AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoChild Safety & Welfare: The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) mourns the death of 13-year-old Kemelia Paul, stabbed while trying to intervene in a domestic dispute in St Andrew, urging families to build safer home environments where children aren’t forced to protect adults. Violence & Public Health: In St Catherine, police charged 51-year-old Paul Stephenson (“Pablo”) with murder after his fiancée, 29-year-old Tieah Singh, died following an alleged injection with a toxic substance and pepper spray during an argument. Health System Modernisation: SERHA rolled out a new VoIP telephone system across Kingston Public Hospital, Victoria Jubilee Hospital and its offices to improve communication in emergency and high-demand settings. Food Safety: St Catherine Health Department intensified food-safety inspections, including rapid checks in Hellshire, plus mosquito-breeding monitoring in schools and routine reviews at health centres and hospitals. Digital Access: USF launched 19 free community Wi‑Fi sites in Westmoreland under “Connec’ Di West,” with more planned across Westmoreland, St James and Hanover. Online Safety Policy: Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says Jamaica is finalising a study and survey to guide possible social media restrictions for children under 16. Wellness & Community: A regional youth advocacy push, “Make it Make Sense for Our Future,” is engaging children and caregivers across the Caribbean on healthier school food environments and the harms of unhealthy food marketing.
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