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Director of Community Engagement at HEART/NSTA Trust, Ronique Rhoden, addresses a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank.

HEART/NSTA Trust Strengthens Youth Engagement Through Work Development Programme

By: Rocheda Bartley, March 26, 2025

The HEART/NSTA Trust is strengthening its commitment to youth empowerment and workforce development through the Skills Training for Workforce Development initiative. Administered under the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) and...

Executive Director, Private Sector Organisation, (PSOJ) Sacha Vaccianna-Riley.

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, emphasises a point during his 2025/26 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 20).

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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, along with Jamaica College Principal, Wayne Robinson (left); and Co-Tournament Director, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Jamaica National Robotics Championship, Dr. Ricardo Anderson (right), observes as students show off their inventions at the Championship held on Saturday (March 8) at Jamaica College, 189 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6. The top-three teams will get the opportunity to participate in the FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas.

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PHOTOS: First Tech Robotics Championship

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth & Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, along with Jamaica College Principal, Wayne Robinson (left); and Co-Tournament Director, FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Jamaica...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (third right), shares a moment with members of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), and five honourees during the WLI’s International Women’s Day Brunch and Awards held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Sunday (March 9). From left are: Co-chair of the WLI, Roxann Linton; Executive Director of the American Friends of Jamaica, Caron Chung; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Lillan Limited, Andrea Cowan; Managing Director of Jamaica Stock Exchange, Dr. Marlene Street-Forrest; Bishop of Dover, the Rt. Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin; Communications Strategist and Philanthropist, Donette Chin-Loy Chang; and Chair of WLI, Grace Burnett.

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Women’s Representation Matters – Senator Morris Dixon

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has highlighted the importance of women participating in and breaking barriers in fields often dominated by...

By: Vanessa James, March 9, 2025

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, delivers the keynote address during the Beginning Teachers Synergy Conference at The Mico University College in Kingston on Tuesday (March 4).

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Education Minister Urges Educators to Embrace Technology and AI for Transforming Learning

In keeping with the goal of transforming the learning experience for students, Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, is urging educators across...

By: Andrew Laidley, March 5, 2025

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (February 26) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

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Latest Fitch Rating Indicative of Jamaica’s Robust Governance – Minister Morris Dixon

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says Jamaica’s latest credit grading by Fitch Ratings reflects the country’s robust governance, significant progress in...

By: Chris Patterson, February 28, 2025

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the audience at the fourth Jamaica Creative Career Expo held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on Tuesday (February 25). The Expo was hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and highlighted careers in the creative industry.

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Education Minister Highlights Alternative Career Pathways

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, has noted the importance of acknowledging careers in the creative industry as viable alternatives to traditional...

By: Donique Weston, February 27, 2025

Force Executive Officer, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Brigadier Markland Lloyd, and Deputy Managing Director, National Training and Programmes Division, HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Cheryl McLaughlin, pose with the first 50 students who will participate in the Jamaica National Service Corps (JNSC) Skills Track for Workforce Development programme in front of a newly built computer lab where some of their lessons will be delivered. The programme was launched during a ceremony at JDF Headquarters, Up Park Camp, Kingston, on Monday (February 24).

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JDF and HEART/NSTA Trust Launch Skills Training for Workforce Development

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and HEART/NSTA Trust have embarked on a pilot to engage youth, 18 to 23 years, in a Skills Training for Workforce Development initiative. The initiative,...

By: Donique Weston, February 25, 2025

Executive Director of the HEART/NSTA Trust, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (right), having a light exchange with egg farmer, Stephano Thompson, at the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce’s MSME Business Roadshow, on February 20, at the JUICI Empowerment Centre in Clarendon.

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Trainee Start-Ups Receive $6.7 Million from HEART/NSTA Trust

For the 2024/25 fiscal year to date, funds allocated to HEART/NSTA Trust trainee start-ups amount to $6.7 million. This is part of the ongoing investment by the Trust in the...

By: Rochelle Williams, February 20, 2025

Principal, Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), Dr. Delize Williams, addresses the VTDI graduation ceremony on Wednesday (February 12) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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More Than 600 Regional Trainers to Benefit from VTDI Training Programme

More than 600 trainers in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean are poised to benefit from training to be facilitated under a partnership between the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI) and...

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PHOTOS: First Tech Robotics Championship

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Education Minister Urges Educators to Embrace Technology and AI for Transforming Learning

Latest Fitch Rating Indicative of Jamaica’s Robust Governance – Minister Morris Dixon

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