…Children’s Advocate endorses Ministry of Education’s advice for children to walk in groups The Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA) is deeply saddened by the brutal killing of 14-year-old Shariefa Saddler, a student of the Haile Selassie High School in St. … Continued
…Children’s Advocate calls on all well thinking Jamaicans to help protect Jamaica’s Children The Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA) has taken note of the heightened reports of violence among students at the start of the new academic term. The recent … Continued
…Children’s Advocate reiterates calls for a remand facility for girls The Office of The Children’s Advocate is deeply concerned about reports of a female ward of the State who was being housed at the Horizon Adult Remand Centre in St. … Continued
As Jamaica joins forces with international partners and organizations worldwide to commemorate Universal Children’s Day today, November 20, 2012, the Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA), is reminding all Jamaicans that as a nation we must share in the collective … Continued
…Office calls for implementation of Sexual Offenders’ Registry The Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA) has noted with deep concern and pain for our nation’s children, the recent reports of violent acts against children which have been reported in the … Continued
The Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA) is concerned by reports that a 15-year-old male juvenile of the Metcalf Street Juvenile Remand Centre in Kingston has escaped. The OCA is particularly concerned that the juvenile was able to breach the … Continued
…concern raised about health effects on children The Office of The Children’s Advocate (OCA) has taken note of reports of unidentified fumes detected in the Corporate Area. The OCA acknowledges the response by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency … Continued
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller recently received a courtesy call from the Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, at Jamaica House. In the meeting, the Prime Minister pledged to work with the Office of the Children’s Advocate to satisfactorily address matters … Continued
In response to recent press reports about the sexual abuse of children, the Child Development Agency (CDA), Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are collectively calling on … Continued
Kingston, Jamaica — The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) is concerned about media reports and anecdotal incidents of sexual activity within schools. This sexual activity not only spans heterosexual engagements, but homosexual encounters as well.
