Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting Postponed To 2025
Jamaica’s hosting of the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting is being pushed back from 2021 to 2025. Cabinet has approved Jamaica’s request for the deferral, …
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Young People Must Be Included In Youth Crime Solutions – Dr. Henry
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, says that young people must be included in any solutions aimed at addressing …
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Social Investment to Help Youth Involved in Crime
The Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, says the Government has implemented social investments to target youth within the 15 to 24 age …
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Npsc Provides Support for Parents to Monitor Children
The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is providing guidance to parents for monitoring children’s activities in remote learning. For the 2021/2022 academic year, which began …
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Just One Number to Call for Parenting Support
The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) has established a single helpline, (876) 560-9272, to replace the 36 helplines that were launched in April 2020 to …
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Jamaica Hosts Regional Youth Forum On Disaster Risk Reduction October 26
Jamaica’s youth will lead their regional counterparts in robust discussion on disaster risk reduction at an inaugural youth forum on October 26. The forum is …
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2-1-1 Hotline To Report Child Abuse Is Now Active
The new 24-hour child abuse reporting hotline 2-1-1 was launched virtually on Wednesday (September 22) and is toll-free from any service provider. The new hotline …
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Work Ongoing To Keep Youth Away From Violence
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, Says the Government is working on several policies and programmes to …
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ADR Can Strengthen Emotional Intelligence In Children – DRF
The Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) is advocating for children to be introduced to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods in order to build their emotional intelligence …
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Reporting Child Abuse Easier
Reporting child abuse and neglect is now easier and simpler through the introduction of the 211 hotline. The three-digit hotline, which has been operational since …
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Young Entrepreneurs Head Jamaica’s Newest Flight School
When Gari Tomlinson and Christopher Gooding met and realised that their entrepreneurship dreams were aligned, they wasted no time in pooling their resources to make …
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Nominations Being Accepted For PMYAE
Nominations are now being accepted for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence (PMYAE). Since the inception of the PMYAE in 1998, these prestigious awards …
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Female Sports Enthusiast Among Chevening Scholars
Rosheika Grant knew she wanted to make an impact in the world of sports despite not being athletic. Little did she know that in 2021 …
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OAS Preparing Youth For Industry 4.0
Jamaica’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) Ambassador Audrey Marks, says for young people to participate in the formal labour market in …
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Government Providing Lands For Young Farmers
The Government is on a drive to provide farming lands to young Jamaicans as part of efforts to encourage them to engage in farming, and …
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4-H Ambassadors To Promote Agriculture Among The Youth
Montego Bay High School student Dre’anna Hill is the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Female Youth Ambassador for 2021. She, as well as the Male Youth Ambassador, …
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CPFSA First Responders – Safeguarding The Welfare Of Children And Families
Their response is described as immediate, calculated, and direct, and is carried out in an effective manner. They are the trained investigators assigned to the …
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From Hospitalisation To Chosen School – PEP Success
When other students were preparing to sit the recent Diagnostic Test, St. John’s Primary School student Natalia Steer was hospitalised and battling an illness. After …
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Deshawn To Attend KC In September
Since the tender age of four, Deshawn Bryan has expressed a desire to be a student at Kingston College (KC). When the results of the …
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Youth Urged To Get Vaccinated
Dominic McIntyre is encouraging young people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. McIntyre, who is now fully vaccinated, told JIS News that taking …
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