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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares a light moment with (from second left) Chairperson, NCB Foundation, Thalia Lyn; College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students Jovan Thompson and Chenille Humes; and Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue office in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 20), to provide details about an 11-month agricultural training programme in Israel for 15 students of CASE.
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (left), shares a light moment with (from second left) Chairperson, NCB Foundation, Thalia Lyn; College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) students Jovan Thompson and Chenille Humes; and Chairman of the Economic Growth Council (EGC), Michael Lee-Chin. Occasion was a media briefing at the Ministry’s St. Lucia Avenue office in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 20), to provide details about an 11-month agricultural training programme in Israel for 15 students of CASE.

15 Case Students To Study Agriculture In Israel

Fifteen students from the Portland-based College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) will head to Israel on Monday (November 25) for an 11-month agricultural training programme. The students, who will be in Israel until October 2020, are the first cohort...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on November 19. At right is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on November 19. At right is State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Alando Terrelonge.

House Approves Bill To Merge Heart/NTA With Other Entities
Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force at an International Men’s Day 2019 event on November 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.
Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force at an International Men’s Day 2019 event on November 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

More Money To Fund Interventions For Men And Boys
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addressing a special Parliamentary session on violence against children at Gordon House on November 19
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness addressing a special Parliamentary session on violence against children at Gordon House on November 19

Prime Minister Hits Out Against Violence To Ensure Discipline
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets seven-year-old Ngozi Wright (second right), as her twin brother, Tafari Wright (right), looks on. They were at a special Parliamentary session on violence against children at Gordon House on November 19. The session was organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Jamaica, in collaboration with the Office of the Children’s Advocate and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), greets seven-year-old Ngozi Wright (second right), as her twin brother, Tafari Wright (right), looks on. They were at a special Parliamentary session on violence against children at Gordon House on November 19. The session was organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Jamaica, in collaboration with the Office of the Children’s Advocate and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information.

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Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Gary Rowe, presents a plaque to Assistant Superintendent and English teacher, South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre for Girls, Nadra Barnett. Occasion was the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Juvenile Services Unit awards ceremony at Curphey Place, St. Andrew, on Tuesday (November 19).
EducationYouth

DCS Awards Wards And Staff For CSEC Success

Wards at the island’s three juvenile correctional centres who were successful in the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, and teachers and other staff who helped to prepare them, were recognised by the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) on Tuesday (November 19). The children and members of staff are drawn from the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre in St....
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), listens to Inter-American Development Bank Country Representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones (second right), at the launch of the ‘1st 1000 Days’ App, on Tuesday (November 19), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston. The app was developed by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), with funding provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Also pictured are Parenting Support Consultant, UNICEF, Ytske Van Winden (left); and Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki.
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ECC Launches App To Help Parents Care For Children

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has launched its ‘1st 1000 Days’ app, which is an intervention for changing negative parenting behaviours to achieve positive outcomes for children. Those targeted are biological parents, adopted parents, caregivers and anyone tasked with the responsibility of parenting children from birth to two years. The app will provide parents with the information for caring for...
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Entries Invited For Child Protection Mascot Competition

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is inviting entries for its Child Protection Mascot Design and Name Competition. The competition, titled ‘ProtekWiPickneyDem’ is being rolled out at primary-level institutions islandwide and is targeted at children between age seven and 12. Public Relations and Communications Manager at the CPFSA, Rochelle Dixon, told JIS News that the aim of the...
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Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rochelle Dixon.
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CPFSA Accepting Applications For ‘Take A Child Home’ Programme

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), is now accepting applications from Jamaicans for its ‘Take a Child Home for the Holiday’ initiative. The annual programme provides an opportunity for families to open their homes to wards of the State during the festive season. It caters to children three to 18 years old who do not have parents or...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at the International Men
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More Men Needed As Mentors For At-Risk Male Adolescents

A call is being made for more men to be mentors for at-risk male adolescents in Jamaica. The mentors are required for an upcoming mentorship programme, #Mentorme2020, an initiative of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, a division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Speaking at this year’s International Men’s Day (IMD) church service at Fellowship Tabernacle in...
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