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Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 21.
Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter, addresses JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 21.

Parents Urged to Pay More Attention to their Children

Commissioner of Corrections, Ina Hunter, is urging parents to be more watchful of their children. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 21, Commissioner Hunter said poor parenting and neglect are two factors that contribute to children being detained...
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (right), shares details of ‘Aria’s Story’ with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvan Fabi, prior to the recent launch at the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) in downtown Kingston. The public-education campaign, which is an initiative of the OCA, is an online animated miniseries being rolled out across various social media platforms.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (right), shares details of ‘Aria’s Story’ with High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvan Fabi, prior to the recent launch at the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) in downtown Kingston. The public-education campaign, which is an initiative of the OCA, is an online animated miniseries being rolled out across various social media platforms.

CDA Empowers Child-Abuse Victims through ‘Aria’s Story’
Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Elizabeth Emanuel, interacts with students participating in a youth forum held at the Oxford Road offices of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on February 17. The forum, which was put on by Junior Achievement Jamaica in partnership with the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat was held as part of activities to mark National Careers Week 2017 from February 13 to 17.
Programme Director, Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat, Elizabeth Emanuel, interacts with students participating in a youth forum held at the Oxford Road offices of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) on February 17. The forum, which was put on by Junior Achievement Jamaica in partnership with the Vision 2030 Jamaica Secretariat was held as part of activities to mark National Careers Week 2017 from February 13 to 17.

Youth Urged to Develop Innovations to Help Solve Society’s Problems
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), interacts with students of the St. Patrick Primary School while teacher Orlando Sculley (2nd left) looks on. Occasion was the National Careers Week 2017 regional forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston today (Feb. 16). The students are (from left): Tamilia Minott, Adriano Harris and Nyoka Betton.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), interacts with students of the St. Patrick Primary School while teacher Orlando Sculley (2nd left) looks on. Occasion was the National Careers Week 2017 regional forum at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston today (Feb. 16). The students are (from left): Tamilia Minott, Adriano Harris and Nyoka Betton.

Students Urged to Become Developers of Goods and Services

Importance of Foster Care Being Highlighted

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Inner-City Youth to Benefit from Internships

Youth from selected inner-city communities are to benefit from internships under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Poverty Reduction Programme next fiscal year. A sum of $349.8 million has been set aside in the 2017/18 Estimates of Expenditure for this and other initiatives under the project. The selected young persons are to also benefit from development workshops to be offered....
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Wives of Diplomats Tour Centre for Adolescent Mothers

The spouses of non-resident High Commissioners and Ambassadors recently visited the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), 42 Trafalgar Road, St. Andrew, to gain insights into the programme for adolescent mothers. Girls 17 years and under who become pregnant while still attending school are referred to the centre, which addresses problems of interrupted education and other social issues that occur...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), commiserates with classmates of the late Shineka Gray when the visited St. James-based institution on February 8 to offer condolences at the tragic death of the 15-year-old student. Principal of the school, Michael Ellis (2nd left); and Director of Safety and Security in Schools, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Coleridge Minto, look on.
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Gov’t Firmly Committed to Ensuring the Safety of Children – Reid

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is firmly committed to putting additional measures in place to ensure the safety of the nation’s children. “We are going to do all we can to make sure that our schools are safe, to make sure we put in improved security across our country,” he said. He...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), speaks High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, His Excellency Sylvain Fabi (right), while Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, looks on. Occasion was the media launch of the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) public education campaign on child abuse at the agency’s offices in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (February 7). The campaign, dubbed ‘Aria’s Story’, takes the form of an online animated miniseries that will be rolled out across various social media platforms.
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Jamaicans Urged to do More to Protect Children

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is imploring Jamaicans to do more to protect the nation’s children by telling what they know about incidents of child abuse. “As a society, are we doing enough?...I think we all have a greater role to play. Unless we all recognise that every child is our individual...
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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (left), addresses the opening of a play therapy room at the Glenhope Childcare Facility in Kingston on February 7. The play therapy room will assist in the psychological treatment of children who have been exposed to traumatic events.
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Gov’t Taking Zero Tolerance Approach to Child Abuse – Green

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Government is taking a zero tolerance approach to the abuse of children. Speaking at the opening of a play therapy room at the Glenhope Childcare Facility in Kingston on February 7, Mr. Green urged every Jamaican to become invested in the protection of the nation’s...
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Senior Director for TVET Development and Support System, at HEART Trust/NTA, Dr. Marcia Rowe-Amonde (left), speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on February 3. Listening keenly from right are: President of Junior Achievement Jamaica, Alphie Mullings-Aiken and Senior Education Officer, Guidance and Counselling Unit, in the Ministry of Education, Lisetha Adams.
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Thousands of Students to Take Part in National Careers Week

Students at all levels in the six regions of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information are expected to participate in the seventh staging of National Careers Week. The week, which will be observed from February 11 to 17 under the theme: ‘Expanding Horizons for Vision 2030’, is being organized in collaboration with HEART Trust/NTA and Junior Achievement Jamaica.        Addressing...
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Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Lebert Drysdale (centre) looks on as recipient of the Distinguished Old Farmer of Excellence for 2017, John R. Gayle (left) greets Old Farmers’ Association of North America (OFANA) scholarship awardee, Moya Campbell during a founders’ day ceremony at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE), campus located at Passley Gardens, Portland on January 28.
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Students Urged to Pursue Studies in Non-Traditional Areas

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid is urging students to pursue academic studies and professions in non-traditional areas, such as agro-science. He made the call during a founders’ day ceremony at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) campus located at Passley Gardens, Portland on January 28. “The world of ago-science offers a multitude...
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