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Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), presents a certificate of completion to Peram Prem Sagar from Missionaries of the Poor Bethlehem, for successfully completing a capacity-building workshop organised by the CPFSA, for staff of residential childcare facilities (RCCF). Occasion was the closing ceremony for the 14-week training session, held on Tuesday (January 11), at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.
Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), presents a certificate of completion to Peram Prem Sagar from Missionaries of the Poor Bethlehem, for successfully completing a capacity-building workshop organised by the CPFSA, for staff of residential childcare facilities (RCCF). Occasion was the closing ceremony for the 14-week training session, held on Tuesday (January 11), at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.

Residential Childcare Facilities Staff Benefit From Training

Staff of residential childcare facilities (RCCF) have benefited from a capacity-building workshop to enable them to respond to the needs of children in the protective system more effectively. The training was conducted over 14 weeks by the Child Protection and...
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on January 11.

Gov’t Making Schools Safe For Students And Teachers – PM
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (January 5).

Education Ministry Continues Measures To Increase Vaccine Take-Up Among Students
The Westmoreland Police Division is looking to increase the number of police youth clubs across the parish to 17 by the end of 2022. Commanding Officer for the Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Robert Gordon, made the disclosure during a recent visit to the community of Carawina in Petersfield. SSP Gordon noted that there are four active police youth clubs in Westmoreland, establishment of three others is under way, and another 10 clubs will come on stream before year end. He noted that the initiative is part of the community policing strategy aimed at positively engaging the youth and to stem the upsurge of crime in Westmoreland. “So, we are looking at all perspectives to treat with the [crime] situation,” he said, noting that the police are seeking to reach youngsters as early as primary school. “There is one [youth club] at Kew Park where… even the smaller children are a part of that club,” he pointed out. SSP Gordon indicated that in addition to the youth clubs, the Westmoreland police will continue to engage youngsters through its mentorship programme. He noted that the initiative, which started prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, targeted students from grades three to six. “We [are] planning to move this initiative into other institutions. The template is there, and we will be going into other schools. So, with those [initiatives] together with the operational output that we will be having, we expect to see a better 2022 in comparison to 2021,” he said. In the meantime, the Westmoreland Commanding Officer is appealing to residents to work with the police to weed out criminal elements, who continue to plague the parish, noting that addressing crime requires “all hands on deck”. (more) Police Youth Clubs…2 “Before a crime happens, somebody knows; when it happens, somebody else knows and after it happens, others know,” SSP Gordon pointed out. “So, we want individuals, who know, to find a way to indicate to us so we can get evidence to meet the judicial threshold that is required to put persons before the courts successfully,” he added.
The Westmoreland Police Division is looking to increase the number of police youth clubs across the parish to 17 by the end of 2022. Commanding Officer for the Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Robert Gordon, made the disclosure during a recent visit to the community of Carawina in Petersfield. SSP Gordon noted that there are four active police youth clubs in Westmoreland, establishment of three others is under way, and another 10 clubs will come on stream before year end. He noted that the initiative is part of the community policing strategy aimed at positively engaging the youth and to stem the upsurge of crime in Westmoreland. “So, we are looking at all perspectives to treat with the [crime] situation,” he said, noting that the police are seeking to reach youngsters as early as primary school. “There is one [youth club] at Kew Park where… even the smaller children are a part of that club,” he pointed out. SSP Gordon indicated that in addition to the youth clubs, the Westmoreland police will continue to engage youngsters through its mentorship programme. He noted that the initiative, which started prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, targeted students from grades three to six. “We [are] planning to move this initiative into other institutions. The template is there, and we will be going into other schools. So, with those [initiatives] together with the operational output that we will be having, we expect to see a better 2022 in comparison to 2021,” he said. In the meantime, the Westmoreland Commanding Officer is appealing to residents to work with the police to weed out criminal elements, who continue to plague the parish, noting that addressing crime requires “all hands on deck”. (more) Police Youth Clubs…2 “Before a crime happens, somebody knows; when it happens, somebody else knows and after it happens, others know,” SSP Gordon pointed out. “So, we want individuals, who know, to find a way to indicate to us so we can get evidence to meet the judicial threshold that is required to put persons before the courts successfully,” he added.

More Police Youth Clubs For Westmoreland
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Principal of St. Ann's Bay Primary School in St. Ann, Trevor Cole (left), stands with grade-one student, Ameena Gayle (right), as she returned to face-to-face classes on Monday (January 10).

Red Carpet Welcome For St Ann’s Bay Primary Students

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Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (right), interacts with students at the rollout of the School Train Service, at the Spanish Town Train Station in St. Catherine, today (January 10).
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Transport Minister Welcomes School Train Service

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, has welcomed the School Train Service and urged parents to play their part in ensuring that children are on time to board the trains. Speaking at the Spanish Town Train Station in St. Catherine today (January 10), where the first two trains arrived from Old Harbour and Linstead, the Minister said by...
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India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.
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Indian High Commission Gives Books Away

Two thousand books are being distributed to Jamaicans by the High Commission of India. Persons can visit the High Commission, 5 Earl’s Court, Acadia, Kingston 8, to select the books in which they are interested. The categories of books include English and Hindi literature, governance, international relations, world affairs, history, economy, politics and fiction. The book initiative, which began on...
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Guidance Counsellor of Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Sutanya Johnson (second left), ensures that students maintain physical distancing prior to entering a classroom on Wednesday, January 5, when the institution resumed face-to-face classes.
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Holland Primary School Focuses On Reading

Principal of Holland Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Simone Doctor, says focus is being placed on improving the reading levels among the critical grades as face-to-face classes resume in schools nationwide. She told JIS News that the institution, which resumed in-class learning on January 5, has already been devising strategies to improve students' reading across all the grades. Mrs. Doctor...
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Health Promotion and Education Officer at the Westmoreland Health Department, Gerald Miller.
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Westmoreland Schools, Parents Urged To Look Out For Hand, Foot, And Mouth Disease

With the resumption of face-to-face classes, the Westmoreland Health Department is appealing to school administrators and parents to be on the lookout for symptoms of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HMFD) among children. The Health Department said that while there is no outbreak of the disease in the parish, there have been 12 reported cases of the viral illness across...
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Grade One Teacher at Rock Hall Primary School in St. Andrew, Ms. Sonia Wilks (right), listens as one of her students reads a book at a recent ceremony.
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Education Minister Encourages Parents And Students To Get Vaccinated

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, continues to encourage parents and students to get vaccinated, in light of the resumption of face-to-face classes. During a recent visit to the Rock Hall Primary School, in St. Andrew, Minister Williams pointed out that the vaccination rate for high schools across the island is only at 32 per cent. “So,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (Jan. 5).
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Education Minister Reports Smooth Start To Easter School Term

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the new school term, which began on Monday (January 3), got off to a good start with lessons being delivered via online and face-to-face learning modalities. She informed that the Easter term commenced with 608 schools opening for face-to-face classes. Of this number, 568 are primary, 10 infant and 30...
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