The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will begin its Health, Youth, Positive Energy (HYPE) school tour in October, to promote healthy lifestyle choices among the nation’s young people.

Approximately 10,000 unattached young people, aged 17 and 29, are expected to benefit from the $1.6 billion (US$9.3 million) New Employment Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica (NEO-Jamaica) project.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Floyd Green has congratulated Shamoy Hajare on her selection as Commonwealth Caribbean/Americas Young Person of the Year 2016.