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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie makes his contribution to the 2024/2025 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 28).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie makes his contribution to the 2024/2025 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 28).

Minister Mckenzie Urges Support for Fire Wardens Club in Schools

School administrators are being encouraged to support and participate in the Fire Wardens Club in Schools Project, being implemented by the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB). Speaking during the 2024/2025 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 28),...
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey (centre), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (May 28). Listening (from left) are: Net Directors in charge of Donor and Partnership Management, Keisha Johnson, and Infrastructure Management, Christopher Wilson.
Executive Director, National Education Trust (NET), Latoya Harris Ghartey (centre), addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Tuesday (May 28). Listening (from left) are: Net Directors in charge of Donor and Partnership Management, Keisha Johnson, and Infrastructure Management, Christopher Wilson.

NET Invested More Than $300m in Educational Programmes and Initiatives in 2023/24
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), looks on as Head Boy at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine, Acado Brown (second left), strums an electric guitar that was among several musical instruments she handed over to the institution during a brief ceremony on Monday (May 27). Others (from left) are Old Harbour High student, Tevin Scott, and Principal, Lynton Weir.
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (second right), looks on as Head Boy at Old Harbour High School in St. Catherine, Acado Brown (second left), strums an electric guitar that was among several musical instruments she handed over to the institution during a brief ceremony on Monday (May 27). Others (from left) are Old Harbour High student, Tevin Scott, and Principal, Lynton Weir.

PHOTOS: State Minister Cuthbert Flynn Hands over Musical Instruments to Old Harbour High School
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), in discussion with (from left):Manager, Investigation Unit, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Ericka Gilbert-Hope; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, at the CPFSA ‘Ananda Alert Conference: Strengthening Responses to Missing Children’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 24.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), in discussion with (from left):Manager, Investigation Unit, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Ericka Gilbert-Hope; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, at the CPFSA ‘Ananda Alert Conference: Strengthening Responses to Missing Children’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 24.

Stakeholders Urged to Strengthen Collaboration to Ensure the Well-Being of All Children
Chairman of the Planning Committee of the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024, Pius Lacan (left); Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller (centre); and First Vice President of the Westmoreland Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Ian Hill; show off the banner for the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024 to be held at Bay Road Sports Complex, in Little London, on Sunday, June 2.
Chairman of the Planning Committee of the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024, Pius Lacan (left); Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller (centre); and First Vice President of the Westmoreland Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Ian Hill; show off the banner for the Westmoreland Agricultural Show 2024 to be held at Bay Road Sports Complex, in Little London, on Sunday, June 2.

Spotlight on Youth at Westmoreland Agricultural Show Set for June 2

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Virtual Regional Exchange Conference Slated to Mark International Missing Children’s Day

In recognition of International Missing Children’s Day on May 25, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will host a virtual Regional Knowledge Exchange Conference on Friday (May 24).  Ananda Alert Officer at the CPFSA’s National Children's Registry, Annadjae Roberts, told JIS News that the event aims to facilitate collaboration among regional nations to enhance responses to cases of...
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Director of Children and Family Programmes at the Child Protection and Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Dr. Warren Thompson.
Youth

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 the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), upgraded system will streamline internal communication and improve access by the public to its offices....
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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.
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Students Take Part in Discussion on Alternative Justice Services at Ministry

More than 20 high-school students from Waterford High School in Portmore, St. Catherine, participated in discussions about alternative justice services, during National Children's Day (May 17), a Child Month event, held at the Ministry of Justice’s Constant Spring Road offices. They also took part in a tour of the Legal Aid Council’s Mobile Justice Unit and the Office of the...
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A wellness bench was unveiled at an opening ceremony in June 2023.
Health & WellnessYouth

CAPD to Host Event to Empower and Support Students May 30

The Children’s Affairs and Policy Division (CAPD) of the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW), is to host a significant event in commemoration of Child Month. Titled, ‘Wellness Bench Lyme – Child Conversation’, this event aims to empower and support students aged 11 to 18 years, under the theme ‘Stand...
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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 ).
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PHOTOS: Minister Morris Dixon Attends Annual COJO Scholarship Awards Ceremony

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...
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