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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), addresses senior managers of the Child Development Agency (CDA), at the agency’s head office in downtown Kingston, on March 21. To the State Minister’s left is Chief Executive Officer of the CDA, Rosalee Gage-Grey.

Strategic Review of Residential Care Facilities

The Government is to undertake a strategic review of its residential child care facilities, to strengthen the services provided for children in State care. This was disclosed by State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, following a meeting with...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is greeted by Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, at a briefing session he held with the OCR management and staff, on March 16, at the Alpha Boys Home, on South Camp Road, in Kingston.

Youth State Minister Discusses Way Forward for OCR

Deputy Executive Director at the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Janet Johnson Haughton (left), listens as young entrepreneur, Nicholas Kee (right), makes a light comment at the Commission’s 2016 Schools’ Financial Education Programme (SFEP) awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, on March 15. At centre is President of Junior Achievement, Jamaica, Alphie Mullings-Aiken.

FSC Says SFEP is Empowering Young People

Cornwall College’s Curtis Glennon (second left), winner of the Social Development Commission (SDC) Poster Competition and Montego Bay High School’s Savannah Somers (fourth left), winner of the Essay Competition, at a presentation ceremony, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Monday, March 14. Others (from left) are: Parish Manager of the Jamaica Public Service, Rasheed Anderson; Manager for the SDC, in St. James, Randy Hayle, and National Commercial Bank’s Bay West Branch Manager, Wayne Hunt.

SDC Stages Successful Essay and Poster Competitions

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon.
Floyd Green, takes the Oath of Office during the swearing in ceremony for Parliamentarians on Thursday, March 10, at Gordon House, in downtown Kingston. — State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, takes the Oath of Office during the swearing in ceremony for Parliamentarians on Thursday, March 10, at Gordon House, in downtown Kingston.

State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green – A Staunch Youth Advocate

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (2nd left), and State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green (left), greet staff of the Ministry on March 8.

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Youth Empowerment to get Key Focus – Senator Reid

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Ministry will be placing focus on empowering the country’s young people through various projects and programmes. He was speaking to JIS News on Tuesday (March 8), shortly after settling into his offices at National Heroes Circle in Kingston. Senator Reid informed that State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green,...

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2015, Chereese Ricketts (left), is presented with a $200,000 sponsorship cheque to undertake her national outreach project, titled: ‘eMOTION Move Good, Feel Good Tour’, by Lasco Financial Services Marketing Manager, Nicolene Worthy-Donaldson (right), during Tuesday’s (March 8) launch at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre on Hope Road, in St. Andrew. At centre is the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Stephen Davidson.

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Festival Queen to Embark on National Outreach Project

Reigning Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, Chereese Ricketts, will soon embark on a national outreach project, aimed at heightening public awareness, particularly among young people, about mental health, and removing the stigma associated with it. The initiative, titled the ‘eMOTION Move Good, Feel Good Tour’, will entail the staging of a series of group sessions and activities for approximately 400 student...

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Hundreds Expected to attend Commonwealth Day Youth Forum and Model Assembly

Hundreds of young people are expected to converge at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Monday (March 14), for the inaugural Commonwealth Day Youth Forum and Model Assembly. The event, organised by the Jamaica Youth Ambassadors Programme, is in observance of International Commonwealth Day, under the theme: ‘An Inclusive Commonwealth’. Secondary school students, members of youth groups and youth-led...

Director, Children and Family Programmes, Child Development Agency (CDA), Audrey Budhi, addresses the 2nd staging of the National Exiting Care Exposition at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on March 9. The exposition, held under the theme: ‘Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity, saw participation from Government entities, educational institutions, and other key partners.

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Training for Wards Exiting State Care

Hundreds of wards of the State are receiving skills and vocational training through a project sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The training forms part of a transitional programme that will provide the wards with basic yet essential skills for functioning well in society, particularly after they exit State care at the age of 18. The...

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Youth in Detention Centre Get Help From RISE Life

Some 50 youth housed at the Rio Cobre Juvenile Detention Centre for Boys, in St. Catherine, are undergoing rehabilitation, in preparation for their reintegration into society. The Reaching Individuals Through Skills and Education (RISE) Life Management Services is providing training in essential life skills, through its ‘Finding My Voice’ programme. Under the rehabilitation and reintegration component of the programme, the boys...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Sherril O’Reggio Angus (left), delivering a report to the Human Resource Committee of Parliament, at Gordon House, Kingston, on Tuesday, January 19. At right is Senior Director for Youth and Adolescents Policy, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Michelle Small-Bartley.

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Youth Ministry to Continue CEBO Programme

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will continue delivering the Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunities Training (CEBO) programme, in order to support the employability and entrepreneurial development of young people. The CEBO programme is being implemented through the Ministry’s Youth and Adolescents Policy Division (YAPD). In a report to the Human Resource Committee of Parliament, at Gordon House, on...

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Youth Ministry to Conduct Needs Analysis

The Ministry of Youth and Culture, through its Youth and Adolescents Policy Division (YAPD), will be conducting a Needs Analysis within each parish, to ascertain the current needs and challenges faced by youth. “It is the intent of the Division to use this information to customise the programmes being delivered in each parish to effectively address the respective parish youth...