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Church Urged to Help Provide Safe Homes for Children

February 14, 2019

JIS: State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon Floyd Green, has called for church groups to join the thrust to get more children into foster...

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PEP will Foster Entrepreneurship Among Youth – Minister Green

February 14, 2019

JIS: State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) will assist in fostering entrepreneurship among...

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Jamaicans Encouraged to Create Safe Spaces for Children

February 13, 2019

JIS: Government Senator, Kerensia Morrison, has called on all Jamaicans to create safe spaces for children, in light of the recent incidents that have resulted in the loss of...

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Child Protection and Family Services Agency Observing Foster Care Week

February 12, 2019

JIS: The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is undertaking a number of activities in observance of National Foster Care Week under the theme ‘Give Love,...

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Parenting Education Project to be Expanded

JIS: Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Parenting Education Project will be expanded to reach more parents across the island.

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Students Receive Assistance from International Proxy Parents

JIS: Sixty-six students from 19 high schools are benefiting from scholarships donated by the International Proxy Parents (IPP), a charitable organisation whose members include representatives of the diplomatic corps.
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New Curriculum for Intellectually Challenged Students

JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has developed a new curriculum for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities.

The document, which replaces the curriculum that was... Read more
Prime Minister Calls on Parents to Desist from Keeping...

JIS: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring parents engaged in the practice of withholding their children from school on some weekdays, to involve them in economic activities to generate household income... Read more
Stacey Taylor wins! Maths Teacher of the Year comes from...

OBSERVER: Stacey Taylor of Hatfield Primary and Junior High School in Manchester is the 2018 National Mathematics Teacher of the Year.

The announcement was made at Mona Visitors' Lodge in St Andrew, on... Read more
Specialist Spanish Lecturer for Shortwood Teachers College

JIS: Shortwood Teachers’ College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) for the provision of a specialist lecturer in Spanish to bolster the... Read more
Foster Care: Making a Difference in a Child’s Life

JIS: After losing both her parents in quick succession, Maxine Williamson found herself in an interesting situation.

The two children that her parents fostered had suddenly become her responsibility.... Read more
NYS Accepting Applications for HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme

JIS: The National Youth Service (NYS) is accepting applications for its HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme until April 13, 2018.

The programme will enable 14,000 young people to benefit from valuable work... Read more
$31-m Japanese grant to ease problems at Fair Prospect Primary...

OBSERVER: A Japanese Government grant for new classrooms will soon make life more comfortable for students of Fair Prospect Primary School who will no longer have to contend with termite-infested facilities and puddles that... Read more
$120 Million Allocated for Solar Project in Schools

JIS: The Government, in an effort to reduce schools’ dependency on the importation of fossil fuels to create energy, will spend approximately $120 million on the implementation of projects in schools under the Solar Systems... Read more