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Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee.
Director of the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), Bernard Jankee.

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 beyond the traditional sense. “I think storytelling is still very much a part of our...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (File)
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams. (File)

Programme Launched To Assist Children Living With Disabilities In St. James
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), converses with Executive Director, Eve for Life, Lovelet Crawford, at the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) HIV, Law and Human Rights Symposium on March 8. The virtual event was part of activities to mark International Women’s Day 2021.
State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), converses with Executive Director, Eve for Life, Lovelet Crawford, at the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) HIV, Law and Human Rights Symposium on March 8. The virtual event was part of activities to mark International Women’s Day 2021.

Ministry and Other Entities Can Apply For Protection Order On Behalf Of Victims
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

National Unattached Youth Programme Being Reviewed
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), interacts with young Mikelle Allen (centre), who was bitten by dogs in St. Ann last November, and his mother, Shereen Grindley, when they visited the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, on February 25, for a follow-up appointment.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), interacts with young Mikelle Allen (centre), who was bitten by dogs in St. Ann last November, and his mother, Shereen Grindley, when they visited the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston, on February 25, for a follow-up appointment.

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Young people participating in the 2019 sitting of the National Youth Parliament at Gordon House, downtown Kingston.
Youth

Record 1,055 Applications For National Youth Parliament

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is reporting that it has received a record 1,055 applications for the 2021 cohort of National Youth Parliamentarians. Since its inception in 2003, the programme has received between 500 and 700 applications annually. State Minister in the Ministry, Robert Nesta Morgan, told JIS News that “the Ministry is very excited to have a...
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Budget 2021/2022Youth

CPFSA To Get Therapeutic Centre

A Child Therapeutic Centre is to be constructed for the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) during the upcoming fiscal year. The facility will offer psychological support to children who have undergone severe emotional trauma and are in need of therapeutic intervention. A sum of $684.4 million has been allotted to undertake this and other activities under the Basic...
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Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescent Policy Division, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Jamie-Ann Chevannes, addresses a function at the Jamaica Conference Centre, recently. Also participating is Andre Barnaby.
Youth

Executives Of NYCJ To Be Elected March 29-30

Members of youth clubs and youth organisations, who are registered with the National Youth Council of Jamaica (NYCJ), will have an opportunity to elect their executives at the national and parish levels on March 29 and 30. An independent body, the NYCJ is the umbrella organisation for youth clubs across Jamaica. It seeks to foster youth participation at the community...
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Foster Care Officer, Child Protection Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Morant Bay branch, Judine Webb Brown.
Youth

CPFSA Looking To Recruit 150 Foster Parents

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is looking to recruit 150 foster parents this year under its foster care programme. As part of the recruitment drive, the agency will be staging promotional walk-throughs in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth; Mandeville, Manchester; and May Pen, Clarendon on Thursday (Feb.18), and at Fairview, St. James; and Ocho Rios and Belle Air...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking in the Senate on Friday (Feb. 12).
JusticeSocial SecurityYouth

Children Deemed Uncontrollable to Be Separated from Juveniles Convicted or Charged

The Ministry of National Security is now in discussion with the relevant authorities to see to the appropriate relocation of 26 juveniles deemed uncontrollable who are in the custody of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS). This was announced by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda who said arrangements are being made...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, makes a statement on the special investigation report into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (Feb. 12).
JusticeYouth

Working Group Convened to Address Issues Identified at Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

The Ministry of National Security has convened a working group to address some of the issues highlighted in the recently concluded special investigation report into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM). Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda who made the disclosure, noted that the group will focus particularly...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey.
Youth

National Foster Care Recognition Week Being Observed from February 14-20

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will observe National Foster Care Recognition Week 2021 from February 14 to 20, under the theme ‘Every Child Needs a Family’. The scheduled activities aim to heighten awareness about foster care, with special focus on promoting the recently launched ‘From Cribs to Arms’ Initiative. These engagements, which are slated to be held...
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