The National Child Diversion Programme, which deals with children who have come in conflict with the law, is to be fully rolled out by November this year. This was disclosed by State Minister for National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, at a stakeholders’ sensitisation session on the programme at the University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew on...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (right), interacts with students at the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) transitional exercise, held at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica Bethel Temple, Kingston Gardens, on July 10. The ESP is an early intervention programme for young children (0-6 years) with various types of developmental disabilities. A total of 60 students graduated from...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Hon. Shahine Robinson, says the Light and Hazardous Work List will be published shortly. The list outlines specific activities that children are restricted from participating in, so as to prevent them from engaging in hazardous work. Speaking at the closing ceremony for the Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labour (CLEAR II) Project,...

Ninety aspiring principals have been equipped with the skills and competencies to prepare them to assume leadership roles at the nation’s public schools. These individuals, who were trained under the National College for Educational Leadership’s (NCEL) Aspiring Principals Programme, were presented with certificates, during a graduation exercise on Tuesday (July 9), at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, University of the West...

President of the National Parent-Teacher Association (NPAJ), Dr. Lennon Richards, is calling on parents to enforce the dress code that schools have established for students. Delivering the keynote address at the St. Catherine-based Kitson Town Primary School’s annual school-leaving exercise on July 2, at the Kitson Town Baptist Church, he also cautioned against skin bleaching, emphasising its attendant health and...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, is encouraging young people to think big and set their goals high. “You have to find what you love and do it. You also have to be committed. Anything you want to do in life, any boundaries you want to remove, you have to show commitment and never let...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has extended the deadline for the submission of applications for its Child Ambassador Programme to July 15, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. The programme provides an opportunity for adolescents, aged 12 to 16, to be advocates for young people. Public Relations and Communications Manager at the CPFSA, Rochelle Dixon, told JIS News that...