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State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses persons attending the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) World Population Day exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on July 11, which was staged in partnership with several stakeholder agencies under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’.
State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, addresses persons attending the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) World Population Day exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, on July 11, which was staged in partnership with several stakeholder agencies under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’.

Civil Society Urged to Help Reduce Teenage Pregnancies

By: Douglas McIntosh, July 14, 2016
Members of civil society are being encouraged to be more proactive in helping to reduce teenage pregnancies in Jamaica. Education, Youth and Information State Minister, Hon. Floyd Green, is inviting...
Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, who represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at Monday’s (July 11) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to mark World Population Day. The event was held under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’. (FILE)

Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

By: Douglas McIntosh, July 12, 2016
Yohan Blake speaks to JIS News at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on July 6, before he, along with five residents of the Mount Olivet Boys' Home in Manchester, departed the island for a 12-day trip to France. In the background the boys fill out their immigration information.

Yohan Blake Takes Boys’ Home Residents to France

By: Christine Ade-Gold, July 12, 2016

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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), and Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greg Smith (6th right), share a moment with the new Child Ambassadors, at the launch of the 2016-2018 programme on June 27, at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library.
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Communities Urged to Expose Child Abusers

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, is imploring community members to expose child abusers within their midst. Noting the magnitude of the problem,...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, June 28, 2016
Acting Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Dennis Lawrence, emphasises a point as he addresses a JIS Think Tank recently.
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$295 Million Allocated to NYS

The National Youth Service (NYS) has been allocated $295 million for the implementation of various youth-development programmes during the 2016/17 financial year. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank recently, Acting...
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By: Judith A. Hunter, June 24, 2016
Placement Services Coordinator of the National Youth Service (NYS), Lancelot McCalla, speaking about the NYS shoe drive at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on June 16. At right is Senior Programmes Director of the NYS, Naketa West.
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NYS to Launch Shoe Drive

The National Youth Service (NYS) will launch a shoe drive in July, as part of its annual volunteer initiative. This project is to assist all persons in need, including young...
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By: Toshiba Archer, June 21, 2016