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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre, head table); and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (second left, head table) enjoy the performance of Stephen Simpson (foreground, left) and Don Antonio Phillips (foreground, right) during today’s (June 30) opening session of the United Nations (UN) Cross Regional Meeting for Advancing the Protection of Children from Violence at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured at the head table (from left) are: Chairman, Children Support Task Force, Rev. Dr. Marjorie Lewis; Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Marta Santos País; and Chairman, Children’s Advisory Panel, Child Development Agency, Charles Young.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre, head table); and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (second left, head table) enjoy the performance of Stephen Simpson (foreground, left) and Don Antonio Phillips (foreground, right) during today’s (June 30) opening session of the United Nations (UN) Cross Regional Meeting for Advancing the Protection of Children from Violence at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured at the head table (from left) are: Chairman, Children Support Task Force, Rev. Dr. Marjorie Lewis; Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Marta Santos País; and Chairman, Children’s Advisory Panel, Child Development Agency, Charles Young.

Government Develops Action Plan to Protect Children from Violence

By: Alecia Smith-Edwards, July 1, 2014
The Government has developed a national plan of action as it intensifies its drive to effectively tackle the issue of violence against children in Jamaica. This was disclosed by Minister...
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), (from left): Acting Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey; and Children’s Adviser in the Ministry, Sadie Keating. FILE

Minister Hanna Co-hosting International Strategy Meeting on Protecting Children from Violence

By: Ministry of Youth & Culture, June 27, 2014
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey address journalists at a recent press conference. (FILE)

CDA Report says Children’s Homes had No Authority to Allow JFJ’s Sexual Education Programme

By: Ministry of Youth & Culture, June 25, 2014

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Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)
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Minister Hanna requests report from CDA

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, has demanded explanations from the Child Development Agency (CDA) in light of reports surrounding the unauthorised sexual education programme being...
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By: Ministry of Youth & Culture, June 16, 2014
Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon (right), admires the cover of the 2014 Jamaica Gospel Song Competition album, after it was unveiled at a Press Launch on June 11, at the Webster Memorial United Church, on Half Way Tree Road, Kingston 10. The ceremony was also held to introduce the top 10 finalists of this year’s competition, under the theme, ‘Moving Forward’. Others (from left) are: Chief Executive Officer, Almond Productions Limited, Jon Williams and Programmes Management Director, JCDC, Dorrett Thaxter.
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JCDC Launches 10-Track Gospel Album

A 10-track gospel album, containing songs by the finalists of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition 2014, was launched on Wednesday, June 11, at the Webster Memorial United Church, 53 Half...
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By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, June 13, 2014
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre, seated); Children’s Registrar, Greig Smith (left); and Acting Director General, Jamaica Library Service (JLS), Karen Barton (right), sign Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of the Children’s Registry and the JLS for the installation of six computers and printers in libraries across select parishes to print and disseminate information regarding missing children, on June 10 at the Spanish Court Hotel, Kingston. Looking on (back row, from left) are: are United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative to Jamaica, Mark Connolly; Executive Director, National Parenting Support Commission, Patrece Charles Freeman; and Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage Grey.
Culture

OCR and JLS Sign Missing Children MoU

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) and the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), that will see them cooperating in the dissemination of  information...
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By: Andrea Braham, June 11, 2014
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), looks on as Children’s Registrar, Greig Smith (right), presents a trophy to Daniela Woodbine of Belmont Academy in Westmoreland, one of nine new Child Ambassadors appointed by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR). Occasion was an awards ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, June 10.
Culture

Nine New Child Ambassadors Appointed by OCR

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) has appointed nine new Child Ambassadors who will help to raise awareness of issues surrounding child abuse and other matters affecting children across...
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By: Andrea Braham, June 10, 2014