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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, in an interview with JIS News today (January 10), at his National Heroes Circle office in Kingston.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, in an interview with JIS News today (January 10), at his National Heroes Circle office in Kingston.

State Offering Assistance to Child and Family

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the State is offering assistance to the child and family who have been caught up in the allegations of sexual abuse involving a local pastor....
Some of the over 80 senior citizens honoured by the Cherry Community Youth Society in St. Catherine, show off their certificates of appreciation at the event held on Sunday (January 1) in the community.
Some of the over 80 senior citizens honoured by the Cherry Community Youth Society in St. Catherine, show off their certificates of appreciation at the event held on Sunday (January 1) in the community.

Cherry Youth Honour Senior Citizens

JPS Foundation Fetes Children of West Haven Home In Hanover

Special Treat for Girls in State Care
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, accepts a token from Chair of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Saffery Brown, at the CVSS 2016 National Volunteer Awards Banquet, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on December 8.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, accepts a token from Chair of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), Saffery Brown, at the CVSS 2016 National Volunteer Awards Banquet, held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, on December 8.

Government to Implement LEGS Programme for Youth

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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is in discussion with Chair of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, at the NCMC’s annual Youth Forum held recently at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall.
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Youth Urged to Take Message of Good Health to Their Peers

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green is encouraging students who attended the recent Youth Forum to take the message of healthy lifestyle and good nutrition to their peers. He was addressing the session staged by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall. More than 200 students attended...
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Youth Parliament to Sit on Monday

Young persons from clubs and organisations across the island will come together for the staging of the National Youth Parliament on Monday (November 14) at Gordon House beginning at 10:00 am. The event is being spearheaded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information. The National Youth Parliament was initially implemented in 2003 as a Youth Month activity of the...
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Youth Environmental Consultations Underway

The Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation has embarked on a series of regional consultations islandwide under its Youth Environmental Advocacy Programme (YEAP). The forums, which kicked off at the Mannings School in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 21, aim to increase young people’s knowledge, understanding and appreciation of and for the environment. They are also intended to engage the...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith arrives for the start of the first official meeting of the Cabinet held on March 15 at the Office of the Prime Minister. (File)
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National Youth Policy to be Reviewed

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith says the Government is currently reviewing the National Youth Policy which will guide its engagement with young people. She made the announcement at the Jamaica Christian Diaspora Conference held at the Iberostar Rose Hall Suites in St. James on Friday, October 14. “It will establish the policy...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (standing), emphasises a point during the Senate’s sitting on September 23.
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Sports Safeguards for Students to be Developed

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will spearhead an Inter-Ministerial Taskforce being established to develop safeguards that protect youngsters participating in sporting activities. The committee will look at, among other things, introducing crucial protocols, guidelines and regulations; training and capacity building; enforcement procedures; and resource mobilisation. This was disclosed by Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Shahine Robinson (back row, second right), with the 2015 and 2016 Margaret Moody Scholarship recipients, after the awards ceremony on September 21, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Seated are (from left) Jade Morgan (2015) and Ian Smith (2016). In the back row (from left) are Executive Director at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), Christine Hendricks; Delon Smith (2016); Taskeka Payne (2015) and Shamar Bennett (2016).
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Three Disabled Young Men Receive Scholarships

Three young men are this year’s recipients of the Margaret Moody Scholarship Fund administered by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD). The awardees, Delon Smith, Ian Smith and Shamar Bennett, who have varying forms of disabilities, were selected out of a competitive group of 13 applicants. Margaret Moody, who was a nurse at the University Hospital of the...
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