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Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Child Development Agency (CDA), Carla Francis Edie, says the audit being undertaken of the island’s child care facilities is almost complete. “The audit is nearing completion and we are keen to see the results to begin the process of recommending and making the much needed improvements as appropriate,” she stated. Ms. Francis Edie was speaking at...

Students of the Family Court Attendance Centre in Kingston showed off their newly acquired skills in social etiquette and dining, as they participated in an Evening of Excellence, hosted by the institution for their benefit. The students had previously benefitted from training in these areas and were on Wednesday, April 24, placed in the spotlight to shine in front of...

Parents and guardians are being encouraged to show children love and care during the entire month of May, being observed as Child Month. Chairperson, National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings said the Committee has created a May calendar (May 1-31) with 31 ways in which citizens can show the nation’s children that “we care”. She was speaking at...

The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) Programme have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which should deepen their partnership, by facilitating additional provisions targeting young people from marginalized communities, deemed “at-risk”. The new MoU was signed by CMI Executive Director, Dr. Fritz Pinnock, and YUTE Chairman, Joseph M. Matalon, at the institution’s campus at Palisadoes...

The brilliant hues of Jamaican artist, Cheery Stewart Josephs, adorn the halls of the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, which is hosting her 64-piece collection. The exhibition, part of activities to mark the country’s 50th anniversary of independence celebrations, captures the sights, colours and sounds of Jamaica in vivid colours as well as in black and white. It includes pieces...

Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, is calling for the return of community parenting, where the entire village is entrusted with the responsibility of raising a child. Dr. Mullings made the call during the official launch of Child Month 2013 on April 17, at the GraceKennedy Limited offices in downtown Kingston. “Adults, parents and caregivers,...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is encouraging the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) to host more lectures as an avenue to keep Jamaicans informed about their history and heritage. “You can bring in various speakers. It is something I have spoken to the Board Chairman about and it is something that I will continue to push for....

A number of activities have been planned to celebrate the island’s children during national Child Month, which will be observed in May. The month, which will be observed under the theme: ‘Children’s Care and Protection: A Fi Wi Mission’ was officially launched on April 17, at the GraceKennedy offices in downtown Kingston. In her address at the launch, Minister of...

Over 160 of the nation’s historic sites have been captured through breathtaking photography in the Jamaica National Heritage Trust’s (JNHT) publication, ‘Jamaica: Heritage in Pictures’. Some of the stunning images featured include major sites, such as the Spanish Bridge at White River, St. Ann; Green Grotto Caves in St. Ann; Admiral Mountain in St. Andrew; Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston;...

The lives of boys of the Goodwin Park Hostel, in Kingston, are expected to be enriched through their participation in income generating projects, facilitated by the European Union (EU). This forms part of an overall $7.89 million rehabilitation project being implemented under the EU’s Poverty Reduction Programme II (PRP II), by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The project will...

Two childcare facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy last year will benefit from approximately $9.9 million in donations from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF). Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Devon Rowe, and Chief Executive Officer of the CCRIF, Isaac Anthony, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the disbursement of the funds, on Friday, April 12,...

The Government has allocated some $105.6 million more in grants to private children’s homes, and $47 million more in grants to both Government and privately operated places of safety for children. This was disclosed by Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, as she addressed the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on April 10. She also...