CISOCA Urges Increased Monitoring of Children’s Online Use
Head of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Charmaine Shand, is calling on parents …
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CPFSA Says Persons Have A Responsibility To Report Cases Of Child Abuse
Children’s Officer assigned to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Carolyn Beckford, is reminding Jamaicans that they have a responsibility under the Child …
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JCCYC Calls On Young People To Become Advocates For The Environment
As the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) approaches its fourth anniversary, the organisation is looking to inspire the next generation of young people to …
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CPFSA Calls On Parents To Discipline Children With Love
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is calling on parents, guardians and caregivers to discipline children positively and to do so with love. …
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Early Childhood Act Prohibits Corporal Punishment
The Early Childhood Commission has noted with deep concern a report in yesterday’s Gleaner that a child in a day care centre was subjected to corporal …
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Young Inner-City Mother Turns To Rabbit Rearing
Gewana Reid’s goal as a teenager was to acquire a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration that would launch her career. Although the 25-year-old inner-city entrepreneur …
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‘No Male Left Behind’ At Yallahs High School
The Yallahs High School in St. Thomas is benefiting from the ‘No Male Left Behind’ project being spearheaded by the Desnoes & Geddes Foundation. Under …
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U.S. Embassy Invites Applications For Youth Science Camp
Applications are now being accepted from high school students or recent graduates ages 16-18 years old, to represent Jamaica at the 2021 Virtual National Youth …
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Resource Centre For Pringle Home For Girls
The Pringle Home for Girls, in Carron Hall, St. Mary, is to get a $3-million Resource Centre, the initiative of author Mary White, a native …
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Positive Pathways For Jamaica’s Youth
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has welcomed the launch of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) …
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Junior Councillors Determined To Shine
Despite the challenges and restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to online learning, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Junior …
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Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council Promoting Sustainable Living
The Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) has increased its engagement efforts through a series of activities to promote climate change and sustainable living. The …
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Work Ongoing to Address Educational Underachievement in Boys
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams says work is ongoing in developing programmes and strategies to address educational underachievement in boys. Speaking …
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CPFSA Conducting Child Protection Drive-Throughs
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) continues its child-protection programme with a series of drive-throughs covering several parishes. Regional Director of the CPFSA …
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CPFSA Provides Improved Psychotherapy Intervention For Children
Children under the care of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) are now benefiting from improved psychotherapy intervention, through a recently introduced programme. …
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Former Ward Of The State Is Determined To Succeed
Former ward of the State and Inaugural Identity (ID) Pioneers grant recipient for 2021, Newtana Jackson, says her determination to succeed can be attributed to …
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PHOTOS: Vauxhall High School Alumni Association’s New York Chapter Donates Tablets
Storytelling Remains Alive
Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee, says storytelling remains a part of the Jamaican culture and has broadened …
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Programme Launched To Assist Children Living With Disabilities In St. James
Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Montego Bay, St. James, in collaboration with the Kiwanis Club of Montego Freeport, has launched its Learning Disabilities Awareness programme. …
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Ministry and Other Entities Can Apply For Protection Order On Behalf Of Victims
The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, as well as selected entities such as the Bureau of Gender Affairs, can now apply for a …
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