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Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right) brings greetings at the annually staged Child Month Youth Forum held on November 6 at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall, Kingston. The event which is put on by the National Child Month Committee was attended by students from schools across the island.
Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right) brings greetings at the annually staged Child Month Youth Forum held on November 6 at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall, Kingston. The event which is put on by the National Child Month Committee was attended by students from schools across the island.

Students Urged To Be More Responsible On Social Media

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna is urging students to be more responsible in their use of social media, so as to ensure their safety. “Everybody here has some technology device...many of you, on the road, at home...
Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)
Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)

‘This must not continue’ – Hanna tells Relatives of Criminal Elements
Senior Director, Youth and Adolescents Policy Division, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Michele Small Bartley, addresses a High Level Youth Development Stakeholders Meeting and Awards Ceremony held at the University of the West Indies Mona campus on Wednesday (November 4).
Senior Director, Youth and Adolescents Policy Division, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Michele Small Bartley, addresses a High Level Youth Development Stakeholders Meeting and Awards Ceremony held at the University of the West Indies Mona campus on Wednesday (November 4).

Youth Workers Hailed
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), interacts with students in attendance at the launch of activities for Youth Month on October 23 at the Simόn Bolívar Cultural Centre in downtown Kingston. Youth Month will be celebrated in November under the theme: #IAmConnected. (FILE)
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), interacts with students in attendance at the launch of activities for Youth Month on October 23 at the Simόn Bolívar Cultural Centre in downtown Kingston. Youth Month will be celebrated in November under the theme: #IAmConnected. (FILE)

#Chance2Connect to be launched in Youth Month
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Festival Song Entries to Be Submitted By Nov. 27

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is reminding songwriters and performers, to submit their entries for the 2016 Festival Song Competition by the deadline of Friday, November 27. Entry forms and guidelines are available on the JCDC website, www.jcdc.gov.jm; its head office at 3-5 Phoenix Avenue, Kingston 10; and all JCDC parish offices island-wide. Events Coordinator for the Festival Song...
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Needs of Children Being Discussed At Conference

The 10th staging of the annual Caribbean Child Research Conference kicked off on Wednesday (November 4), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, with a focus on the evolving needs of children and their right to equality and equity. Under the theme: ‘Beyond 2015: Equality and Equity for all Children’, the three-day Conference, hosted by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social...
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Persons Reminded to Submit Applications for JCDC Gospel Song Competitions

Talented Jamaicans are being reminded to submit their applications for the 2016 Jamaica Gospel Song and the Jamaica Children's Gospel Song competitions. The closing date for entering the competitions, staged by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), is Monday, November 30, 2015. Entrants for the Children’s Gospel Song competition should be in the age groups  6 to 10 and 11...
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NYS Appoints Brand Ambassadors

Fourteen young persons from across the island have been appointed to serve as National Youth Service (NYS) Brand Ambassadors, under the agency’s  #IAMNYS Ambassador campaign. The programme aims to establish a network of alumni who will offer volunteer services with the NYS and promote the principles of the organisation. The campaign was launched today (November 3), at the Knutsford Court...
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250 Students For Youth Forum On November 6

Some 250 students from 25 secondary schools across the island are expected to converge at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall on Friday (November 6), for the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) annual Youth Forum. The event, set to get underway at 10:00 am, is the final activity on the NCMC’s calendar of events for 2015. Chairman of the NCMC...
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Chairperson for the Caribbean Child Research Conference (CCRC) and Acting Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), University of the West Indies, Dr. Aldrie Henry Lee, speaking with JIS News about the conference to be held November 4-6 at the Jamaica Conference Centre.
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Caribbean Child Research Conference from November 4-6

Students and researchers on children’s issues are expected to converge at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, from November 4-6 for the staging of the 10th annual Caribbean Child Research Conference (CCRC). The three-day event, under the theme: ‘Beyond 2015: Equality and Equity for All Children’, will be hosted by the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES)...
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The Blue and John Crow Mountains.
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World Heritage Site Designation A Big Deal – UN REP

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, Bruno Pouezat, said Jamaica stands to gain a lot of exposure and benefits from the Blue and John Crow Mountains being inscribed to the prestigious World Heritage List. He said the significance of this international recognition should not be downplayed or trivialised and, if handled properly, could significantly boost industries such as tourism. “It...
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