PHOTO: Workshop held to sensitive parents on underage gambling
An underage gambling workshop was recent held at the Hopewell Christian Fellowship Church in Hanover, with the aim of sensitising parents about underage gambling prevention. The workshop, hosted in partnership with the Council of Voluntary Social Services and RISE Life Management, was also aimed at equipping the parents with the tools to address the issue.
Dangerous betting: Parents’ workshop on underage gambling highlights destructive nature
Selena Stephens knows all too well the danger of gambling and the destructive impact it can have on families. She’s seen it first-hand. Though it happened more than three decades ago, the final-year guidance and counselling student still remembers how a male relative won $16 million from gambling but then lost it all. The man’s […]
CVSS advocates for proper data on lupus
Kim Mair, chair of the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) — the coordinating body for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) serving in Jamaica — said that technology and data should be used to develop interventions to aid vulnerable groups, including those affected by lupus. Mair made the observation while addressing the launch of Lupus Awareness Month […]
BGLC, RISE Life, CVSS partner to prevent underage gambling in Jamaica
March 17, 2022 – A series of workshops themed “Underage Gambling a fiwi business fi true” will sensitise parents about underage gambling prevention and equip them with the tools to address this issue. The workshops are presented by the Betting Gaming & Lotteries Commission (BGLC in partnership with RISE Life Management Services (RISE) and the […]