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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.

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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...
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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).

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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).
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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India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.
India’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Rungsung Masakui.

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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.
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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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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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

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Member of Parliament for St. Andrew West Rural, the Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left), and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, the Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), hands over a cartridge-free Epson printer to the Acting Principal of Rock Hall Primary School, Keisha Mehabear, during a visit to the school in rural St. Andrew on Tuesday (January 4). The printer, along with printing paper, was donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, interacts with students at the Rock Hall Primary School in St. Andrew, today (January 4), during a handover ceremony for the presentation of a cartridge-free printer and reams of paper, donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation.
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Government Will Continue To Facilitate Face-To-Face Classes

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