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Chief Executive Officer, Access Financial Services Limited, Hugh Campbell, hands over a donation to Principal of Rose Mount Primary and Infant School, Malaika Sinclair-Bailey, during the launch of the company’s ‘Access Hope’ initiative at the entity’s headquarters in Kingston on May 21.
Chief Executive Officer, Access Financial Services Limited, Hugh Campbell, hands over a donation to Principal of Rose Mount Primary and Infant School, Malaika Sinclair-Bailey, during the launch of the company’s ‘Access Hope’ initiative at the entity’s headquarters in Kingston on May 21.

Nine Children’s Homes Among Beneficiaries of Access Financial’s $6.5m Social Responsibility Initiative

Nine State-run children’s homes are among 25 institutions benefitting from a $6.5 million corporate social responsibility programme being undertaken by microfinance agency, Access Financial Services Limited.  The initiative, dubbed ‘Access Hope’, is part of the entity’s 25th anniversary celebration. It...
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, joined students of St. Martin de Porres Primary and Infant School in Gordon Town, St. Andrew, and volunteers in transforming the institution’s playground with a vibrant makeover on Labour Day, Friday, May 23.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, joined students of St. Martin de Porres Primary and Infant School in Gordon Town, St. Andrew, and volunteers in transforming the institution’s playground with a vibrant makeover on Labour Day, Friday, May 23.

St. Martin De Porres Primary and Infant School Gets Double Labour Day Treat
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

Society Urged To Protect Children From Violence
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison.

Parents Urged to Thoroughly Vet Persons Who Have Access to their Children
Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a carton containing fruit juices to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys
Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a carton containing fruit juices to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys' Home, Sophia Morgan, at the JIS head office in Kingston on May 15. The donation, through sponsorship from Trade Winds Citrus Limited, is in keeping with the JIS’s ongoing support of the home, which is its primary corporate social responsibility project. The home, located in Walderston, Manchester, is currently working to resurface its driveway to ensure safer, and easier access for residents, staff and visitors.

Handover of Items to Mount Olivet Boys’ Home (PHOTOS)

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Fourth-year student at Shortwood Teachers’ College, Christopher Dawes (left), is presented with a cheque by Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. United States-based supporter and honoree, Dr. Patricia Smith, during COJO’s scholarship luncheon on Wednesday (May 21) at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
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COJO Awards Scholarships to Wards of the State

Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. continues to provide critical assistance to wards of the State, as they make their transition to independence. This year, the nonprofit organisation has awarded a total of US$60,000 in scholarships to these students, who are currently enrolled in tertiary institutions across the island. The scholarship luncheon was held on Wednesday (May 21) at The...
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Education Programme Specialist, the Education Policy Section at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Rokhaya Fall Diawara, gives the keynote address at the opening of the sixth annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute (PDI), at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Monday (May 19).
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Jamaica Commended for Enrolment in Early-Childhood Institutions

Jamaica has been commended for having more than 95 per cent of children, aged four to five, enrolled in early-childhood institutions across the island. This comes from Education Programme Specialist, the Education Policy Section at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Rokhaya Fall Diawara. Ms. Diawara was giving the keynote address at the opening of the sixth...
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