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Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.
Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

Decline in Number of Children Reported Missing in 2014

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) is pleased to announce that preliminary statistics as reported to us by the Missing Person Monitoring Unit (MPMU) of the Jamaica Constabulary (JCF) indicate that there has been a ten percent (10%) decline...
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir. Patrick Allen delivering the keynote address at the launch of the 2014 Youth Consultative Conference, at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort in Montego Bay, on October 22. The conference was held under the theme: ‘Confident youth: making a strong future through the global logistics hub’, and was attended by over 100 student leaders drawn from schools across Western Jamaica.
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir. Patrick Allen delivering the keynote address at the launch of the 2014 Youth Consultative Conference, at the Sea Gardens Beach Resort in Montego Bay, on October 22. The conference was held under the theme: ‘Confident youth: making a strong future through the global logistics hub’, and was attended by over 100 student leaders drawn from schools across Western Jamaica.

GG Launches Youth Consultative Conference on Logistics Hub
Director, Taxation Policy Division, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ian Scarlett, emphasises a point during a presentation to business students at a lecture, hosted by the School of Business Administration at the University of Technology (UTech), in Kingston, on September 11. Mr. Scarlett’s presentation focused on the Government’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP).
Director, Taxation Policy Division, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ian Scarlett, emphasises a point during a presentation to business students at a lecture, hosted by the School of Business Administration at the University of Technology (UTech), in Kingston, on September 11. Mr. Scarlett’s presentation focused on the Government’s Economic Reform Programme (ERP).

Young Jamaicans Urged to Create Employment for Themselves
Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden (seated right), along with Principal at Cumberland High School, Dahlia Black (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to implement a Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme, for students at the institution. The signing was held on Monday, June 9, at the St. Catherine institution. Also participating are (from left): Administrator for the Vision 2030 Secretariat at the PIOJ, Nadine Thompson; Communications Specialist, Carmen Miller; and Vice Principal at the school, Maureen Nelson.
Deputy Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Richard Lumsden (seated right), along with Principal at Cumberland High School, Dahlia Black (left), sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to implement a Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme, for students at the institution. The signing was held on Monday, June 9, at the St. Catherine institution. Also participating are (from left): Administrator for the Vision 2030 Secretariat at the PIOJ, Nadine Thompson; Communications Specialist, Carmen Miller; and Vice Principal at the school, Maureen Nelson.

PIOJ Signs MOU with Cumberland High for Citizenship Incentive Awards Programme
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

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Youth Urged to Prepare for Logistics Hub

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is again urging young people to prepare to take advantage of opportunities that will be presented through the Global Logistic Hub Initiative. He said they should seek the necessary skills training and certification to seize employment and entrepreneurial opportunities. The Governor-General was addressing the ‘I Believe Initiative,’ Youth Consultative Conference for...
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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.
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GG Urges Students to Make Use of Opportunities

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is urging students to make the best use of the opportunities that are available to them, especially in high school. Addressing students at the Little London High School in Westmoreland, on May 15, the Governor General said the transition from being a child to becoming an adult is sometimes difficult,...
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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).
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Students Urged to Include Vocational Training in Their Studies

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, is urging students to incorporate technical and vocational education and training as critical steps in their personal development and growth. Minister Kellier’s message to the opening ceremony at the Cambridge High School expo and Career Day in South St. James, on Thursday, April 10, was read by school board Chairman, Rev....
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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’.
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25 Persons and Groups Get PM’s Youth Awards for Excellence

Twenty-three outstanding young Jamaicans and two youth groups are the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence. The two youth groups are the Youth Organisation for Upliftment and the National Interschool Brigade. The awards ceremony was held on the East Lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, on April 6, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’....
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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.
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Jamaicans Giving Back Through Youth Mentorship

Seventy-five Jamaicans have answered the call to give back to their former high schools, by promoting positive values and attitudes in youngsters through the National Mentorship Programme. The cohort, which consists of individuals from various professions, was presented with their instruments of appointment during a ceremony at King’s House on March 28. The National Mentorship Programme is an element of...
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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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