vaz; Principal of Titchfield High School, Richard Thompson; and JUTC Corporate Communications Manager, Shantole Thompson.

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Titchfield High Principal Welcomes Portland School-Bus Service

Principal of Titchfield High School in Portland, Richard Thompson, is welcoming the provision of a dedicated rural school bus service for the parish. Speaking in an interview with JIS News...

By: Peta-Gay Hodges, May 15, 2025

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), applauds as the Captain I Can robot engages with schoolchildren at the launch of the Captain I Can School Tour, under the theme 'Drugs and Violence No Way' at the St. Andrew Primary School on May 14. The school tour is an innovative student-focused initiative aimed at fostering resilience, prosocial behaviour and violence prevention in schools through empowerment and education. Spearheaded under the Government of the United Kingdom (UK)-funded Violence Prevention Partnership Programme (VPPP), the tour is a flagship initiative led by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information in collaboration with the Ministries of National Security and Health and Wellness, and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The initiative supports the Citizen Security Plan and Inter-Ministerial School Support Strategy (IMSS), reinforcing national efforts to create safe and supportive learning environments.

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Launch of Captain I Can School Tour (PHOTOS)

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, and Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (second right), share pleasantries with (from left): British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Her Excellency Judith Slater, and Alumni Relations Manager for the Association of Commonwealth Universities, Kirsty Scott, during a reception at the British High Commission in Kingston, on Tuesday (May 13) to announce 20 new Commonwealth Master’s Scholarships.

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20 New Commonwealth Scholarships Available to Jamaicans

Jamaicans looking to pursue advanced tertiary studies overseas will soon have access to 20 fully funded scholarships being provided by the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. This...

By: Donique Weston, May 14, 2025

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