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Child Protection Specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Charlene Coore Desai (centre), listens to Head of Department, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Herbert Gayle, during Part Two of the CPFSA Anti-Bullying Workshop, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston today (December 12). Also listening is Ananda Alert Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Annadjae Roberts.
Child Protection Specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Charlene Coore Desai (centre), listens to Head of Department, Psychology, Sociology and Social Work, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Herbert Gayle, during Part Two of the CPFSA Anti-Bullying Workshop, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston today (December 12). Also listening is Ananda Alert Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Annadjae Roberts.

Administrators Urged to Conduct Analysis of Bullying in Schools to Find Solutions

School administrators are being encouraged to conduct an analysis of bullying within the school environment, in order to implement effective measures that will stop the practice among students. Child Protection Specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Charlene...
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Practise Composting
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (at podium) addresses stakeholders and business interests at the Tech Beach Retreat, held at the Iberostar Resort in Lilliput St. James on December 8.
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (at podium) addresses stakeholders and business interests at the Tech Beach Retreat, held at the Iberostar Resort in Lilliput St. James on December 8.

Tourism Minister Highlights Importance of Technology
The $10 million two-bedroom housing unit built under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s Indigent Housing Programme. The unit was handed over to a family of four in Moreland Hill, Westmoreland, on Friday, December 9.
The $10 million two-bedroom housing unit built under the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development’s Indigent Housing Programme. The unit was handed over to a family of four in Moreland Hill, Westmoreland, on Friday, December 9.

Christmas Comes Early for Indigent Family
Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson.
Research Analyst at the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), Uki Atkinson.

NCDA Warns of Effects of Drug Use on the Young Brain

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Acting Country Representative, United Nations Children
JIS Think TankYouth

Findings of Socio-Economic Impact of Disability on Children and Access to Safety Nets Study Now Available

The findings of a study on the Socio-Economic Impact of Disability on Children and Access to Safety Nets in Jamaica are now available. This was disclosed by Acting Country Representative, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Vicente Teran, during a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday (December 9). The study was commissioned by UNICEF Jamaica, in collaboration with the Ministry of...
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Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA), Director General, Colonel Desmond Edwards (right), makes a point during the launch of 888-MOCA TIP, Jamaica’s first anti-corruption tip line, at MOCA’s Oxford Road headquarters in Kingston on Friday (December 9). Looking on is Chairperson, National Crime Prevention Fund, Sandra Glasgow.
National Security and Peace

Jamaica’s First Anti-Corruption Tip Line Launched

Jamaicans are being encouraged to report corrupt public officials and high-level criminals by utilising the new tip line established by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) in partnership with Crime Stop. The country’s first anti-corruption tip line, 888-MOCA TIP, was officially launched during a press conference at MOCA’s Oxford Road headquarters in Kingston on Friday (December 9) to...
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(FILE) Government Senator Kavan Gayle makes his contribution to the debate.
Senate

Gov’t Encouraged to Expand Efforts to Boost Workforce Productivity

The Government is being encouraged to expand existing efforts to boost workforce productivity. This, by investing more in and incentivising research and development as well as innovation to this end. Government Senator, Kavan Gayle, made this proposal while making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (December 9). He suggested several recommendations, which...
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Public Cleansing Officer at the Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Patrick Gilchrist, addresses the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (December 8).
Local GovernmentSenate

WPM Promises A Clean Christmas for Western Jamaica

Residents of Western Jamaica are being assured of significant improvement in solid waste collection in the region over the Christmas season. Public Cleansing Officer at Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited, Patrick Gilchrist, gave the commitment during the monthly meeting of the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on Thursday (Dec.7). Mr. Gilchrist said that the recent...
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Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (second left), shares a moment with Acting Principal of the Paul Mountain Primary School, Nordia McFarlane Fisher (left); Principal of the Kitson Town Primary School, Dr. Donna Mitchell-Jarrett (second right), and students from the two schools, at the unveiling of free secured Wi-Fi hotspots in Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on Wednesday (December 7).
CommunityTechnology

Thousands in Frazer’s Content and Kitson Town Get Free Wi-Fi Service

Thousands of residents of Frazer’s Content and Kitson Town in rural St. Catherine are benefiting from free secured Internet service as the Universal Service Fund (USF) continues to expand connectivity across the island. The facilities were commissioned into service during separate ceremonies on Wednesday (December 7). Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of Parliament for St. Catherine West Central,...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn.
Health & Wellness

State Minister Says Persons Must Still Protect Themselves Against COVID-19

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, is reminding that persons are still being impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19), and caution and vaccination are crucial. The State Minister said since the virus was discovered in Jamaica in March 2020, 717,212 persons have received a first dose; 616,974 received a second dose; 124,397 received the...
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