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Chief Education Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right) and Children’s Officer, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson adjust fascinators being worn by young wards of the State, during the
Chief Education Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right) and Children’s Officer, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson adjust fascinators being worn by young wards of the State, during the 'Girls at 10' empowerment tea party, held recently at Tropical Elegance in St. Andrew.

PHOTOS: Girls At 10 Empowerment Tea Party

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closes the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 14.
Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, closes the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 14.

Increased Investment Interest From Middle East In Caribbean
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the official launch of the Intersectoral and Interagency Referral and Protocol and Standard Procedures for Continuum Care for Survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), held Thursday (June 16), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the official launch of the Intersectoral and Interagency Referral and Protocol and Standard Procedures for Continuum Care for Survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), held Thursday (June 16), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Minister Grange Committed To Working For Victims Of GBV
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Logo.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Logo.

Caribbean Encouraged To Tap Into IMF’s Resilience And Sustainability Trust
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon Matthew Samuda, addresses a ceremony to commission into service, the 100,000-gallon West Gate Hills number-2 storage replacement tank in West Gate Hills, St. James, on June16.
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon Matthew Samuda, addresses a ceremony to commission into service, the 100,000-gallon West Gate Hills number-2 storage replacement tank in West Gate Hills, St. James, on June16.

Jamaicans Urged To Play Role In Achieving Water Security

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Chief Executive Officer of United Way of Jamaica (UWJ), Stephanie Coy.
Community

United Way Invites Community Groups To Submit Plans By June 30

The United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) is inviting community groups to submit plans by June 30, under its Call for Proposals Grant Funding programme, where they can obtain up to $500,000. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UWJ, Stephanie Coy, said the grants are open to civil society organisations and schools that are underserved, and that there is a focus...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and Permanent Secretary (Acting) in the Ministry Maureen Dwyer examine aspects of the artwork in tribute to fathers following its official unveiling along Church Street, downtown Kingston on Father’s Day (June 19). The mural forms part of the
EducationGender AffairsYouth

‘Fathers Read Too’ Campaign Launched

As part of a campaign to encourage more fathers to read to their children, the Ministry of Education and Youth has unveiled a mural at 20-23 Church Street in downtown Kingston. The unveiling of the colourful artwork depicting a father reading a book with his child, coincides with the observance of Father’s Day (June 19). Dubbed ‘Fathers Read Too’, the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), and Chairman of the Cecil Cooper Foundation, Rose Bennett-Cooper, in conversation at the launch of the Foundation on Friday (June 17), at the Olympia Gallery, in St. Andrew.
CultureYouth

Cecil Cooper Foundation To Assist Students Of Art

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says as Jamaicans mark 60 years of Independence, the country’s icons in all fields should be honoured and celebrated. Mr. Holness who made the comments while delivering the keynote address at the launch of the Cecil Cooper Foundation on Friday (June 17) at the Olympia Gallery in St. Andrew, said the work and...
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India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.
Foreign Affairs

PBCJ Makes First Documentary On Indians In Jamaica

The first documentary on the history of Indians in Jamaica has been made by the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) and the High Commission of India (HCI). Titled, ‘Courage and Purpose - From the Mainland to the Diaspora and Back,’ it begins with the arrival of Indians as indentured labourers over 176 years ago. The event, premiered Saturday (June...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) presents a plaque to Women Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) adolescent programme participant, Tadj Rass, at the Ministry’s annual Outstanding Fathers Awards held on Friday (June 17) at the Caymanas Golf Club, St. Catherine. It is one of several events organised by the Ministry’s Bureau of Gender Affairs to mark this year’s Father’s Day which will be celebrated on Sunday (June 19).
Gender Affairs

Capacity Building Workshop Held For Young Fathers

The Bureau of Gender Affairs engaged with 30 young fathers in a capacity building workshop to improve career and life outcomes. The workshop targets fathers aged 15 to 25 who are enrolled in the Women Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) programmes which provide assistance to adolescent parents. They are from the WCJF locations in Morant Bay, Portland, St. Mary and...
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