Director of Community Services at the National Youth Service (NYS), Nickeasha Lindsay, says the Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP) has been successful in helping to provide work experience for young people. “It has helped young persons to garner valuable work experience, technical and employability skills, create a professional network as well as build their confidence that can aid in their...

The country’s young people are being encouraged to get involved in police youth clubs in order to bring about meaningful change in their lives and contribute to the progress of their communities. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in charge of the Community Safety and Security Branch (CSSB), Bishop Dr. Gary Welsh, says the clubs serve a positive purpose, by impacting...

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will be hosting a special forum aimed at fostering greater participation and inclusion of  the country’s youth in matters pertaining to the economy. The event, dubbed: ‘Money Talk Hackathon’ will be held on Wednesday, August 26, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston beginning at 6:00 p.m. A similar forum is being planned...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says now is the time for the country’s youth to step up to the plate and take their role as the nation’s future leaders. “You are at a defining moment in this country so stop joining those who believe that ‘nutten nah gwaan’ in Jamaica. It is your generation that has to...

Jamaica will be among 24 countries to participate in the twelfth staging of the Caribbean Festival of the Arts (CARIFESTA) set to take place in Haiti August 21-30, 2015, under the theme ‘Our Roots, Our Culture, Our Common Future’.  CARIFESTA is the largest cultural and artistic event in the Caribbean which showcases cultural expressions of artistes across the region. Minister...

More than  700 children between 12 and 17 years of age from across the island, will converge on the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, for the second staging of the National Children’s Summit on August 25. The summit will be held under the theme: ‘Creating Opportunities to Develop Tomorrow’s Leaders Today’. Conceptualised by the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) Children’s Advisory...

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, Permanent Secretary and staff of the Ministry and its Culture Agencies are this afternoon extending condolences to the family and people of Charles Town on the passing of Colonel Frank Lumsden who served as Colonel of the community for well over a decade. Minister of Youth and Culture, hailed Col....