Govt minister urges media – Stop focusing on negatives in children’s homes

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Govt minister urges media – Stop focusing on negatives in children’s homes

The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News COME ON MEDIA: Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Ayanna Webster-Roy. PHOTO BY JEFF MAYERS - AYANNA Webster Roy – Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister responsible for Gender and Child Affairs – has cautioned the media that continued 'negative' reporting on children's homes can lead the public to believe the children are 'no good,' when this is far from the truth. She was speaking at […]

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