Hanna
Alessandro Boyd, Gleaner WriterMINISTER OF Youth and Culture Lisa Hanna has said that technology and social media will play an integral role in an enhanced Ananda Alert system.
Hanna said this on Tuesday at the signing of a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing the Ananda Alert System through a multisectoral approach. The signing took place at The Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston.
"We are going to be using billboards and other multimedia equipment in stores, supermarkets, pharmacies and other locations as this will strengthen the likelihood of our missing being identified much sooner, and decreases the possibility of any harm coming to these children," Hanna said.
"The success requires the partnership and coordination of all sectors, not only from the private sector but certainly all persons in this country," she added.
Joint Initiative
Greig Smith, registrar at the Office of the Children's Registry noted that several new stakeholders are set to join the initiative, such as the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Transport and Works, and several other private entities.
Smith outlined some of the new initiatives, most of which were centred around displaying images of the missing child as a more effective measure of relaying the information to the public.