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Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

OCR Begins Training for Search and Rescue Operations

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) has begun training persons for search and rescue operations. It is part of the Ananda Alert System, designed to ensure the swift and safe recovery of children who go missing or are abducted....
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses students at the Little London High School in Westmoreland on May 15. His visit to the school formed part of an official tour of the parish.
Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, addresses students at the Little London High School in Westmoreland on May 15. His visit to the school formed part of an official tour of the parish.

GG Urges Students to Make Use of Opportunities
Guidance Counsellor at Spot Valley High School in St. James, Georgia Spence-Gooden (centre), along with students, Olivia Shaw-Smith (left), and Laveina Lawson, view displays during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Regional Dissemination Session, which was held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 4, to present the findings and recommendations of a School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS).
Guidance Counsellor at Spot Valley High School in St. James, Georgia Spence-Gooden (centre), along with students, Olivia Shaw-Smith (left), and Laveina Lawson, view displays during the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s Regional Dissemination Session, which was held at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay, on April 4, to present the findings and recommendations of a School-to-Work Transition Survey (SWTS).

Students Urged to Include Vocational Training in Their Studies
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right, centre) and Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna (to the PM’s left), with the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence after the ceremony, held on April 6 on the lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right, centre) and Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna (to the PM’s left), with the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence after the ceremony, held on April 6 on the lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’.

25 Persons and Groups Get PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence
Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman (left) presents mentor within the National Mentorship Programme, Dr. Elizabeth Watson with her instrument of appointment during the presentation ceremony held at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of the National Respect Agenda Campaign (NRAC) where past students in the society are invited to act as mentors at the class level at their former high schools.
Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman (left) presents mentor within the National Mentorship Programme, Dr. Elizabeth Watson with her instrument of appointment during the presentation ceremony held at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of the National Respect Agenda Campaign (NRAC) where past students in the society are invited to act as mentors at the class level at their former high schools.

Jamaicans Giving Back Through Youth Mentorship

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Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.
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Children’s Registry Looks to Adopt Best Practices from Canada

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), is seeking to adopt best practices from Canada in order to improve child care and protection in Jamaica. The objective is to improve the mechanisms for addressing child abuse and children, who go missing. Registrar of the OCR, Greig Smith, and Ananda Alert Officer, Barbara Gardner recently participated in a one-week United Nations...
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National Safe Schools Coordinator at the Community Safety and Security Branch, Corporal Tanesia Johnson, says the initiative is helping to reduce violence in schools and foster positive behaviour in many students.
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Safe Schools Programme Having Positive Impact on Students

The Safe Schools Programme, geared towards tackling criminal and anti-social behaviour in schools, has been reaping steady successes since its inception 10 years ago. A joint initiative of the ministries of National Security, Health, Education and Youth and several non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the programme has been implemented in 174 schools islandwide to date, and has been having a positive impact on...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), speaks with Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, prior to the start of a ceremony, held at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, on February 6, to officially launch the NYS’ Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP).
CultureVision 2030Youth

NYS Graduate Work Experience Programme Launched

The Ministry of Youth and Culture through its agency the National Youth Service (NYS) has officially launched its Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP). The programme will provide college graduates with the necessary work experience to increase their chances of finding employment. The launch took place at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston on Thursday, February 6, 2014. Minister of...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), greets nominees for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence for 2011 and 2012, prior to the ceremony at Emancipation Park on March 24 last year.
CultureVision 2030Youth

94 Nominated for PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence

Ninety-four outstanding young persons have been nominated for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence. The awards, established in 1998, recognise young Jamaicans who have contributed to the nation’s development and who have excelled in different areas, including sport, international achievement, academics, leadership, arts and culture, journalism, youth in service, entrepreneur and agriculture. Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards...
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Youth

OCR Does Study Tour to Improve Service Delivery

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) recently concluded a study tour in Toronto, Canada, aimed at improving its service delivery in dealing with reports of missing and abused children. “Some benefits expected to be derived from the tour include developing protocols and strategies for dealing with missing children, and strengthening public education activities in dealing with missing and abused...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), reads to students of St. Richard’s Primary School on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in recognition of Read Across Jamaica Day.
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Major Focus on the Safety of Children in 2013

In 2013, the Ministry of Youth and Culture pursued several initiatives to address the issue of child safety and to reduce and prevent child abuse. Chief among them was the strengthening of the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR). Efforts were also made by the Ministry and its agencies to reduce youth unemployment by...
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Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.
Youth

Children’s Registry to Open Westmoreland Parish Office

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) will be opening a parish office in Westmoreland on January 20 as the agency continues to extend its reach across the island. The establishment of the Westmoreland parish office, which will be based in Sav-La-Mar, is part of activities by the agency to mark its 7th anniversary this month, under the theme: ‘Be...
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