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JSIF Provides $4 Million For Police Youth Clubs
The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has provided a $4-million grant to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to strengthen its police youth club programme. The funds, provided under the $50-million Safe Community Project, will go towards additional training of officers...
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Reduction In Number Of Missing Children
There has been a 28 per cent reduction in the number of children reported missing from January to April of 2020, when compared to the similar period last year. The National Children’s Registry (NCR) received 384 reports of children missing for the period, in comparison to the 532 reports last year. This was disclosed by Acting Registrar at the NCR,...
Child Month Challenging But Showed Resilience Of Children – Terrelonge
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says that this year’s celebration of Child Month, while challenging, coming at a time when the globe is facing a pandemic, highlighted the resilience of the Jamaican people, particularly children. Mr. Terrelonge was bringing greetings at the National Day of Prayer, the final activity for Child Month 2020, which was...
NPSC Provides Tips For Homeschooling
As children continue distance learning online, the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is providing tips to parents on how they can create a structured environment for children in homeschooling. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NPSC, Kaysia Kerr, told JIS News that while the arrangement presents a challenge for some parents who are working from home, this situation can be...
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 the NCMC, Dr. Pauline Mullings, is appealing to Jamaicans to participate in this important day on the 2020 Child Month...
Parents Encouraged To Monitor Gadgets And Online Platforms Used By Children
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is calling on parents to be vigilant in monitoring the use of gadgets and digital media platforms by their children. Speaking with JIS News, Information Technology Manager, CAC, Andrew Evelyn, said it is important that parents have knowledge of the devices used regularly by their children and the platforms on which they take part. “It...
UNICEF Jamaica Donates Supplies To Childcare Facilities
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica has donated $2.4 million to the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) for the purchase of sanitation supplies for more than 50 residential and childcare facilities. Child Protection Specialist at UNICEF Jamaica, Janet Cupidon-Quallo, told JIS News the donation is a critical preventive measure to ensure that the facilities, which are home...
