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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Jamaica Ms. Mariko Kagoshima, speaking at the Youth Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean held Tuesday (October 26) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Jamaica Ms. Mariko Kagoshima, speaking at the Youth Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas and the Caribbean held Tuesday (October 26) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston.

Youth Voices Needed In Battling Climate Change

There are increased calls for youth in Jamaica and the region to engage in the decision-making process for local and national risk-reduction strategies in relation to climate change. This was disclosed at the Youth Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction in...
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).
Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a virtual post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday (October 6).

Private Sector to Influence Higher-Education Programmes
Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addressing the 2021 Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund semi-virtual scholarship presentation ceremony hosted by Jamaica 4-H Clubs in Kingston, on October 21.
Minister with responsibility for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, addressing the 2021 Rio Tinto Alcan Legacy Fund semi-virtual scholarship presentation ceremony hosted by Jamaica 4-H Clubs in Kingston, on October 21.

Agriculture Ministry Expands Support for Young People
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw.
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Audley Shaw.

More Youth to Be Reached Under Rural Economic Empowerment Programme
Guidance Counsellor with the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Kadean Flemings-Gordon (right), shows children something interesting on her laptop computer during a trauma counselling session at the Bath Methodist Chapel in Bath, St. Thomas on Friday (October 22). As part of its response mechanism, the CPFSA is conducting a series of trauma counselling sessions for the children impacted by the recent abductions and violent incidents in Bath, St. Thomas. The sessions are geared at alleviating the high levels of stress, anxiety and fear currently being experienced by the children in the area.
Guidance Counsellor with the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Kadean Flemings-Gordon (right), shows children something interesting on her laptop computer during a trauma counselling session at the Bath Methodist Chapel in Bath, St. Thomas on Friday (October 22). As part of its response mechanism, the CPFSA is conducting a series of trauma counselling sessions for the children impacted by the recent abductions and violent incidents in Bath, St. Thomas. The sessions are geared at alleviating the high levels of stress, anxiety and fear currently being experienced by the children in the area.

PHOTOS: CPFSA Conducts Grief Counselling In St. Thomas

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President of the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) Brigadier Radgh Mason
Youth

CMA expanding skills training opportunities for the youth

President of the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA) Brigadier Radgh Mason, says the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) continues to strengthen its comprehensive youth engagement programme aimed at impacting unattached young men and women across the island. The initiative is in collaboration with the HEART/NSTA Trust and the Ministry of National Security. The CMA is the academic institutional arm of the JDF....
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Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (left), looks at medical items donated to the Hospital by Diaspora for Children Foundation at a hand over ceremony at the institution on Wednesday (October 20). Others pictured from left are: Director of Nursing Services, Beverley Senior-Berry (partially hidden), member of the Diaspora for Children Cadell Green, Administrator at the Hospital Karlene Taylor-McKenzie, Regional Director at the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) Errol Greene, and Country Representative, Diaspora for Children Foundation, Kimberly Nain.
Health & WellnessYouth

PHOTOS: Bustamante Hospital for Children Gets Supplies from US Based Foundation

Senior Medical Officer at the Bustamante Hospital for Children Dr. Michelle-Ann Richards-Dawson (left), looks at medical items donated to the Hospital by Diaspora for Children Foundation at a hand over ceremony at the institution on Wednesday (October 20). Others pictured from left are: Director of Nursing Services, Beverley Senior-Berry (partially hidden), member of the Diaspora for Children Cadell Green, Administrator...
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Monitoring Officer in the Southern Region of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Julia Wesley Wyndham.
CommunityYouth

Training for Managers Assigned to Residential Childcare Facilities

In keeping with the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) mandate to provide adequate care and protection for children in State care, more than 100 managers and senior members of staff assigned to residential childcare facilities will participate in virtual sensitisation training sessions up to December 2021. This was disclosed by Monitoring Officer in the Southern Region of the...
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EducationYouth

Students Urged to Make Use of 24-hour Television Channels

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is encouraging students who are having issues accessing the online learning platform to make use of its 24-hour television channels as work continues to improve Internet connectivity. The two channels, which were launched at the start of the academic year through the Ministry's eHomeSchool Network, air live and recorded lessons for primary- and...
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EducationYouth

Jamaica commemorating Global Media and Information Literacy Week

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the Jamaica National Commission is coordinating the country’s participation in activities to commemorate the Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The idea for the declaration of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week within the United Nations system was first proposed by Minister Grange. Jamaica’s proposal was...
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