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Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Dr. Warren Thompson.
Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Dr. Warren Thompson.

CPFSA Implements Centralised PBX Telephone System

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has implemented a centralised Private Branch Exchange (PBX) telephone system across its offices islandwide. Provided under the coordination of the Transformation Implementation Unit (TIU) and with funding support valued at $1,415,820.97 from...
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, emphasises a point during the opening ceremony of the Early Childhood Commission’s fifth annual Professional Development Institute on Monday (May 20) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, emphasises a point during the opening ceremony of the Early Childhood Commission’s fifth annual Professional Development Institute on Monday (May 20) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. 

PHOTOS: ECC Fifth Annual Professional Development Institute
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated, centre) and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Kayla Sewell Mills (seated, second left), as well as other members of staff from the Ministry, with more than 20 high-school students from Waterford High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, who took part in discussions about alternative justice services, during National Children’s Day (May 17), a Child Month event, held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck (seated, centre) and Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Kayla Sewell Mills (seated, second left), as well as other members of staff from the Ministry, with more than 20 high-school students from Waterford High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, who took part in discussions about alternative justice services, during National Children’s Day (May 17), a Child Month event, held at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.

Students Take Part in Discussion on Alternative Justice Services at Ministry
A wellness bench was unveiled at an opening ceremony in June 2023.
A wellness bench was unveiled at an opening ceremony in June 2023.

CAPD to Host Event to Empower and Support Students May 30
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), Chairman/ Founder of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), Gary Williams (left), and son of late noted media practitioner, Marcia Erskine, Machel Erskine (right), make a symbolic presentation of the 2024 Marcia Erskine Memorial Scholarship to Rayon Davis. The presentation was made during COJO’s annual scholarship awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 15 ).
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (second left), Chairman/ Founder of Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO), Gary Williams (left), and son of late noted media practitioner, Marcia Erskine, Machel Erskine (right), make a symbolic presentation of the 2024 Marcia Erskine Memorial Scholarship to Rayon Davis. The presentation was made during COJO’s annual scholarship awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (May 15 ).

PHOTOS: Minister Morris Dixon Attends Annual COJO Scholarship Awards Ceremony

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Director of Cross-Sectoral Coordination at the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell, addresses a JIS Think Tank on May 15.
Youth

ECC Hosts Annual PDI from May 20-24

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) will host its fifth annual Professional Development Institute (PDI), from May 20 to 24, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. This year's theme, ‘A Place to Belong, a Child's Right to Quality Early Childhood Education’, underscores the ECC's commitment to providing accessible, high-quality early childhood development services in accordance with Jamaican law. A flagship...
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Mathematics Coordinator for the Education Ministry
EducationYouth

Educators Who Need Support with Mathematics Urged to Reach Out to the Ministry

Educators who need additional support with Mathematics in their schools are being urged to reach out to the Ministry of Education and Youth for assistance and intervention. In an interview with JIS News, Mathematics Coordinator for the Education Ministry's Region Six, Camae Johnson-Burrell, said the Ministry stands ready to provide whatever aid is needed. “There is a regional Maths Coordinator...
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, addresses a charity function in New York City, on May 11.
Health & WellnessYouth

Day Proclaimed for ISSA Trust Foundation in New York

Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, issued a Proclamation declaring May 11 as the Issa Trust Foundation’s Day in the Big Apple, which was a fitting prelude to another successful charity event. Dubbed ‘For the Children Gala’, the event was held to raise funds to assist in the construction of the Mary Issa Paediatric and Adolescent Health Centre in...
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Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, engages in light conversation with (from left), President of The Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock; JSIF Board Chairman, Dr. Wayne Henry; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. Occasion was the recent signing of a contract under the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), to strengthen capacity in special education, held at The Mico campus in Kingston.
EducationYouth

JSIF Injects $34 Million into Building Capacity in Special Education

The Ministry of Education and Youth is receiving support from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to strengthen capacity in the special education sector. Approximately $34 million will be invested by the agency into various initiatives, including establishing special education standards, training teachers and principals and creating inclusive education spaces in schools across the island. The grant support is being...
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