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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Patron of Child Month, Hon. Douglas Orane, at the launch of Child Month 2017 on April 6, at GraceKennedy Headquarters, downtown Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), converses with Patron of Child Month, Hon. Douglas Orane, at the launch of Child Month 2017 on April 6, at GraceKennedy Headquarters, downtown Kingston.

Int’l Partnerships Being Forged to Address Child Abuse

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is forging international partnerships to address child abuse across the island. Speaking at the launch of Child Month, which is observed annually in May, Minister of State in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green,...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) and Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle (second right) in discussion at the handover of a Mobile Mental Health Unit, ‘Smile Mobile,’ to the Child Development Agency (CDA), in Kingston, on April 7. The unit is to assist in strengthening the capacity of the CDA to provide psychological assessment and treatment of youth who have been traumatised by various acts of violence and abuse.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right) and Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle (second right) in discussion at the handover of a Mobile Mental Health Unit, ‘Smile Mobile,’ to the Child Development Agency (CDA), in Kingston, on April 7. The unit is to assist in strengthening the capacity of the CDA to provide psychological assessment and treatment of youth who have been traumatised by various acts of violence and abuse.

Child Development Agency Gets Mobile Mental Health Unit
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), converses with (from left) Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Fairweather; Organization of American States representative in Jamaica, Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel; and Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle, during the launch of the programme, dubbed
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), converses with (from left) Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Fairweather; Organization of American States representative in Jamaica, Jeanelle van GlaanenWeygel; and Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, Maura Barry Boyle, during the launch of the programme, dubbed 'A New Path', at the South Camp Juvenile Remand Centre, today (April 7).

All Juvenile Wards of the State to Benefit from ‘A New Path’
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Two Buses for Children in State Care
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. (FILE)

Prime Minister’s Youth Awards Returns this Year

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Youth

Children’s Homes to be Renovated

Some $40 million has been allocated by the Government for renovation work at several children’s homes and places of safety this year. This sum is in addition to the more than $80 million spent by the Government to renovate a number of children’s homes and places of safety in 2016. The institutions identified for the refurbishing project include Granville Place...
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Youth

More Youth to Gain Work Experience Under GWEP

The Government has been increasing the number of young persons gaining work and professional development, according to Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green. The State Minister is reporting that under the Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP), 600 youth will gain placements this year, up from the 503 last year, and the 300...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (third left), presents a trophy to Personal Development Teacher at Ardenne High School, Kamika McKellop (second left), after the school emerged winner of last year’s Best School Spirit, at the staging of the Success Conference for Teens 2017, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston, on March 31. Others (from left) are Conference Chairperson and Founder of the Children Upliftment Restoration Foundation, Dr. Velma Brown-Hamilton, and Custos of Kingston, Steadman Fuller.
EducationYouth

Students Urged to Research Career Choices

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is encouraging students to learn about their preferred career choice as well as to develop sound moral values. “Read, research and study as much as you can about your choice of career, about new developments and available opportunities that will enable you to pursue your goals. You should also consider...
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Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck.
JusticeYouth

Child Diversion Policy to Provide Alternative for Juvenile Offenders

The Ministry of Justice will be setting up 14 Justice Centres across the island, which will be the focal point to spread and push alternative dispute resolution programmes such as restorative justice, mediation and child diversion. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Delroy Chuck, said the centres are also expected to be the meeting places for the parish child diversion committees as well...
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Youth

Conference for Teens March 31

The Children Upliftment and Restoration Foundation will stage the second ‘Success Conference for Teens’ on Friday, March 31, at the Jamaica Conference Centre. Endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, the conference will be held under the patronage of Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. A bulletin issued by the Ministry states that the objective...
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Acting Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (4th left, front row), shares a photo opportunity with young participants in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) IPAD Youth Empowerment and Mentorship Camp programme, and prospective sponsors and other stakeholders. Occasion was a breakfast meeting at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on March 29 to engage corporate society to support the initiative aimed at providing social intervention for youth.
National SecurityYouth

Public and Private Sector Entities Pledge Support to JCF Youth Camp

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received pledges of support from several public- and private-sector entities to expand the reach of its IPAD Youth Empowerment and Mentorship Camp, aimed at providing social intervention for young people. Among them are Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Carib Cement, Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Digicel Jamaica and Jamaica Information Service (JIS). IPAD, which is...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Information, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses young people gathered on the lawns of Devon House for the inaugural staging of the Elevate Youth Festival, recently.
Youth

Resource App for Young People to Roll Out Shortly

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is finetuning a mobile application (app) which will serve as a resource guide for young people. State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, who spoke to JIS News at the inaugural staging of the Elevate Youth Festival on the lawns of Devon House recently, said the app, which should roll out by...
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