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OCR Reports 90% Recovery Rate for Missing Children

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) is reporting a 90 percent recovery rate for missing children over the past three years, through the Ananda Alert System. Data provided by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Missing Persons Monitoring Unit show...
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.
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.

Education Minister Supports St. James Curfew
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Public Relations Officer, Office of the Children's Registry (OCR), Julia Smiley Green.

OCR Looks to Extend ‘Break the Silence’ Campaign
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
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

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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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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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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.
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Children Our Number One Priority – Green

State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Ministry remains committed to taking the necessary actions that will protect the nation’s children. “We are dedicated to doing the sort of work that ensures that there is no doubt in the minds of Jamaicans that children are our number one priority,” Mr. Green assured. He called on...
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Lotto Scammers to be Targeted under Youth Intervention Programme

Students involved in lotto scamming will be targeted under the special intervention programme for at-risk youth developed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The initiative, to be implemented by the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in partnership with the HEART Trust/NTA, is aimed at providing education and training for disengaged students in vulnerable communities. Speaking during a recent tour...
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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 (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.
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Renovation Carried out at Allman Town Primary

The Allman Town Primary School in Kingston, benefitted from some much needed renovation works yesterday (May 23), as part of Labour Day activities. The project was undertaken by Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited and included painting of all exterior areas of the school building; refurbishing of bathrooms; rewiring of some classrooms; installation of safety signs and rails along stairwells; and...
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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.
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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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