PHOTOS: 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute Directing Council Meeting Opening Ceremony October 26, 2023 Listen Education Share Photo: Dave Reid Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), converses with Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis, and Jamaica Prefects Association Vice President for Region 7, Kamar Edwards, during the 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) Directing Council Meeting opening ceremony on Wednesday (October 25) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. The Full Story Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith (right), looks on as Chief Executive Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency, Laurette Adams-Thomas (centre), greets Press Secretary, Office of the Prime Minister, Naomi Francis, during the 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) Directing Council Meeting opening ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (October 25) Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, addresses the 97th Inter-American Children’s Institute (IIN) Directing Council Meeting opening ceremony at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on Wednesday (October 25). At left is IIN’s Directing Council Chairman, Dr. Pablo Abdala.