Thirty-year-old Krishendale Panton says her experience in foster care was very pleasant, as she was loved by her foster mother. “I was treated no differently from her birth children. As a matter of fact, my foster mother was more protective of me than her own,” she tells JIS News. At three years old, young Krishendale became a ward of the...

Less than two weeks after welcoming his greatest pride and joy into the world, his daughter, in January 2012, Richie Mothersill was hauled behind bars and ended up spending seven years in prison. But fast-forward to today, the 27-year-old ex-gang member, who has turned his back on a life of crime, is now a proud graduate with a level II...

Not all heroes are adults or wear capes. The statement rings true for the Heroes for Children Project run by the Programmes Coordination Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) as they encourage children to consistently engage in heroic acts. Referred to as the Junior Centre, The Programmes Coordination Division serves children at the primary and high school levels through...

He is best known across the length and breadth of Jamaica as Agent Sasco, but among Ministry of National Security officials, the name Jeffery Campbell is more familiar. The dancehall artiste has been closely involved with the Ministry’s ‘We Transform’ programme since 2017 as an ambassador and mentor. Launched in 2017, the We Transform programme focuses on facilitating the rehabilitation...

Staff and students of the Lucea Primary School, in Hanover, have much to celebrate as the continued intervention of the school’s Enrichment Programme has become a cornerstone to improving the literacy level at the institution. The enrichment programme began as an islandwide initiative of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information with key partners, such as the Digicel Foundation. The...

The Acts of Grace Foundation, which was founded in 2015 by Clinical Psychologist, Amanda Fraser, is quietly tending to the needs of several disadvantaged persons across the island, while empowering vulnerable children. Established by the Manchester native, along with a handful of persons, the Foundation assists persons who are beset by psychological and financial challenges, and is also now functioning...

Christel House Jamaica aims to assist young students in St. Catherine to become well-deserving members of society, though a school being constructed in Twickenham Park. The local charity organisation, an arm of Christel House International, is to provide tuition-free quality education and ancillary services to students, aged three to 19, living in St. Catherine. The school, which is now under...

The Child Resiliency Programme of the Violence Prevention Alliance is the beneficiary of funds raised at this year’s National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) held on January 16 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. In addition, the Victoria Mutual (VM) Foundation, sponsors of the NLPB, will be partnering with the organisation for an initiative that will be implemented on...

A smattering of mutters were heard in the Mayor’s Chambers at the St. James Municipal Corporation building in Montego Bay, as a diminutive 11-year-old boy approached the podium to give his speech during the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development’s Youth Forum held recently. The 2019/2020 Junior Mayor of Portmore, Malique Robinson-Porter, showed no sign of nervousness. There were...