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Youth to Collect PM’s Awards for Excellence on May 31
The ceremony for the Prime Minister’s National Youth Awards for Excellence (PMNYAE) for 2024 is scheduled for Saturday, May 31, on the lawns of Jamaica House, starting at 6:00 p.m. Since its inception in 1998, the PMNYAE has been a...
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Nine Children’s Homes Among Beneficiaries of Access Financial’s $6.5m Social Responsibility Initiative
Nine State-run children’s homes are among 25 institutions benefitting from a $6.5 million corporate social responsibility programme being undertaken by microfinance agency, Access Financial Services Limited. The initiative, dubbed ‘Access Hope’, is part of the entity’s 25th anniversary celebration. It was officially launched at the company’s headquarters in Kingston on May 21. Under the initiative, the Child Protection and Family...
St. Martin De Porres Primary and Infant School Gets Double Labour Day Treat
St. Martin de Porres Primary and Infant School in Gordon Town, St. Andrew, received a double treat on Labour Day (May 23). The institution’s playground got a colourful makeover while the Infant Department was outfitted with an interactive panel, a charging cart and 20 tablet computers with cases and protective screens. The initiative was coordinated by e-Learning Jamaica Company Limited...
Society Urged To Protect Children From Violence
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison, is urging the society to remain vigilant and consistently address persistent violence affecting children. Speaking during the annual Early Childhood Commission (ECC) Professional Development Institute at the Montego Bay Convention Centre on Wednesday (May 21), Mrs. Gordon Harrison pointed to recent tragedies, including the shooting of a four-year-old girl during celebrations in Manchester, as stark reminders...
Parents Urged to Thoroughly Vet Persons Who Have Access to their Children
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, has called on parents and guardians to be vigilant about who they allow to have access to their children and to ensure that they are properly vetted. “Children who are abused are primarily abused by persons who know them—persons who know their parents, who have access to them. This underscores the importance for parents and...
Handover of Items to Mount Olivet Boys’ Home (PHOTOS)
Special Projects Officer at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a carton containing fruit juices to Director of the Mount Olivet Boys' Home, Sophia Morgan, at the JIS head office in Kingston on May 15. The donation, through sponsorship from Trade Winds Citrus Limited, is in keeping with the JIS’s ongoing support of the home, which is...
COJO Awards Scholarships to Wards of the State
Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) Inc. continues to provide critical assistance to wards of the State, as they make their transition to independence. This year, the nonprofit organisation has awarded a total of US$60,000 in scholarships to these students, who are currently enrolled in tertiary institutions across the island. The scholarship luncheon was held on Wednesday (May 21) at The...
