Kingston man found with missing wards of the state

A man who was found with two missing female wards of the state at his home in downtown Kingston is to be sentenced in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on May 30.

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12-Year-Old Pregnant Girl In State Custody... Man Believed To Have Abused Her In Police Lock-Up

12-Year-Old Pregnant Girl In State Custody... Man Believed To Have Abused Her In Police Lock-Up

The Child Development Agency (CDA) has launched an investigation into the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old pregnant child, and the man suspected of impregnating her is now in police custody.

CDA Tells Woman She Can't Sue On Injured Foster Daughter's Behalf

CDA Tells Woman She Can't Sue On Injured Foster Daughter's Behalf

It is her love for children that drove Inez Burnett to foster eight of them over the years, and it is this same love that is pushing her to seek justice for her youngest foster child, who was hit by a bus close to three years ago.

Father drowns saving his son, 4, from the sea

Father drowns saving his son, 4, from the sea

A British social worker has drowned while trying to save his young son from being swept out to sea during a family holiday in Jamaica.

Prisons and juvenile homes could be privatised — Golding

Prisons and juvenile homes could be privatised — Golding

PRIME Minster Bruce Golding says his administration is now exploring the possibility of privatising the country's prisons and state-owned children's homes.

Woman makes last-ditch effort to get child before deportation

Woman makes last-ditch effort to get child before deportation

A mom who is being deported to Jamaica on Monday has filed a last-ditch court motion to stay in Canada and fight for the return of her baby who was seized by child welfare workers.

Bob Marley's daughter on child cruelty charge

Bob Marley's daughter on child cruelty charge

Sharon Marley, the daughter of late reggae legend, Bob Marley has pleaded not guilty to a charge of cruelty to a six-year-old autistic boy.

Look at what the nice social worker did.

Detective work helps reunite foster kids with family

Chanique's father was a mystery.

Kingston residents fear police more than drug dealer Michael 'Dudus' Coke

Kingston residents fear police more than drug dealer Michael 'Dudus' Coke

After days of bloodshed that turned Kingston into a warzone, the world now knows the name of fugitive drugs kingpin Christopher "Dudus" Coke. Our author examines how his gang became so powerful in Jamaica - and beyond.

Overhaul child welfare system

Overhaul child welfare system

The Armadale report has finally been made public and the nation should not be surprised at the contents. Let me take this opportunity to commend Justice Harrison for his alacrity in contemplating the enquiry and for the contents of the report. It is an indication that amid the bungling and the foot-dragging, there is hope for the nation's children.

Christians Urged to Sell Their Souls To The Devil, I mean Foster Children

Christians Urged to Foster Children

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has called on churches to encourage their members to become a part of the Foster Care Programme.

Note: CPS is like a vampire. If you invite them into your home, they will suck the life right out of you. Foster parents put themselves and their families at risk willingly, simply by getting involved. They fall for the joke. They buy into the bullshit. They become a part of the problem.

It's like crawling into bed with the devil. You can't always expect a happy outcome.

Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
Mark 10:9

Study finds foster children being flogged

Study finds foster children being flogged

Programme in Jamaica has found that many foster parents are hitting their charges.

Study finds gaps in local foster care programme

Study finds gaps in local foster care programme

A 2009 study of Jamaica's Foster Care Programme administered by the Child Development Agency (CDA) has revealed several worrying gaps.

Jamaica policeman charged with sexually assaulting teenage foster girl

Jamaica policeman charged with sexually assaulting teenage foster girl

Police in Jamaica have suspended an officer charged with sexually assaulting a teenage foster girl.