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Teenage pregnancy is a reality. But being a teenage mother should not be a 'death sentence', says Beryl Weir, Director of the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation. She insists that teenage mothers should resolve to continue their education and pursue the career they had envisaged before their pregnancy. "Being a teen mother is not the end of the world. The...

For almost 25 years the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has been quietly going above and beyond the call of duty, not only assisting pregnant teenagers through its programme for adolescent mothers, but also following up the progress of the babies to as far as secondary education. Executive Director of the Women's Centre, Beryl Weir, tells JIS News that...

The Women's Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC) has been just that for the women of the surrounding communities of Beechwood Avenue in Kingston, a rock. For the past 20 years, the centre, situated at 47 Beechwood Avenue, has been one of the pillars of the community, providing needed medical resource and guidance for families and women, especially, in the troubled...