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By: Twila Wheelan, August 2, 2023

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is partnering with United States (US)-based universities to improve small ruminant nutrition. Speaking with JIS News recently, Senior Livestock Specialist with RADA, Maxine Brown,...

Children from schools across western Jamaica display books they received during the Blue World Travel Corp. Festival At Sea children’s book donation ceremony at the Montego Bay Cruise Port in St. James on July 28. Sharing the moment are (back row) Visitor Relations Manager, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Candesa Cassanova (left); Business Development Manager, JTB Western USA Office, Dian Holland (second left); Founder, Sarah’s Children, Pamela Findlay (third right), President, Blue World Travel Corp, Patricia Yarbrough (second right) and Los Angeles Unified School District Administrator, Peggy Taylor Presley. Approximately 1,000 books were donated to students at 10 schools.

1,000 Books Donated to 10 Schools in Western Jamaica

By: Serena Grant, August 2, 2023

Children from Mount Moreland and surrounding communities in St. Catherine with their educational gifts at a back-to-school treat organised by the Tameka Hill Foundation on July 29, at the Mount Moreland Church of God of Prophecy.

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Principal of the Real Estate Training Institute, Dr. Tina Beale.

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Mentor and Literacy Facilitator, Antonette Wyatt (right), engages with participants at the closing session at a literacy summer camp at the Kingston High School, 172 King Street, on July 26. The initiative is hosted jointly by the Ministry of Education and Youth and Creative Language-Based Learning (CLBL) Foundation with funding from the European Union (EU) 5K run held in March. It utilises a learning recovery strategy, which ensures that children receive the support needed to achieve expected learning targets.

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Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe (left), participates in the signing ceremony for the establishment of a Smart Room at Homestead Primary and Infant School in St. Catherine by the Digicel Foundation. The function was held recently at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The signatories (from second left) are Regional Director in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sophia Forbes Hall; Senior Operations Manager at the Digicel Foundation, Jodi-Ann McFarlane; Principal of Homestead Primary and Infant Sophia Deer, and Chairman of the school board, Mark McLean.

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Independent Schools Encouraged to Invest in Continuous Training for Teachers

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon Fayval Williams, has encouraged independent schools to invest in continuous training and support for their teachers, to ensure they remain at the forefront of...

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, delivers Statement in the House of Representatives on July 25.

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Reverend Courtney Faulknor (left) from the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Chaplaincy, accepts a copy of a Domestic Violence Handbook from Representative of the United Nation’s Population Fund (UNFPA) for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, Elizabeth Talbert (second right). The handover took place during the graduation ceremony for the Domestic Violence Intervention Centre’s (DVIC) Domestic Violence Train-the-Trainer Course, at the National Police College of Jamaica (NPCJ) in St. Catherine on Friday (July 21). Sharing the moment are Head of the JCF’s Community Safety and Security Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Charmine Shand (second left), and Gender-Based Specialist, UNFPA, Elga Salvador.

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