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In recent years conversations about mental health have become more common, allowing more persons to feel comfortable in sharing their personal challenges and taking steps to seek help. Special effort is also being made to help children understand their emotions and address any mental health challenges they may be facing. Locally, one agency joining this thrust is the Child Protection...

With countless studies highlighting the importance of good parenting practices and their link to positive educational outcomes, the government is taking steps to strengthen families, through the National Parenting Support Commission, NPSC. An agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth, the commission has been using creative ways to ensure that parents assume their roles and responsibilities and foster positive...

Nothing can replace the feeling of being physically and mentally prepared to take on the world. Being in good physical and mental health is vital to ensure that you can succeed on the job, at home and all other areas of your life. However, keeping balanced mental health is not always easy. There are days when we are not mentally...

The Scientific Research Council (SRC) recently opened the doors of its new Personal Care pilot plant, whose role is to assist micro, small and medium sized businesses in the beauty and cosmetic product sector, scale up or expand their operations.  It is available to individuals and organizations already in the natural products business, those thinking about entering the sector.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade recently hosted its inaugural hybrid Protocol Conference, to enhance the delivery of government services and operations to stakeholders.

King Solomon once said whatever you find yourself doing, do it with all your might. That statement sums up the life and work of Seaton Richards, a man that spent all his life serving his country through his love for media production. Mr Richards has been in the field for over forty years and started out as a National Youth...

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has joined national efforts to contain the dengue outbreak in Jamaica. Listen for the details.

The government continues to provide pathways to economic independence for poor families, through its flagship social safety net programme - the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education, PATH. One of the initiatives available to PATH beneficiaries to help them access employment is the Steps to Work Programme.

The Good Book tells us that ‘Wisdom belongs to the aged and understanding to the old.’ And indeed, Jamaicans have benefitted from the wisdom of its older citizens often passed down through folklore, lived experiences and family values. There are over 375 thousand elderly persons living in Jamaica, which is about 13. 9 percent of the population. As the country...

Long wait times and overcrowding are some of the issues many people face when seeking medical attention in the public health sector. There are even times when you might not even see a doctor due to the number of people waiting at the facility. What if there was a way to filter people waiting to see a doctor? What if...

Public Relations Officer for the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Emilio Ebanks, recently sat down with Theodore Henry, host of the discussion programme Get The Facts, to share the mechanisms that the Fire Brigade have in place to assist members of the public, in the event of an earthquake. Here's an excerpt of their interview.

On today’s programme, we explore the hazards of lightning.