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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas (second left), accept a donation of $10 million from Chief Executive Officer of the United States-based Sweet P Home Care, Inc. and former ward of the State, Dr. Patricia Smith (centre). The presentation was made during the CPFSA’s 2024 Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony, held at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (January 30). Joining in the presentation (from left) are Chair of the CPFSA Advisory Board, Naomi Francis, and awardee Jamaine Smith.
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (second right), and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Laurette Adams-Thomas (second left), accept a donation of $10 million from Chief Executive Officer of the United States-based Sweet P Home Care, Inc. and former ward of the State, Dr. Patricia Smith (centre). The presentation was made during the CPFSA’s 2024 Educational Achievement Awards Ceremony, held at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (January 30). Joining in the presentation (from left) are Chair of the CPFSA Advisory Board, Naomi Francis, and awardee Jamaine Smith.

Former State Ward Donates $10 Million to CPFSA

By: Judana Murphy, January 31, 2025
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has received a $10-million donation from businesswomen Dr. Patricia Smith, who is a former ward of the State. The presentation was made...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), engages with (from left) Director of Strategic Planning at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus, Dr. Devon Smith; Principal of the UWI Mona Campus, Professor Densil A. Williams; and Medical Officer of Health for the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Dr. Carl Bruce. Occasion was the recently held two-day Career Expo and Employment Fair at the Mona Campus in St. Andrew.

Stakeholders Pleased with Interest of Youth in Health Careers

By: Garfield L. Angus, January 31, 2025
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses the centennial celebrations of Chetwood Memorial Primary School, Mount Alvernia Prep School, and Mount Alvernia High School at the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay, St James, on January 26.

Government Welcomes Support of the Church

By: Garwin Davis, January 30, 2025

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