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Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett (fifth right), Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCO), Dr. Andrew Spencer (centre); and Permanent Secretary in the Tourism Ministry, Jennifer Griffith (fourth left) with the principals, coaches and students of Mount Airy All-Age and Broughton Primary Schools, who were finalists in the TVJ 2018 Junior Schools’ Challenge Quiz competition.

Minister Bartlett Fetes 2018 Junior Schools Challenge Quiz Finalists

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, recently hosted a reception for members of the winning 2018 TVJ Junior Schools’ Challenge Quiz team, Mount Airy All-Age School, and runner-up, Broughton Primary School. The students and their coaches, principals, and parents were feted...

Senators, Kerensia Morrison (left) and Aubyn Hill, speaking during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (February 8) in Gordon House.

Jamaicans Encouraged to Create Safe Spaces for Children

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses the National Foster Care Week Church Service at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church in St. Ann on Sunday, February 10.

Gov’t Placing Focus on Foster Care

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (left), look on as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard (right), greets foster-parent Lorna Lawrence, and her four foster-sons. The occasion was the National Foster Care Week church service held at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church in St. Ann on February 10.

Child Protection and Family Services Agency Observing Foster Care Week

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), shares a moment with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey following the National Foster Care Week Church Service at the Ocho Rios Baptist Church in St. Ann on Sunday, February 10.

Church Urged to Help Provide Safe Homes for Children

Senior Director for Corporate Services in the Ministry of Justice, Sandra Graham, addressing stakeholders during a recent Restorative Justice Youth Town Hall Meeting at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James.

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Justice Ministry Embarking on Child Diversion Stakeholders Training

The Ministry of Justice plans to train members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), among other key stakeholders, in child diversion practices. Senior Director for Corporate Services in the Ministry, Sandra Graham, told JIS News, that Deans of Disciplines and Guidance Counsellors in schools are also being targetted for training, citing them as pivotal partners in the broader restorative justice...

Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte (left), fields questions from students during a panel discussion at the Unit’s Youth Town Hall Meeting at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Granville, St. James, on Wednesday (February 6). Other panellists (from second left) are Mount Alvernia High School student, Chrisann Morris; Anchovy High School student, Faydian Gordon; and Senior Director, Corporate Services Division, Ministry of Justice, Sandra Graham.

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Gov’t Targeting 3,000 School Administrators as Restorative Justice Practitioners

The Government is looking to train approximately 3,000 school administrators islandwide in restorative justice practices. Coordinator of the Restorative Justice Unit in the Ministry of Justice, Dr. Kahilah Whyte, said the goal is to train at least three individuals at every institution, “[in] roughly 1,000 schools”. She was speaking with JIS News following the Ministry’s Restorative Justice Youth Town Hall...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fourth left), assists The Gleaner’s Children Own 2018/19 National Spelling Bee Champion, Darian Douglas to cut a cake to celebrate his 12th birthday. Sharing the moment are Her Excellency, The Most Hon. Lady Allen (fourth right, background) and the Spelling Bee parish champions. Occasion was a reception for the parish champions and their teachers and programme representatives on Thursday (February 7) at King’s House. Douglas will move on to represent Jamaica at the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington DC later this year.

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PHOTOS: G-G with Spelling Bee Parish Champions

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (fourth left), assists The Gleaner’s Children Own 2018/19 National Spelling Bee Champion, Darian Douglas to cut a cake to celebrate his 12th birthday. Sharing the moment are Her Excellency, The Most Hon. Lady Allen (fourth right, background) and the Spelling Bee parish champions. Occasion was a reception for the parish champions...

Dean of Discipline at Petersfield High in Westmoreland, Junior Clarke (right), in discussion with former Director of the Safety and Security in Schools Programme, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto, during a recent visit to the institution.

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Petersfield High Reports Reduction of Violence Among Students

Dean of Discipline at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, Junior Clarke, is reporting a significant reduction in violent incidents at the institution, as a result of strategic intervention measures. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Clarke said that in 2016, 17 per cent of the school’s population was involved in some form of violent act, but in 2018 that...

Primary school students participating in the 2017 ‘Restorative Justice Week’ school sensitisation session.

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Restorative Justice Week Feb. 3 to Feb. 9

The 10th annual Restorative Justice Week will be observed from Sunday, February 3 to Friday, February 9, under the theme: ‘A Restorative Approach to School to Prison Pipeline in Jamaica’. Director of Public Relations and Communication at the Ministry of Justice, Mrs. Christine Bailey-Lennon, told JIS News that this year’s theme is fitting as the Ministry continues to strive towards...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), sharing a good laugh with (from left) Opposition Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris; President, Kiwanis Club of Barbican, Dane McLean; and Lieutenant Governor, Pam Rodney-Whyte, during the Club’s fourth anniversary meeting at the Guardian Life head office in New Kingston, on January 22.

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Service Clubs Encouraged to Strengthen Partnership with Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is encouraging more service clubs to strengthen their partnership with the Ministry to bolster programmes being undertaken to ensure the holistic development of the nation’s children. This call was made by Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, during the Kiwanis Club of Barbican fourth anniversary meeting at the Guardian Life...

State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Rudyard Spencer (background centre), observes the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the provision of training and apprenticeship under the

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Juvenile Offenders to Benefit from Training and Apprenticeship

Scores of young people in remand centres and State-care facilities are to benefit from training and apprenticeship under the ‘A New Path’ programme. This is being facilitated under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Organization of American States (OAS), Trust for the Americas, Heart Trust/NTA, and the Housing, Opportunity, Production and Employment (HOPE) programme at the Department of...