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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (right), addressing the Office of the Children’s Advocate’s (OCA) first quarterly press briefing on May 3, at the agency’s offices in downtown Kingston.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (right), addressing the Office of the Children’s Advocate’s (OCA) first quarterly press briefing on May 3, at the agency’s offices in downtown Kingston.

Parents and Community Members Urged to Protect the Children

By: Garfield L. Angus, May 6, 2019
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, is urging heightened vigilance by parents and community members in protecting the nation’s children from harm, in light of recent attacks and mishaps involving several...
Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Allen, (fourth left), speaks about the contents of a book to St. Richard’s Primary School students during the launch of the 2019 staging of the Western Union ‘I Pledge’ (Reading) Programme on May 1 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The objective of the programme is to promote and encourage the nation’s youth in each parish to continuously read for their individual growth and development. The programme was established by GraceKennedy Money Services, in collaboration with international money transfer facility, Western Union Jamaica. It was designed to support community development with an emphasis on primary education.

PHOTOS: Lady Allen at the Launch of the I Pledge Programme

(FILE) Acting Chief Education Officer, Winnie Berry, delivers a speech on behalf of Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, at the press launch for the Fourth International Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in the Caribbean, held at the Regional Headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona, on Tuesday (April 30).

Workforce to be Equipped With Technical and Vocational Skills

By: Alecia Smith, May 2, 2019

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Chairman of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr Pauline Mullings, displays the calendar of activities for Child Month 2019, which will be observed in May. Occasion was the launch on April 17, at the GraceKennedy Harbour Street Office, downtown Kingston.
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Focus on Children With Special Needs in May

 Jamaica will observe Child Month 2019 in May, under the theme ‘Encourage, Enable, Include Me’.                          Speaking at the launch, held on April 17 at the GraceKennedy Harbour Street office, downtown...
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By: Judith Hunter, April 18, 2019