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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

During the month of November, the Ministry of Youth and Culture, in preparing young people for a brighter future is shifting the conversation to ways in which youth can make the necessary connections with opportunities that are available to them...
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Jamaica's Blue and John Crow Mountains

Govt Preparing Residents To Tap Into Economic Value Of World Heritage Site
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.
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.

Caribbean Child Research Conference from November 4-6
The Blue and John Crow Mountains.
The Blue and John Crow Mountains.

World Heritage Site Designation A Big Deal – UN REP
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)

Country’s Youth Urged To Get Connected

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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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Culture

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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Nanny of the Maroons.
Culture

Documentary Film on Nanny to Be Shown Oct. 23 and 24

Known for her indomitable spirit and for being Jamaica’s only National Heroine, the Rt. Excellent Queen Nanny of the Maroons, will be showcased in a documentary film, slated for October 23 and 24. Titled, ‘Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess’, the film documents the struggle of the Jamaican Maroons, led by the military genius, Nanny. The October 23 screening will take...
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Culture

NYS Officer on Mission to Help the Needy

Twenty-eight year-old Sheldon Owen is on a mission to do as much as he can to help persons in need, children and the elderly. It is this mission which inspired him to form the charity foundation he has dubbed, ‘Owen’s Charity Cause’, which is to be launched next year. Mr. Owen and his three support staff are currently formulating the...
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The Blue and John Crow Mountains.
Culture

Heritage Week 2015: The Blue and John Crow Mountains on the World Stage

Often when Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage comes up for discussion the topics range from iconic music artistes to our collage of culinary treats. But Jamaica’s natural gifts, its indigenous flora and fauna and sprawling mountain ranges, are also considered as part of our cultural legacy. This year, with the UNESCO designating the Blue and John Crow Mountains a World Heritage...
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Nanny of the Maroons.
Culture

October 19 Is Nanny Day in Moore Town, Portland

National Heroine, The Rt. Excellent Queen Nanny of the Maroons, will be honoured at a Nanny Day celebration, in Moore Town, Portland, on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 19. Moore Town, which is the home of the Windward Maroons, is a village in the Blue Mountains. The annual event, which begins at 10:00 a.m., will feature cultural performances and drumming...
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