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Jamaican actor, Cornelus Orlando Grant, gives his support to the Black River Film Festival (BRFF), while addressing a recent Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James.
Jamaican actor, Cornelus Orlando Grant, gives his support to the Black River Film Festival (BRFF), while addressing a recent Think Tank at the Jamaica Information Service Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James.

Bob Marley – One Love Actor Endorses Black River Film Festival

The inaugural staging of the Black River Film Festival (BRFF), set for June 28 to 30, is being welcomed by local actor, Cornelius Orlando Grant, who sees the potential of the event in unearthing local talent and attracting investment from...
Volunteers participate in clean-up activities on Labour Day (May 23, 2024) at the Junior Centre of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) on East Street in downtown Kingston.
Volunteers participate in clean-up activities on Labour Day (May 23, 2024) at the Junior Centre of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) on East Street in downtown Kingston.

IOJ’s East Street Junior Centre Gets A Facelift on Labour Day
Team members of the Hanover Parish Court join forces with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in cleaning the courtyard on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23.
Team members of the Hanover Parish Court join forces with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in cleaning the courtyard on Labour Day, Thursday, May 23.

Strong Support For Labour Day Projects In Hanover
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), in discussion with (from left):Manager, Investigation Unit, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Ericka Gilbert-Hope; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, at the CPFSA ‘Ananda Alert Conference: Strengthening Responses to Missing Children’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 24.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (second right), in discussion with (from left):Manager, Investigation Unit, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Ericka Gilbert-Hope; Chief Executive Officer, CPFSA, Laurette Adams Thomas and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Hon. Marsha Smith, at the CPFSA ‘Ananda Alert Conference: Strengthening Responses to Missing Children’, at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, on May 24.

Stakeholders Urged to Strengthen Collaboration to Ensure the Well-Being of All Children
Volunteers from the Exchange District in St. Ann paint the bus stop in Jamaican colours on Labour Day, May 23.
Volunteers from the Exchange District in St. Ann paint the bus stop in Jamaican colours on Labour Day, May 23.

Volunteers in St. Ann Participated in Several Activities on Labour Day

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Visually impaired resident of Mt. Providence Square in Clarendon, Denvill Dinnal (left), leads members of the May Pen chapter of the Jamaica Society for the Blind on a walk in his community, shortly after receiving his new cane from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan on Labour Day (May 23). The members are (from second left) Denzel Thompson; and Ovestra King.
Labour Day 2024

Clarendon Labour Day Project – Photos Only

Visually impaired resident of Mt. Providence Square in Clarendon, Denvill Dinnal (left), leads members of the May Pen chapter of the Jamaica Society for the Blind on a walk in his community, shortly after receiving his new cane from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, and Member of Parliament for...
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Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Officer, Audley Vernon, enjoys one of the unique Passport to Success (PTS) participatory exercises while qualifying as a PTS Master Trainer in 2023. Master Trainer and Kellits High School Guidance Counsellor, Faith Byfield (left), served as Master Coach for the four-day workshop, during which 12 Clarendon-based youth workers were trained for assessment and certification as PTS Trainers and Coaches.
Education

MYF Scores Big With Impactful ‘Passport To Success’ Curriculum

Imagine using a curriculum that is so impactful on young persons and adults, that their lives are literally transformed once engaged.   The MultiCare Youth Foundation (MYF) has scored to this end, having found a ‘sweet spot’ with the ‘Passport to Success’ curriculum.  The MYF, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO), is the only licenced administrator of the international curriculum in Jamaica...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). Sam Sharpe is an iconic figure in the history of resistance to slavery. He was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James, and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery. Sam Sharpe was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834, the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838, slavery was abolished.
Culture

Floral Tribute – Rt. Excellent Sam Sharpe

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). Sam Sharpe is an iconic figure in the history of resistance to slavery. He was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which...
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