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Businesses, Offices and Towns Encouraged To Decorate With National Colours

Businesses, offices and towns have an opportunity to showcase their creativity and decorative skills by adorning their space with the national colours, during the period of celebrations to mark Jamaica’s Emancipation and Independence. Public and private sector organisations all have...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, gives details of a Farmers’ Market scheduled to take place at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Saturday, August 1. He was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on July 24.

Coronation Market Comes Uptown August 1

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says Emancipation and Independence celebrations will kick off with Church Services across the Island this Sunday (July 26). She was speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on Friday, July 24.

Church Services Islandwide for Emancipation and Independence

Western Regional Manager for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Natalie Morris, speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, in Montego Bay, on July 21.

JCDC to Promote Cultural Events through New Media

Western Regional Manager of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Natalie Morris (2nd right), addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’ in Montego Bay on July 21. Ms. Morris announced plans by the Commission to stage activities in the parishes of Westmoreland, Hanover, St. James and Trelawny to celebrate Jamaica’s 53rd anniversary of Independence. Others (from left) are: Acting JCDC Trelawny Parish Manager, Jacqueline Thompson; JCDC Westmoreland Parish Manager, Coretta Spence and JCDC St. James Parish Manager, Vinton Haughton.

JCDC to Stage Several Events in the West

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Portmore Youth Information Centre celebrates 12th Anniversary

Over the years the Ministry of Youth and Culture has facilitated the construction of a number of Youth Information Centres (YICs) across the island beginning in 2003, when the first YIC was opened in Edgewater, Portmore. Today, the Centre is celebrating its twelfth year anniversary by hosting a series of events throughout the months of July and August, where young...

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More Funding Opportunity for Young Entrepreneurs

The Ministry of Youth and Culture through partnership with the Youth Desk of the CARICOM Secretariat will be hosting a five day Train the Trainer (TOT) Workshop and Bankable Business Plan sessions from July 27-31, 2015 at the Council of Voluntary Social Services in Kingston. According to the Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, the workshop will...

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JPC Takes Message of Productivity to Youth Islandwide

The Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) is taking the message of productivity to the youth through its islandwide Sensitisation Programme. The programme is being offered through youth organisations, the National Youth Service and the Youth Information Centre. It seeks to provide participants with knowledge of productivity and its personal, social and economic benefits. Senior Communications Specialist at JPC, Tenneisha Nelson, told...

11 years ago Culture

Youth Ministry Establishes Strategic Repositioning of the Child Protection and Residential Sector Task Force

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna has established the Strategic Repositioning of the Child Protection and Residential Sector (SRCPRS) task force, to oversee the strategic review of residential care in Jamaica for children. This task force is chaired by Mrs. Grace Ann Stewart McFarlane, Senior Director in the Children's Affairs Division of the Ministry of Youth and...

Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith. (FILE)

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OCR Pleased to Announce the Opening of its Newest Parish Office in St. Mary

The Office of the Children’s Registry, OCR, an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Culture is pleased to announce the opening of our newest office, located in the parish of St. Mary. This is the fourth office to be established outside of the Corporate Area, augmenting offices previously opened in Westmoreland, Manchester, St. Ann, and our the head office...

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Heritage Tourism Boost Anticipated from UNESCO’s Listing of Blue & John Crow Mountains

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says the inscription of Jamaica’s renowned Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) prestigious World Heritage List (WHL) is expected to further boost the country’s heritage tourism product offerings. The inscription, which is Jamaica’s first site listing, was formally announced on July 3,...

11 years ago Culture

Jamaica’s Blue and John Crow Mountains inscribed to UNESCO’s Prestigious World Heritage List

July 3, 2015 is a Historic day for Jamaica and Jamaican people as our renowned Blue and John Crow Mountains was inscribed to UNESCO’s Prestigious World Heritage List. This is Jamaica’s first world heritage site. Today the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee during its 39th session taking place in Bonn, Germany announced the inscription of the Blue and John Crow Mountains...