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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), with Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) Child Ambassador for St. Catherine, Terry-Ann Wilson. They were participants in a workshop held to discuss the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV), which is expected to be finalised within six months. The event was staged at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on July 20. The goal of the NPACV is to create and maintain a protective environment, supportive of and responsive to the issues of violence, child abuse and maltreatment of children in Jamaica.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), with Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) Child Ambassador for St. Catherine, Terry-Ann Wilson. They were participants in a workshop held to discuss the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV), which is expected to be finalised within six months. The event was staged at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on July 20. The goal of the NPACV is to create and maintain a protective environment, supportive of and responsive to the issues of violence, child abuse and maltreatment of children in Jamaica.

Plan of Action to Protect Children

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the National Plan of Action for an Integrated Response to Children and Violence (NPACV) is to be finalised within six months. This will follow a revision...

Education Minister Says Sector Must Respond to Needs of Industry
Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (centre), provides details about the institute’s programme offerings at a recent JIS ThinkTank held at the agency’s head office in Kingston. She is flanked by Director of Business Development and Communications, Marlene Campbell (left), and Acting Manager, Customised Programmes Delivery and Administration, Latoya Swaby-Anderson.
Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (centre), provides details about the institute’s programme offerings at a recent JIS ThinkTank held at the agency’s head office in Kingston. She is flanked by Director of Business Development and Communications, Marlene Campbell (left), and Acting Manager, Customised Programmes Delivery and Administration, Latoya Swaby-Anderson.

Learning Framework for Public Sector
Business Development and Communications Director at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Marlene Campbell. (File)
Business Development and Communications Director at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Marlene Campbell. (File)

MIND to Award Local and Regional Public Sector Leaders
Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (centre), provides details about the institute’s programme offerings at a recent JIS ThinkTank held at the agency’s head office in Kingston. She is flanked by Director of Business Development and Communications, Marlene Campbell (left), and Acting Manager, Customised Programmes Delivery and Administration, Latoya Swaby-Anderson.
Chief Executive Officer of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), Dr. Ruby Brown (centre), provides details about the institute’s programme offerings at a recent JIS ThinkTank held at the agency’s head office in Kingston. She is flanked by Director of Business Development and Communications, Marlene Campbell (left), and Acting Manager, Customised Programmes Delivery and Administration, Latoya Swaby-Anderson.

MIND Urges Public Sector Entities to Take Advantage of Training Courses

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Education

More Early Childhood Institutions Meeting Operating Standards

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is reporting that there has been a steady increase in compliance with the 12 operating standards for Early Childhood Institutions (ECI). Executive Director at the ECC, Karlene DeGrasse Deslandes, attributed this to the continued support of key partners and stakeholders of its thrust aimed at increasing the number of institutions certified. To date, 47 ECIs...
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CommunityEducationJustice

Parents And Children Bond At DRF Summer Camp

There were hugs and tears as parents and children came together in an emotional relationship-building exercise at the Dispute Resolution Foundation’s (DRF) Kingston summer camp. The parent-child rap session, held on Thursday (July 20), was the highlight of the fourth day of the camp, which is being staged at the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions on Hope Boulevard. The session...
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Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh (left), and Chief Technical Officer in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Damion Cox, share a moment with valedictorian for the Early Stimulation Programme’s (ESP) 2017 Graduating Class, André Campbell. Occasion was the annual school-leaving exercise held on Wednesday (July 12) at the ESP’s new assessment centre and multipurpose facility located on Hanover Street in downtown Kingston.
Education

50 Children Graduate from Early Stimulation Programme

Fifty children with various mental and physical disabilities have been equipped for primary-level studies, having successfully completed the Early Stimulation Programme’s (ESP) special intervention curriculum. Of the number, 35 will move on to special education primary-level programmes, while 15 will matriculate to the regular school system. At the annual graduation ceremony held on Wednesday (July 12) at the ESP Assessment...
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Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Peter Thompson (left), and President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Stephen Vasciannie, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deliver a postgraduate programme in rural development, at the institution’s Old Hope Road offices in St. Andrew on July 11.
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UTech and RADA Sign MOU to Deliver Master’s Programme in Rural Development

The University of Technology (UTech) and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deliver a postgraduate degree programme geared towards the economic development of rural communities. The Master of Science in Integrated Rural Development is expected to begin next year and is currently being developed by the Faculty of the Built Environment (FOBE)...
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Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Programme, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto (left), interacts with Shantae Dyer (2nd left) and Patrick Frater of the Kingston-based Denham Town Primary School, who shared the winning trophy and cash prize of $20,000 in the Youth Gambling Prevention All-Island Poster Competition organised by Rise Life Management Services. Looking on is Executive Director of the organisation, Sonita Abrahams. Occasion was the awards ceremony for the competition held on Tuesday (July 11), at Rise Life Management Services’ downtown Kingston offices.
EducationNational Security

Don’t Place Lewd Posters at Schools

Organisers of entertainment events are being urged to desist from placing posters and billboards with lewd material on premises housing educational institutions. Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Programme, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, said persons continue to place posters with material that is not appropriate for children, at and near schools. He is calling for...
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Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) Chairman, Kent Gammon, emphasises a point to journalists during the agency’s quarterly media briefing at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, New Kingston, on July 5. Seated at right is CAC Chief Executive Officer, Dolsie Allen.
Education

CAC to Survey 133 Textbooks

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will, this year, survey 133 textbooks from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information’s approved 2017/18 supplementary list for students. Involved are books for students at the infant, primary, grades seven to nine, Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) levels. Chairman of the CAC, Kent Gammon, says this exercise, conducted...
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