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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the Ministry’s ‘Keep the Children Safe from Sexual Violence’ forum, which was held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday, April 12.
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addressing the Ministry’s ‘Keep the Children Safe from Sexual Violence’ forum, which was held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on Tuesday, April 12.

Youth Ministry to Deal with Street Children

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, says preliminary discussions have been held with stakeholders on the approach to be taken to deal with children living and working on the streets. In his 2016/17 Sectoral...
Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (3rd left, standing); and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left, standing), look on as Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones (left seated) and Chairman of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) Limited, Joseph Matalon (centre), shake hands following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the New Employment Opportunities for Youth In Jamaica (NEO-Jamaica) project launch at King’s House on June 3. Others looking on (from 2nd left standing) are: Head of Corporate Relations, Red Stripe, Diane Ashton Smith; Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), Dennis Chung; Executive Director, YUTE, Alicia Glasgow Gentles; and General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Alejandro Vares (right, seated).
Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (3rd left, standing); and Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left, standing), look on as Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Caribbean Country Department General Manager, Therese Turner-Jones (left seated) and Chairman of Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) Limited, Joseph Matalon (centre), shake hands following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the New Employment Opportunities for Youth In Jamaica (NEO-Jamaica) project launch at King’s House on June 3. Others looking on (from 2nd left standing) are: Head of Corporate Relations, Red Stripe, Diane Ashton Smith; Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock; Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), Dennis Chung; Executive Director, YUTE, Alicia Glasgow Gentles; and General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Alejandro Vares (right, seated).

New Employment Opportunities for Youth in Jamaica
Constables Garnell Campbell and Hilette Virgo (centre) of the St. James Police Community Safety and Security Branch, interact with students of the Glendevon Primary and Infant School at the launch of the ‘Day of Love’ initiative at the school on June 1.
Constables Garnell Campbell and Hilette Virgo (centre) of the St. James Police Community Safety and Security Branch, interact with students of the Glendevon Primary and Infant School at the launch of the ‘Day of Love’ initiative at the school on June 1.

St. James Police Showing Love to Students
Students at the Lewisville High School in St. Elizabeth perform a song during the institution’s inaugural Grade 9 Social Enhancement Seminar held on June 1.
Students at the Lewisville High School in St. Elizabeth perform a song during the institution’s inaugural Grade 9 Social Enhancement Seminar held on June 1.

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YICs to be Rebranded

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Hon. Floyd Green, says Youth Information Centres (YICs)  are to be restructured and rebranded to give youth a sense of meaning and belonging. Making his 2016/17 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on June 8, Mr. Green said that existing YIC operations are being reviewed towards determining and ensuring...
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Gov’t to Review Residential Care Sector

The Government is to conduct a strategic review of the residential care sector, aimed at improving the outcomes for all children. “We are looking at the whole pie, the disparity between financial support of the Government homes and private homes and see how we can ensure that our children are able to access the best possible service,” said Minister of...
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Youth Leaders to Benefit from Mentoring Programme

Over the next eight months, 22 youth leaders will be paired with mentors from the public and private sectors, who will offer them guidance in reaching important personal, national and career goals. The initiative is being carried out under the Youth for Sustainable Development Mentorship Programme (Y4SD), which was launched on May 30 at the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS)...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica’s (NPTAJ) Annual General Meeting in Montego Bay on May 28.
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Education Minister Supports St. James Curfew

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry is in full support of the 9:00 p.m. curfew in St. James for all students 17 years and under. He was speaking at the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica’s (NPTAJ) Annual General Meeting at the Montego Bay High School, St. James, on May 28. The initiative was launched...
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OCR Looks to Extend ‘Break the Silence’ Campaign

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) is looking to extend its ‘Break the Silence’ campaign. The initiative, undertaken from June to November 2015, encouraged adults to report cases of child abuse. It was developed after an islandwide survey showed that for every 10 adults, who admitted that they knew about cases of child abuse, only one was willing to...
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Youth Must Pursue Success – Education Minister

The country’s youth must pursue success in all aspects of their lives, in order  to achieve prosperity. This was emphasised by Minister of Education, Senator the Hon.  Ruel Reid, while addressing high school students at the Inaugural Success Rally for Teens 2016, held on May 27, in Kingston. He pointed out that only 15 percent of the population are accessing...
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