To spread the message and emphasise the importance of protecting children, the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) staged a drive-through in St. Ann recently, making stops in Breadnut Hill, Colgate and Golden Grove. During the drive-through of the communities, representatives from the CPFSA spoke to residents about the importance of child protection and urged them to report suspected...

Jadon Simpson was happy to return to face-to-face classes at Dunoon Park Technical High School on Monday (May 10). The grade-11 student, who will be sitting Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams in June/July, believes that the physical classroom setting will enhance her preparations. “For me, it’s better than the online classes because I learn more and I get to...

The Manchester Infirmary, located at Royal Flat, has received well-needed supplies from university student, Ramona Geohaghan, with support from the Mandeville Hotel. Miss Geohaghan, who is a final-year communication student at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), says the gesture was done for the infirmary as a class project, and she feels great to have reached a group of persons who...

As the Jamaica Climate Change Youth Council (JCCYC) approaches its fourth anniversary, the organisation is looking to inspire the next generation of young people to become involved in environmental advocacy. The JCCYC is the youth affiliate of the Jamaica Climate Change Advisory Board. In an interview with JIS News, JCCYC Director, Eleanor Terrelonge, says since the group was launched in...

Gewana Reid’s goal as a teenager was to acquire a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration that would launch her career. Although the 25-year-old inner-city entrepreneur passed Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) subjects, which qualified her to begin the programme at the University of Technology some years ago, that dream was short-lived. “I started university, but I had to drop out....

The Yallahs High School in St. Thomas is benefiting from the ‘No Male Left Behind’ project being spearheaded by the Desnoes & Geddes Foundation. Under the initiative, tablets have been donated to male students and teachers at the institution, with mentoring support for the boys. The project aims to cater to the needs of at-risk boys at high schools across...

The Pringle Home for Girls, in Carron Hall, St. Mary, is to get a $3-million Resource Centre, the initiative of author Mary White, a native of the community. Work has started to revamp the library at the Home, and upgrade it into a resource centre for the 21 females who reside there, and the wider community. The project, financed by...

Despite the challenges and restrictions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to online learning, Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) Junior Councillors, Reajean Bennett and Abigail Wehby, are determined to shine despite the current conditions. Reajean, the Junior Councillor for the Springfield Division, recently won the title of ‘Ms. Advocator’ at the St. Hugh’s High School...

Children under the care of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) are now benefiting from improved psychotherapy intervention, through a recently introduced programme. Under the Trauma Informed Care Project, in which more than 40 of the agency’s staff members were trained to deliver the services developed by the United States-based Trauma Stress Institute (TSI), children with trauma-related issues...