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Head of the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent of Police, Enid Ross Stewart.
Head of the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent of Police, Enid Ross Stewart.

Report Sexual Abuse of Children – CISOCA

The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) is imploring parents and guardians to report known or suspected cases of  child abuse. “We treat every matter that comes to our attention swiftly and we respect the rights...
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles (Jr.) (2nd right) and President and Chief Executive Officer of JPS Co., Kelly Tomblin (2nd left), signs Memorandum of Understanding to provide internship opportunities for 45 at-risk youth from Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) target communities. Witnessing are Vice President of Customer Service and Communications at JPS Co., Keith Garvey (left) and Project Manager for CSJP, Simeon Robinson (right). Looking on are Programme Manager of the Community Renewal and Customer Solution Department, Marilyn McDonald (right, standing), and Corporate Communications Officer at JPS Co., Audrey Williams (left, standing).
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles (Jr.) (2nd right) and President and Chief Executive Officer of JPS Co., Kelly Tomblin (2nd left), signs Memorandum of Understanding to provide internship opportunities for 45 at-risk youth from Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) target communities. Witnessing are Vice President of Customer Service and Communications at JPS Co., Keith Garvey (left) and Project Manager for CSJP, Simeon Robinson (right). Looking on are Programme Manager of the Community Renewal and Customer Solution Department, Marilyn McDonald (right, standing), and Corporate Communications Officer at JPS Co., Audrey Williams (left, standing).

At-Risk Youth to Benefit from Internship Programme
In this file photo, State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), reflects on the life of Ananda Dean, who died tragically in 2008, with her mother, Nardia Campbell.
In this file photo, State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), reflects on the life of Ananda Dean, who died tragically in 2008, with her mother, Nardia Campbell.

Children Our Number One Priority – Green

Lotto Scammers to be Targeted under Youth Intervention Programme
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), paints a section of wall at the Allman Town Primary School, Downtown Kingston, on Labour Day, May 23. Others (from left) are: Vice President of Finance at Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited, Rohan Harrison, and Lasco Top Cop for 2015, Sergeant Ava Lindo.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), paints a section of wall at the Allman Town Primary School, Downtown Kingston, on Labour Day, May 23. Others (from left) are: Vice President of Finance at Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited, Rohan Harrison, and Lasco Top Cop for 2015, Sergeant Ava Lindo.

Renovation Carried out at Allman Town Primary

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Training Programme for At-Risk Youth to be Implemented

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has announced the implementation of a pilot programme which is aimed at providing education and training for disengaged students in vulnerable communities. He made the announcement at a University of the West Indies-Western Jamaica Campus (UWI-WJC) event at Sandals Montego Bay on Friday, May 20. Senator Reid said the initiative...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, reads a book from the Bintah Reader series with children from Laura’s Basic School in Kingston. The occasion was the launch of the series at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on May 19.
Youth

Intervention Programme for Children 0-4 Years

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be collaborating with the Ministries of Health and Labour and Social Security to strengthen early intervention for children zero to four years. This was announced by Education Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, at the launch of Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited’s early childhood reader series called Bintah at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel...
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), interacts with students from schools in Kingston, during a special Children’s Day event organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) on May 13, at St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston.
Youth

Students Given Special Treat on Children’s Day

Scores of students across the island were given a special treat on Friday (May 13) as they made their way to school. At a special Children’s Day event organised by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), the students were presented with token; stickers bearing motivational messages such as “I am special;” and received words of encouragement. Minister of State in the...
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Minister of State for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (2nd left), speaks with representatives of the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Mannings Boys’ Home, during a visit to the residential care facility in Southfield, St. Elizabeth on Wednesday (May 11). From left are: Team Member at the CDA St. Elizabeth office, Valerie Brown Williams; CDA Southern Regional Director, Valerie Mohammad; Manager of the Mannings Boys’ Home, Delroy Brown; and Administrative Assistant at the CDA Southern Region, Dorraine Hamilton Richards.
Youth

Gov’t Urges Partnerships to Improve Residential Care Facilities

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is encouraging private entities to partner with the Government to address the needs at residential care facilities across the island. “There are some infrastructural needs that we will have to see how as a Government we can look to address, but I also think it’s an...
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Director of Safety and Security in Schools in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Coleridge Minto.
Youth

Use of Metal Detectors in Schools Reaping Results

A preliminary audit conducted by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is showing a reduction in the number of critical incidents in schools involving the use of weapons. The audit, undertaken at the end of the 2014/15 academic year, also indicates an increase in the number of weapons confiscated by Deans of Discipline in partnership with School Resource Officers...
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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (second left), and Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings (left), converse with St. George’s College students (from 3rd left): Delano Headley, Howard Llewellyn, Ajani Lyons and Daniel Harper, following the media launch of Child Month, recently.
Youth

NCMC Calls for Special Treatment of Children on May 20

The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) is encouraging parents, guardians, caregivers and the general public to ensure that children are treated extra special on National Children’s Day, Friday, May 20. Chair of the NCMC, Dr. Pauline Mullings, told JIS News that Jamaica is the only country that has a month designated to children and is among few countries that observe...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), engages Kiwanis Club Lieutenant Governor, Beverley Thompson (right), in discussion during the service organization’s annual Division 23 East youth rally at Ardenne High School in Kingston, on Saturday, May 7. Listening keenly is Distinguished Lieutenant Governor for Division 23, Lloyd Distant.
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Young People Deemed Pivotal in Reducing Crime and Violence

The nation’s youths are being encouraged to play a more pivotal role in reducing crime and violence. This urging comes from Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who argues that if young people are forthright in this regard, they could influence persons engaging in illicit acts to “lay down their guns and knives so that we...
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