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Acting CEO of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre) and Director of Children and Family Programmes, Audrey Budhi (right), present a gift basket to Head of the CDA’s Children and Family Support Unit, Jean Duhaney (left), for her involvement in the recent staging of the 2013 summer camp, hosted by the CDA, for some 115 youth from several inner-city communities in Kingston.
Acting CEO of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre) and Director of Children and Family Programmes, Audrey Budhi (right), present a gift basket to Head of the CDA’s Children and Family Support Unit, Jean Duhaney (left), for her involvement in the recent staging of the 2013 summer camp, hosted by the CDA, for some 115 youth from several inner-city communities in Kingston.

There Are Alternatives To State Care For Children

The Child Development Agency (CDA), is encouraging families to explore alternatives to State care for children in need of care and protection, as it continues to reach out to vulnerable children who are referred to the agency as result of...
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), and General Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm (right), offer words of encouragement to three of the 29 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students the Corporation honoured at its annual awards luncheon, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on September 20. The recipients (from second left) are: Myca McDonald; Mwamba Steadman; and Shavelle Shaw. The students, whose parents are employed to the UDC, were presented with gift vouchers of $10,000 each.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), and General Manager, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Desmond Malcolm (right), offer words of encouragement to three of the 29 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students the Corporation honoured at its annual awards luncheon, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on September 20. The recipients (from second left) are: Myca McDonald; Mwamba Steadman; and Shavelle Shaw. The students, whose parents are employed to the UDC, were presented with gift vouchers of $10,000 each.

UDC Honours 29 GSAT Students
Minister of Youth & Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna.
Minister of Youth & Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna.

Youth Minister Condemns Attack on St. Mary Child
Late cultural icon, the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, will be honoured during the month of September.
Late cultural icon, the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, will be honoured during the month of September.

JCDC Hosts Activities to Honour Miss Lou on 94th Birthday Anniversary
: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), listens keenly as Rastafari Millennium Council International Ambassador, Queen Mother Moses (right), makes a point, during the closing ceremony of the Kingston-leg of the Rastafari Studies Conference and General Assembly 2013, held on the campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on August 15. At centre is Director, Centre for Gender and Development Studies: Regional Co-ordinating Unit, University of the West Indies, Professor Verene Shepherd.
: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), listens keenly as Rastafari Millennium Council International Ambassador, Queen Mother Moses (right), makes a point, during the closing ceremony of the Kingston-leg of the Rastafari Studies Conference and General Assembly 2013, held on the campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on August 15. At centre is Director, Centre for Gender and Development Studies: Regional Co-ordinating Unit, University of the West Indies, Professor Verene Shepherd.

Special Team to Meet With Elders of Rastafarian Community

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CDA Hires More Staff to Investigate Child Abuse

The Development Agency’s (CDA) capacity to effectively address incidents of child abuse has been boosted through the beefing up of staff in its Investigation Unit. Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CDA, Rosalee Gage Grey, told JIS News that the unit now has a manager and 10 investigation officers deployed island-wide. Most of the officers have been placed in the South...
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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (centre), listens to a point being made by Permanent Secretary in his Ministry, Carol Palmer (second left). Also pictured (from left) are: Director of Implementation for Restorative Justice and Child Justice Reform, Ruth Carey; Deputy Representative in Jamaica, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Deirdre Kiernan; and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison . Occasion was a consultation for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the Draft National Child Diversion Policy at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on August 15.
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Cabinet Approves Amendment to Law to Protect Children

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, has informed that Cabinet, on August 12, approved the drafting of an amendment to the Child Care and Protection Act. This has been done, Mr. Golding said, so that so-called “uncontrollable” children cannot be sent to correctional facilities, “even if their parents wish it.” The Minister was addressing the opening of a...
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Jamaican Independence Ball for Manhattan Saturday

Jamaica’s independence celebrations in the New York tri-state area will come to a climax on Saturday, August 17, when the Jamaica Independence Celebration Foundation, Inc (JICFI) stages the annual Independence Ball in commemoration of Jamaica’s 51st year of independence. This prestigious event will bring together just over 1,500 Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica at the New York Hilton Hotel in...
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Theme for Independence was a Rallying Call – Minister Hanna

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, said the Independence theme this year - ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Triumphant, Proud, Free’ - was a call for all Jamaicans at home and overseas, “to consider the hurdles we have cleared as a nation, and the pride we must continue to display in ourselves and in our achievements.” She pointed out that Independence...
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Dancers give an exhilarating performance to a medley of dancehall music, during the 51st Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston, on August 6.
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Youth Ministry Announces Total $87 million Expenditure in Update on Independence Activities 2013

The Ministry of Youth and Culture updated Cabinet on Monday, August 12 on the staging of this year’s Independence activities. The Ministry disclosed that the total cost of staging the Independence activities at both the parish and nation levels over the seven (7) day period was $87 million. These activities included: Parish church services, National Independence Thanksgiving Service, Mello Go...
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NCYD Stages Youth Forum on August 12

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) will be staging a Youth Forum at the Law Faculty Theatre, at the University of the West Indies, on Monday, August 12, beginning at 2:00 p.m. This is being held to observe International Youth Day, which has been designated by the United Nations (UN). On this day the UN promotes the development of...
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Representatives of the St. James Parish Library, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), and Blue World Travels, engage in sorting out the over 1000 books that were presented by passengers of the Cruise Ship, Festival at Sea, for students across western Jamaica, after the vessel docked in Montego Bay, St. James, last week. The donations, which were facilitated through United States-based Blue World Travels, were handed over to representatives of the Ministry of Education and JTB, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal.
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Students to Benefit from International Children’s Book Drive

Hundreds of students across western Jamaica are to benefit from over 1,000 children’s books which were presented to representatives of the Ministry of Education and Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) by passengers of the cruise ship, Festival at Sea, which docked in Montego Bay, St. James, last week. The donation was facilitated by the San Francisco, California-based agency, Blue World Travel,...
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