The Ministry of Health & Wellness is working with Senator Dr. Saphire Longmore to get a team of mental health professionals into schools this week, as part of ongoing efforts to bring wellness resources to youth. The initiative reflects the collaboration of the Health Ministry and the Ministry of Education & Youth, in line with plans announced by Minister of...

Parents and caregivers are encouraged to teach moral principles to their children to better aid them in making positive decisions when involved in conflicts during adulthood. Making the call is Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, who told JIS News that caregivers should not normalise violent annotations and actions in the culture of their home. “It's no longer important to [focus...

UNICEF is saddened and deeply alarmed by the continued upsurge in violence in Jamaica and is particularly concerned about reports of child victims of this violence. UNICEF expresses its sympathy to the family and community of mother Kemisha Wright and her four children – Kimara, Shemara, Kafana and Kishaun – who were murdered in Clarendon on Tuesday, June 21, 2022....

Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry (left) and Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Caribbean Regional Office, Dr. Varough Deyde display the signed letter of intent and data sharing agreement, during a recent ceremony for the Jamaica Children and Youth Health and Well-being Study (CHEWS-JA), held at the PIOJ’s corporate offices, St. Andrew. 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.

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...

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...