Works by Jamaican artists will be showcased at the upcoming Jamaica Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition 2014 Travelling Showcase, scheduled for April 14 to 25. The event, which will take place at the Bloomfield Great House, at 8 Perth Road, Mandeville, Manchester, will exhibit original works of art that received the highest awards in the 2013 Jamaica Visual Arts Competition....

The Government has budgeted $18 million for initiatives under the National Child Diversion Programme, which deals with children involved in conflicts with the law, outside of formal judicial proceedings. The funds have been set aside in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, currently being reviewed by the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives. Financed by the United Nations International...

Twenty-three outstanding young Jamaicans and two youth groups are the 2013 recipients of the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence. The two youth groups are the Youth Organisation for Upliftment and the National Interschool Brigade. The awards ceremony was held on the East Lawns of Jamaica House, Kingston, on April 6, under the theme: ‘Celebrating Jamaican Youth…the Courage of Perseverance’....

A sum of $173.6 million has been allocated to the Youth Development Programme to help unattached youth with their transition into adulthood and the world of work. The funds have been set aside in the 2014/15 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme, which falls under the Ministry of Youth and Culture, provides training, on the...

Cultural tourism in St. James is expected to be significantly boosted with the opening of the newly developed a $23 million Rastafari Indigenous Village, situated at Irwin in the parish. The attraction, which was officially opened on April 4, is a joint undertaking between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which provided $19.5 million in funding through the Rural Economic...

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP, has announced the nominees for the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence. The Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence are presented to young Jamaicans between the ages of 15 and 24 for outstanding achievement in agriculture, arts and culture, entrepreneurship, international achievement, journalism, youth in service, leadership, sports and...

The latest project of the Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP), “Plant- a-Tree” is bearing fruit. CAP’s 17-year-old Chairman, Charles Young, describes the project as the Panel’s “biggest accomplishment” since it was established on July 9, 2012. “The Plant- a-Tree Scheme is hands-on and the most lucrative plan that we have. I am really proud of the team for coming up with...

The removal of children from their families and homes is the last resort of the Child Development Agency (CDA). This was stated by Children’s Officer of the CDA and social worker, Calesha Hylton, while addressing a group of parents at a meeting held on March 20 by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), at St. George’s College, North Street,...

Director of the University of Technology’s (UTech) Centre for the Arts, Janice Lindsay, is reminding young people that they can maximise their earning potential by capitalizing on Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage. Pointing out that this is the age of the creative economy, Ms. Lindsay noted that the cultural industries represent a tremendous pool of potential that can help to drive...