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Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

OCR Congratulates GSAT Awardees

By: Office of the Children’s Registry , June 24, 2014
The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) wishes to congratulate all students who successfully completed their Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and have been awarded places in various schools across...
The group, ‘Servants’ with lead singer, Rohan Walcott, (left) at the recent launch of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition 2014 held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston.

Gospel Singers Battling for JCDC Top Prize

By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, June 23, 2014
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), addresses journalists during a press briefing held at her New Kingston offices on Wednesday, January 15. Also pictured (from left) are: Acting Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey; and Children’s Adviser in the Ministry, Sadie Keating. (FILE)

Minister Hanna Refers JFJ Manual to Attorney General and Children’s Advocate

By: Ministry of Youth & Culture, June 18, 2014

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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.
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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.
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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
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JCDC to Expose Talent on ‘The Big Stage’

Jamaicans will get a chance to ‘bus out’ on ‘The Big Stage’, a talent search competition organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). ‘The Big Stage’ is one of...
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By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, June 9, 2014
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CDA First Responders Offer Trauma Counselling

The Child Development Agency (CDA) has put in place a team of first responders to provide counselling and welfare support to children, families, and communities affected by trauma. The first...
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By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, June 4, 2014