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

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....

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.

Executives Of NYCJ To Be Elected March 29-30

Foster Care Officer, Child Protection Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Morant Bay branch, Judine Webb Brown.

CPFSA Looking To Recruit 150 Foster Parents

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking in the Senate on Friday (Feb. 12).

Children Deemed Uncontrollable to Be Separated from Juveniles Convicted or Charged

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).

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

5 years ago 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...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey.

5 years ago 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...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and participants in the truck driver simulator training programme at the JDF’s Caribbean Military Academy, during a visit to the institution in Flanker, St. James, on Friday (February 5).

5 years ago National Security and PeaceYouth

Thirty At-risk Youth in St. James Enroll in CMA Truck Driver Simulator Training Programme

Thirty young men drawn from vulnerable communities across St. James have enrolled in the inaugural truck driver simulator training programme being offered at the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), the tertiary institution of Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), which is situated in the community of Flanker in the parish. The programme is being undertaken at a cost of approximately $20 million through...

Attorney-at-law and member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Joy Carter (centre), who is a former ward of the State, shares a moment with some wards of the State, who have been recognised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), for outstanding achievement in the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency (CAPE) examinations. The awards ceremony was held on Friday (January 29) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

5 years ago EducationYouth

115 Wards Of The State Excel In CSEC, CAPE

A record 115 wards of the State have passed four or more subjects in the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency (CAPE) examinations. The students were on Friday (January 29) recognised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), during a ceremony held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, which was streamed...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses an education awards ceremony for top students in State care, on January 29, at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew.

5 years ago Youth

Children’s Homes That Need To Be Licensed Have Three Months To Complete Process

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says children's homes that need to be licensed, now have three months to complete the process. Speaking at an educational awards ceremony for top students in State care on January 29, at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew, Mr. Morgan said the facilities must be...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison. (JIS File Photo)

5 years ago Youth

Office Of Children’s Advocate To Establish Helpline

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) will be establishing a Child Helpline to provide 24-hour assistance to children seeking its services. Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, told JIS News that the OCA aims to launch the helpline in the first quarter of this year. “What we are doing is putting together a child helpline which provides remote and direct...

Minister without Portfolio, Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (second left), looks at the assortment of technological items donated by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to benefit children in juvenile facilities. The handover ceremony was held at the Ministry’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (January 20). Others (from left) are: Country Representative, UNICEF Jamaica, Mariko Kagoshima; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Courtney Williams; and Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (retired), Gary Rowe.

5 years ago TechnologyYouth

UNICEF Donates Technological Equipment To Juvenile Facilities

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica has donated technological equipment valued at approximately $1.9 million to the Department of Correctional Services’ (DCS) Juvenile Services Unit, which will enable the wards to continue to access critical services virtually. The items provided include four laptops, five tablets, six desktop computers, six Wi-Fi modems, 36 USB headsets and 35 webcams. The donation was...