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United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Jamaica, Denise A. Herbol, speaking with JIS News, at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the $15 million Kitson Town Community Resource Centre, in St. Catherine.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director in Jamaica, Denise A. Herbol, speaking with JIS News, at the recent groundbreaking ceremony for the $15 million Kitson Town Community Resource Centre, in St. Catherine.

USAID Mission Director hails Jamaicans

Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise A. Herbol, has hailed Jamaicans for the special community spirit and interest shown towards projects supported by the organisation. The Mission Director, who has been in Jamaica since...
Their Excellencies and Dr. Andrei Cooke interacting with a patient while her parent looks on.
Their Excellencies and Dr. Andrei Cooke interacting with a patient while her parent looks on.

Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen begin Hospital Christmas visits at Bustamante
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), addresses a Jamaica House press briefing held on December 9, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Listening (from 2nd left) are: Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer; Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison; and Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), addresses a Jamaica House press briefing held on December 9, at the Office of the Prime Minister. Listening (from 2nd left) are: Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer; Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison; and Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sonia Copeland.

Due Process Must Be Followed – Minister Hanna
Principal Director of Culture, Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dr. Janice Lindsay. (FILE))
Principal Director of Culture, Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dr. Janice Lindsay. (FILE))

Jamaica Can Become World Heritage Model
Principal Director of Culture in the Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay.
Principal Director of Culture in the Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay.

Jamaica to Host Region’s First World Heritage Workshop

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Jamaican among the Queen’s Young Leaders For 2016

Tijani Christian, a 24-year-old Jamaican, is among 60 young people from across the Commonwealth being recognised as exceptional leaders in their community and who will receive a prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award. Despite a difficult childhood, Tijani excelled at school and went on to win many awards, including the Prime Minister's National Youth Award for Excellence for 2013 in the...
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CultureOffice of the Prime MinisterPrime Minister

Armadale Tragedy Will Never Be Repeated – Prime Minister

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says the Government has taken steps to ensure that the tragedy at the Armadale Correctional Institution for Girls in 2009, when five wards of the State perished in a fire, is never repeated, and the welfare of juveniles in State institutions are significantly improved. “From the ashes of Armadale (in St. Ann),...
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Culture

Minister Hanna opts out of Attending Miss World 2015

Friday, December 11, 2015 - Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, has indicated that she will not be participating in the 2015 Miss World competition, where she was scheduled to be a judge on Saturday, December 19, 2015. According to Hanna, the most recent incident involving the Child Development Agency's removal of 34 wards of the state from...
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Culture

Families to Host Children in State Care for Christmas

Several children in State homes across the island will be spending Christmas Day or weekends during the holidays with families, as part of the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) ‘Take a Child Home for Christmas’ Programme. The programme allows persons, both internally and externally, to take a child home for the Christmas season, where they are feted and accommodated in a...
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Culture

Disciplinary Panel To Look Into Conduct Of CDA Officers

An independent disciplinary panel has been convened to look into the conduct of officers of the Child Development Agency (CDA) following the removal of 34 wards of the State from the Sunshine Childcare Facility. The disciplinary panel, which includes a retired judge, will begin hearings on December 22. The convening of the panel came at the instructions of Minister of...
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Culture

Ministry of Youth and Culture Hosts UNESCO Workshop on Blue and John Crow Mountains

Ministry of Youth and Culture hosts Caribbean’s first World Heritage Education Workshop and Commemorative Hike to Blue and John Crow Mountains   The Ministry of Youth and Culture in partnership with UNESCO Cluster Office in Kingston continue the public awareness programme on World Heritage with the Caribbean’s first workshop on World Heritage Education Monday December 7 and Tuesday December 8...
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Culture

Rockfort Parenting Group Encourages Formation of Similar Units Islandwide

The Rockfort Action Parenting Group is encouraging the creation of similar support groups in Jamaica to improve parenting skills. The group was formed in 2010 when a group of residents in the area identified the non-supervision of children as a minor crisis that could have ripple effects. Vice President of the Parenting Group, Tamieka Fagan-Lawrence, told JIS News in an...
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