Jamaica’s Children’s Advocate has intervened in the case involving the 14 year-old boy who was allegedly held with a gun in downtown Kingston on Saturday. A team from the Advocate the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) will investigate his … Continued
The Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA) is mum on its investigation of the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), which was ordered by Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and … Continued
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) – Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison, is calling for an effective and responsive system of care that protects children from sexual and other forms of abuse. She has also urged parents and adults to encourage children to confide … Continued
With the new school year officially starting today, the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) is calling for the protection of children on a national level.This as several children have been killed or injured in violent incident this year, especially … Continued
A social-media survey conducted by the Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA) found that 52.1 per cent of young people admitted to giving a wrong age so as to access a website or sign in for an online account. In … Continued
During Child Month in May, the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) will commence the distribution of Internet safety guidelines for children. The move is aimed at preventing the exploitation or abuse of children via the Internet. Children’s Advocate, Diahann … Continued
The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) is spearheading another initiative aimed at keeping Jamaica’s children safe from harm. Dubbed, ‘Keep Children Safe: A National Conversation on Violence against Children’, the initiative aims to put the national spotlight on the … Continued
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison has lauded St John Ambulance Association of Jamaica for its Volunteers of Hope initiative which seeks to develop a corps of caring and sensitive volunteers committed to helping orphans, vulnerable children (OVC) and their families … Continued
Situated in the ‘forgotten parish’ of St Thomas, as described by residents, Yallahs High School now gleams with a new level of pride after its own Javian Walters broke barriers in achieving the school’s best Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) … Continued
Child abuse continues to rattle the world and has started to impact the future of many countries, particularly that of Jamaica. However, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has joined the fight against child abuse and has sought to bring about a … Continued
