3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (499+ words) Substance Misuse Prevention Officer Nicola Mc Intyre speaks to students during the Hedonism II Foundation's Child Month treat at the Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, where she highlighted the importance of mental wellness, self-esteem, and healthy decision-making. Over 300 students from…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (242+ words) The Government is looking to engage Jamaicans in a national discussion on imposing a ban on social media access for children under the age of 16, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has revealed. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (75+ words) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) " Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections. Not all families approved, and critics raised concerns about data…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago  (326+ words) A graduate internship programme for university students is among the initiatives the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) will launch to mark its 65th anniversary. The central bank will begin commemorations on Sunday, May 31, with a programme of activities focused on staff recognition,…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago  (558+ words) Assistant coach of Jamaica's Under-17 football team, Vassell Reynolds, says the Junior Reggae Boyz have been drawn in a difficult group for this year's FIFA Under-17 World Cup, but remains confident that the team can perform well at the tournament....

3+ week, 17+ hour ago  (207+ words) When Chaluk Richards first joined Grace Kennedy as an entry-level underwriting associate in 2003, he already had dreams of one day reaching the senior leadership ranks of the company. What he could not have predicted was the extraordinary path that would…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (270+ words) Demar Hemley, founder of Hemley's Tutoring, works through a geometry problem with more than 90 high school students during the Reggae Jammin Mathematics Marathon at The University of the West Indies. Calculators clicked. Questions flew across classrooms. And somewhere between a…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1525+ words) Dane Egla | Expand Mental Health Services in Schools May is Child Month, a period traditionally dedicated to celebrating Jamaica's children. Yet behind the celebrations lies a troubling reality: many children continue to suffer silently with little or no access to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (715+ words) At the Convent of Mercy Academy (Alpha), excellence is not merely measured by the speed of a sprinter or the distance of a throw. It is also measured by the development of its students, many of whom represent the school…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (457+ words) The Foster triplets from left: Mahari, Malaika, and Mikaili Foster, the Foster Triplets gospel singers, with their individual Keys to the City of Worcester, Massachusetts, and their accompanying citations. Malaika, Mahari and Mikalli Foster, known in gospel music circles as…...