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Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings.
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings.

May 27 Day Of Prayer For Child Month

The 2020 Child Month activities, staged by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), will culminate with a digital Day of Prayer on Wednesday, May 27, led by the Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Manchester, starting at 10:00 a.m. Chair of...
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Information Technology Manager, Andrew Evelyn.
Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Information Technology Manager, Andrew Evelyn.

Parents Encouraged To Monitor Gadgets And Online Platforms Used By Children
Child Protection Specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Janet Cupidon-Quallo
Child Protection Specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica, Janet Cupidon-Quallo

UNICEF Jamaica Donates Supplies To Childcare Facilities
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr
Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr

Kids In Spotlight For National Children’s Day
Members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation Junior Council pause for a photograph after a Junior Council meeting. The Junior Councillors have launched a campaign dubbed
Members of the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation Junior Council pause for a photograph after a Junior Council meeting. The Junior Councillors have launched a campaign dubbed 'COVID-19: Building Resilient Students' to help youth cope with the closure of schools islandwide due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

KSAMC Junior Council Launches Campaign To Assist Students Impacted By COVID-19

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Second Vice Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Nicole Patrick Shaw.
Youth

Pickney Party For National Children’s Day On Friday

To celebrate National Children’s Day on Friday (May 15), the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) will host a virtual ‘Pickney Party’ and talent show from 2:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m. The event will be streamed live via the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) YouTube channel and the NCMC’s Facebook page (@ncmcja). It will be hosted by Ryan Dixon with music from...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (right), presents items to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey (centre), at a handover ceremony at the Glenhope Nursery and Place of Safety in Kingston on Tuesday, May 5. Observing (at left) is Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts-Risden. The donated goods, valued at $1.2 million, included basic food supplies, children’s stationery, toiletries and cleaning items.
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More Support For Children’s Homes

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts- Risden, says the Government is stepping up its efforts to provide support to State-run children’s homes, as the country continues to battle the coronavirus (COVID -19). “The Ministry of Labour and Social Security always supports the most vulnerable. As we receive donations, we always remember the children’s homes...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads to children from the storybook, titled, ‘Sandy, Tosh and the Moo Cow’, by Paula-Ann Porter Jones, during Read Across Jamaica Day activities, Tuesday, May 5, from his offices in St. Andrew. This year’s staging of the annual interactive event was done online as part of measures to contain and minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Prime Minister Reads To Children Digitally

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, reads to children digitally from his offices in St. Andrew, in commemoration of Read Across Jamaica Day (May 5). This year’s staging of the annual interactive event was done online as part of measures to contain and minimise the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Mr. Holness read from the book titled, ‘Sandy, Tosh...
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Minister with oversight for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, gives a statement to the House of Representatives on May 5.
EducationYouth

Education Ministry Signs MOU To Enhance Learning For All Children

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ReadyTV for the development, management and distribution of digital educational channels, as part of an eHomeSchool Network. Speaking in the House of Representatives on May 5, Minister with oversight for the Ministry, Hon. Karl Samuda, said the agreement will ensure that those students who have...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey.
TechnologyYouth

Child Protection And Family Services Agency Gets Technology Boost

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has received a donation of tablets and laptop computers valued at approximately $14 million from the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU), through its Public Sector Transformation Programme. The 56 laptops and 35 tablets are expected to enhance the information and communication technology (ICT) capacity of the CPFSA as it serves clients and carries...
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Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage=Grey.
Youth

CPFSA Joins NCMC To Celebrate Children

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage Grey, says the agency has joined with the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) and other partners to celebrate and educate children, under this year’s Child Month theme, Unplug Negativity, Connect Positivity…Think! Mrs. Gage Grey was addressing the virtual National Child Month Church service, held on Sunday,...
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