The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has committed $60 million to finance construction of a therapeutic centre for abused children. The facility is the brainchild of the Ministry of Youth and...

The Board of the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston is to consult with the Attorney General’s office to review the facility’s legal status, to determine how it can become...

The Ministry of Youth will be introducing, for the first time, an industry specific skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development programme to engage 40 youth in animation, graphic design...

The National Youth Service (NYS) will be introducing an Empowerment Programme, especially for youth with disabilities, at a cost of $15 million. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna,...

The National Youth Service (NYS) will be spending $20 million to implement its Entrepreneurship programme. The programme will facilitate the training of over 200 youth who have the desire, the...

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will commence a review of the licensing regime for privately operated children’s homes and places of safety, during the current fiscal year. Portfolio Minister,...

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will, this year, commence phased implementation of a Case Management System (CMS), designed to maintain accurate records of children taken into State custody at...

Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to participate in another Sectoral Debate in this House. This year marks my 30th anniversary as a member of this Parliament and I am...