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State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is greeted by Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, at a briefing session he held with the OCR management and staff, on March 16, at the Alpha Boys Home, on South Camp Road, in Kingston.
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), is greeted by Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith, at a briefing session he held with the OCR management and staff, on March 16, at the Alpha Boys Home, on South Camp Road, in Kingston.

Youth State Minister Discusses Way Forward for OCR

By: Rochelle Williams, March 17, 2016
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, met with the management and staff of the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), yesterday (March 16),  to...
Deputy Executive Director at the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Janet Johnson Haughton (left), listens as young entrepreneur, Nicholas Kee (right), makes a light comment at the Commission’s 2016 Schools’ Financial Education Programme (SFEP) awards ceremony, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in New Kingston, on March 15. At centre is President of Junior Achievement, Jamaica, Alphie Mullings-Aiken.

FSC Says SFEP is Empowering Young People

By: Garfield L. Angus , March 16, 2016
Cornwall College’s Curtis Glennon (second left), winner of the Social Development Commission (SDC) Poster Competition and Montego Bay High School’s Savannah Somers (fourth left), winner of the Essay Competition, at a presentation ceremony, held at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Monday, March 14. Others (from left) are: Parish Manager of the Jamaica Public Service, Rasheed Anderson; Manager for the SDC, in St. James, Randy Hayle, and National Commercial Bank’s Bay West Branch Manager, Wayne Hunt.

SDC Stages Successful Essay and Poster Competitions

By: Garwin Davis, March 15, 2016

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Director, Children and Family Programmes, Child Development Agency (CDA), Audrey Budhi, addresses the 2nd staging of the National Exiting Care Exposition at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on March 9. The exposition, held under the theme: ‘Waves of Change, Oceans of Opportunity, saw participation from Government entities, educational institutions, and other key partners.
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Training for Wards Exiting State Care

Hundreds of wards of the State are receiving skills and vocational training through a project sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The training forms part of...
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By: Chris Patterson, March 10, 2016
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Sherril O’Reggio Angus (left), delivering a report to the Human Resource Committee of Parliament, at Gordon House, Kingston, on Tuesday, January 19. At right is Senior Director for Youth and Adolescents Policy, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Michelle Small-Bartley.
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Youth Ministry to Continue CEBO Programme

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will continue delivering the Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunities Training (CEBO) programme, in order to support the employability and entrepreneurial development of young...
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By: E. Hartman Reckord, January 22, 2016
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Youth Ministry to Conduct Needs Analysis

The Ministry of Youth and Culture, through its Youth and Adolescents Policy Division (YAPD), will be conducting a Needs Analysis within each parish, to ascertain the current needs and challenges...
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By: Latonya Linton, January 20, 2016