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Programme Launched To Assist Children Living With Disabilities In St. James

By: Tashion Hewitt Stennett, March 12, 2021

Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College in Montego Bay, St. James, in collaboration with the Kiwanis Club of Montego Freeport, has launched its Learning Disabilities Awareness programme. This is geared towards increasing...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), converses with Executive Director, Eve for Life, Lovelet Crawford, at the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) HIV, Law and Human Rights Symposium on March 8. The virtual event was part of activities to mark International Women’s Day 2021.

Ministry and Other Entities Can Apply For Protection Order On Behalf Of Victims

By: Rochelle Williams, March 10, 2021

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke.

National Unattached Youth Programme Being Reviewed

By: Douglas McIntosh, March 4, 2021

Youth 5 years ago PHOTOS: Minister Fayval Williams Visits Mikelle Allen
Youth 5 years ago Record 1,055 Applications For National Youth Parliament
By: Judith A. Hunter, February 25, 2021
Budget 2021/2022 5 years ago CPFSA To Get Therapeutic Centre
By: Alecia Smith, February 24, 2021

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Acting Senior Director in the Youth and Adolescent Policy Division, Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Jamie-Ann Chevannes, addresses a function at the Jamaica Conference Centre, recently. Also participating is Andre Barnaby.

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Executives Of NYCJ To Be Elected March 29-30

Members of youth clubs and youth organisations, who are registered with the National Youth Council of Jamaica (NYCJ), will have an opportunity to elect their executives at the national and...

By: Judith A. Hunter, February 23, 2021

Foster Care Officer, Child Protection Family Service Agency (CPFSA), Morant Bay branch, Judine Webb Brown.

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CPFSA Looking To Recruit 150 Foster Parents

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is looking to recruit 150 foster parents this year under its foster care programme. As part of the recruitment drive, the agency...

By: Rochelle Williams, February 18, 2021

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, speaking in the Senate on Friday (Feb. 12).

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Children Deemed Uncontrollable to Be Separated from Juveniles Convicted or Charged

The Ministry of National Security is now in discussion with the relevant authorities to see to the appropriate relocation of 26 juveniles deemed uncontrollable who are in the custody of...

By: ALECIA SMITH, February 14, 2021

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda, makes a statement on the special investigation report into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), during the sitting of the Senate on Friday (Feb. 12).

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Working Group Convened to Address Issues Identified at Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

The Ministry of National Security has convened a working group to address some of the issues highlighted in the recently concluded special investigation report into the Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre...

By: ALECIA SMITH, February 14, 2021

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey.

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National Foster Care Recognition Week Being Observed from February 14-20

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will observe National Foster Care Recognition Week 2021 from February 14 to 20, under the theme ‘Every Child Needs a Family’. The...

By: JUDITH A. HUNTER, February 14, 2021

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and participants in the truck driver simulator training programme at the JDF’s Caribbean Military Academy, during a visit to the institution in Flanker, St. James, on Friday (February 5).

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Thirty At-risk Youth in St. James Enroll in CMA Truck Driver Simulator Training Programme

Thirty young men drawn from vulnerable communities across St. James have enrolled in the inaugural truck driver simulator training programme being offered at the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), the tertiary...

By: Nickieta Sterling, February 6, 2021

Attorney-at-law and member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Joy Carter (centre), who is a former ward of the State, shares a moment with some wards of the State, who have been recognised by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), for outstanding achievement in the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency (CAPE) examinations. The awards ceremony was held on Friday (January 29) at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

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115 Wards Of The State Excel In CSEC, CAPE

A record 115 wards of the State have passed four or more subjects in the 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency (CAPE) examinations. The students were...

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 1, 2021

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, addresses an education awards ceremony for top students in State care, on January 29, at the Terra Nova Hotel, in St. Andrew.

5 years ago Youth

Children’s Homes That Need To Be Licensed Have Three Months To Complete Process

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Robert Morgan, says children's homes that need to be licensed, now have three months to complete the process....

By: Garfield L. Angus, February 1, 2021

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Ministry and Other Entities Can Apply For Protection Order On Behalf Of Victims

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Executives Of NYCJ To Be Elected March 29-30

CPFSA Looking To Recruit 150 Foster Parents

Children Deemed Uncontrollable to Be Separated from Juveniles Convicted or Charged

Working Group Convened to Address Issues Identified at Rio Cobre Juvenile Correctional Centre

National Foster Care Recognition Week Being Observed from February 14-20

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