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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a digital t​own hall, hosted by the Ministry on July 30.
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a digital t​own hall, hosted by the Ministry on July 30.

Participants Encouraged To Make Use Of The Youth Summer Employment Programme

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is encouraging participants of the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) to make good use of the opportunity it presents. “We are saying to young people, this is an opportunity to...
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Mike Henry (second right), along with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden (second left) and Director of Child Labour, Sasha Deer-Gordon (right), shares a photo opportunity with the winners and runners-up in the Child Labour Essay Competition, at the awards ceremony at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Thursday (July 30). The winners and runners-up are (from left) Amir Simon, Sean-Michael Hope, Jeneika McBright, Jorian Brown and Akalia Mckenzie.
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Mike Henry (second right), along with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Colette Roberts-Risden (second left) and Director of Child Labour, Sasha Deer-Gordon (right), shares a photo opportunity with the winners and runners-up in the Child Labour Essay Competition, at the awards ceremony at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Thursday (July 30). The winners and runners-up are (from left) Amir Simon, Sean-Michael Hope, Jeneika McBright, Jorian Brown and Akalia Mckenzie.

PHOTOS: Child Labour Essay Competition Awards Ceremony
Director of Juvenile Services at South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Claudette Hamilton (left); Technical Advisor to the Minister of National Security, Alexander Causwell (centre) and Superintendent in Charge of South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Maulette White, on their way to tour the new multipurpose classroom established at the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Kingston, on Wednesday (July 29).
Director of Juvenile Services at South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Claudette Hamilton (left); Technical Advisor to the Minister of National Security, Alexander Causwell (centre) and Superintendent in Charge of South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Maulette White, on their way to tour the new multipurpose classroom established at the South Camp Juvenile Remand and Correctional Centre, Kingston, on Wednesday (July 29).

Wards Benefit From New Multipurpose Classroom
Acting Director of Emergency Medical Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kurdell Espinosa Campbell, addresses a digital town hall hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development ​on July 23.
Acting Director of Emergency Medical Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kurdell Espinosa Campbell, addresses a digital town hall hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development ​on July 23.

Additional Protocols For Day Care Centres
Public Relations Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Jeneva Gordon (centre), speaking with resident of Havana Heights, Clarendon, Hortense Parish (left), during a child protection drive-through in the community on July 1. Looking on is Regional Director, CPFSA, Francine Rhoomes.
Public Relations Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Jeneva Gordon (centre), speaking with resident of Havana Heights, Clarendon, Hortense Parish (left), during a child protection drive-through in the community on July 1. Looking on is Regional Director, CPFSA, Francine Rhoomes.

PHOTOS: Child Protection And Family Services Agency Drive-Through In Havana Heights

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Founder of the Ilah’s Lemon-Aid Stand for Kids Foundation, 11 year-old Imani-Leigh Hall (centre), in discussion with Principal of the Alligator Pond Primary and Infant School, Gregory Bent (left), at the handing over of 46 computer tablets to the Early Childhood Commission (EEC), at the agency’s head office, in Downtown, Kingston, on July 17. At right is Chairman of the ECC, Trisha Williams-Singh.
TechnologyYouth

Foundation Donates Computers To Children

Learning for 46 children across the island has been strengthened with a donation of 46 tablet computers by the Ilah’s Lemon-Aid Stand for Kids Foundation. The Foundation, headed by 11 year-old Imani-Leigh Hall, with endorsement from the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), and sponsorship from the business sector, recently staged a virtual 3K run to raise funds to purchase the computers...
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Youth

UNICEF Donates Tablets To Assist Students With Special Needs

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has strengthened the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information capacity to facilitate continued learning among students with special needs. UNICEF Jamaica representative, Mariko Kagoshima, presented 210 accessibility ready, SIM-enabled tablets to Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Dr Kasan Troupe, today (July 16), at the UNICEF office on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston....
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Director of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) South East Region, Robert Williams
InformationYouth

CPFSA Takes Message To St. Thomas July 16

Residents in Yallahs, St. Thomas, and surrounding communities are to benefit from the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) walk-through/drive-through initiative on Thursday, July 16. Regional Director of the CPFSA, South East Region, Robert Williams, said that beginning at 10:00 a.m. a convoy of motor vehicles will travel through communities such as West Albion, Heartease, Springfield, and Friendship Pen...
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Programme Manager of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) III, Orville Simmonds, addresses recent JIS ‘Think Tank’.
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More Than 200 Young Persons Take Part In Vocational Skills Training

The Ministry of National Security, through the recently ended Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), virtually engaged more than 200 youth in pre-vocational and vocational skills training. Between April and June, the participants from the Kingston Metropolitan Area, Central and Western regions were engaged in Mathematics, English and Life Skills Education three times per week. The training programmes were scheduled...
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Recruits participating in a Meter Operations and Handling training session.
WaterYouth

NWC Giving Employment Opportunities To At Risk Youth

As part of its continued efforts in exercising its corporate social responsibility, the nation’s leading water provider the National Water Commission (NWC), has to date employed over 300 at risk youth to gather vital information through its Customer Census Mapping Project. By definition, at risk youth are persons who due to a range of factors are deemed less likely to...
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