To highlight issues affecting the disabled, a school group has launched a public awareness campaign. The National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC), Region One, revealed its ‘I Respect You’ (IRY) campaign recently, geared towards generating discussion around the social inclusion of disabled youth, particularly the hearing impaired. Vice President of NSSC, Region One, Benjamin Fraser, told JIS News that the campaign...

As part of the agency’s continued effort to highlight civic and cultural awareness in the nation’s schools, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), on November 25, held a Western Regional Culture Club consultation conference at the St. John’s Methodist Church in Montego Bay. The conference was held under the theme: ‘Jamaican Heritage: Impacting the World’, and students from several schools across...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has lauded the outstanding performances of 55 students who are in, or have transitioned out of State care during the 2014/15 academic year. The youngsters recorded notable results in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), securing between four and 17 subjects in both external tests. The students,...

Unattached young people, ages 15 to 29 years, are to benefit from a Youth Empowerment and Reintegration Programme being undertaken by the Ministry of Youth and Culture. The initiative, which will get underway in 2016, will target young people, who are delinquent in school, have dropped out of school, and are not employed or attached to a training programme. It...

The National Youth Service (NYS) and Montego Bay Community College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will facilitate the payment of up to $100,000 in tuition fees annually, for needy students enrolled at the tertiary institution. The MoU, which was signed at the college recently, is expected to provide this assistance through the allocation of scholarships, which will...

As a country whose culture is world renowned, Jamaica recognized UNESCO’s invaluable role in promoting the cultural and creative industries as key drivers of development. This message was conveyed by Jamaica’s permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Ambassador Vilma McNish, as she delivered Jamaica’s policy statement at the 38th General Conference of UNESCO at the organization’s headquarters in Paris on 4 November...

The Ministry of Youth and Culture congratulates Miguel ‘Steppa’ Williams on being named the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Worker of the Year for the Caribbean and the Americas Region at the recently staged Commonwealth Youth Worker Awards in London, England. Williams served as Senior Programme Development Specialist in the Ministry of Youth and Culture from 2006-2015, during which time, he remained...