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Chairman of the Entertainment Advisory Board in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Kingsley Cooper, emphasies a point as he addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on May 5, where he provided details about ‘Arts in the Park: the Dance Edition.’ The event is slated for Sunday, May 17 at the Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston.
Chairman of the Entertainment Advisory Board in the Ministry of Tourism and Entertainment, Kingsley Cooper, emphasies a point as he addresses a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on May 5, where he provided details about ‘Arts in the Park: the Dance Edition.’ The event is slated for Sunday, May 17 at the Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston.

Dancers to Take Stage at Arts in the Park

Some of the country’s top dancers will showcase their talent on one stage, at this year’s Arts in the Park, slated for Sunday, May 17 at the Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston. Dubbed ‘Arts in the Park: the Dance Edition’,...
The National Child Month Committee Calendar.
The National Child Month Committee Calendar.

Jamaicans Urged to Make Child Care and Protection Their Business
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (back, second right); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (back, left); Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (back, 2nd left); and Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Hon. Derrick Kellier (back, right), are with students from the Mona Preparatory and St. Aloysius Primary schools, at the official launch of Labour Day and Worker’s Week on May 4, at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House.
Prime Minister, the Most. Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (back, second right); Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (back, left); Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (back, 2nd left); and Minister of Agriculture, Labour and Social Security Hon. Derrick Kellier (back, right), are with students from the Mona Preparatory and St. Aloysius Primary schools, at the official launch of Labour Day and Worker’s Week on May 4, at the Banquet Hall, Jamaica House.

National Labour Day 2015 to Focus on Children
Students of Central Branch All Age School, Kerri Ann McLeod (right) and Abeygail Scarlette (left), reading pamphlets distributed by the Child Development Agency (CDA) during its Child Protection Sensitization Walk on May 1 in Torrington Park and its environs in Kingston.
Students of Central Branch All Age School, Kerri Ann McLeod (right) and Abeygail Scarlette (left), reading pamphlets distributed by the Child Development Agency (CDA) during its Child Protection Sensitization Walk on May 1 in Torrington Park and its environs in Kingston.

CDA Intensifies Community Intervention Programme
Deputy Director of Community Services at the National Youth Service (NYS), Nickeisha Lindsay. The National Youth Service has extended the application period for its Summer Job Programme to May 1.
Deputy Director of Community Services at the National Youth Service (NYS), Nickeisha Lindsay. The National Youth Service has extended the application period for its Summer Job Programme to May 1.

NYS Extends Application Period for Summer Programme

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The Ministry of Youth and Culture’s participation in the Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting and Youth Leaders Forum in Antigua and Barbuda

The first Caribbean Region - Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting was held in St John’s, Antigua, from Tuesday 28 to Thursday 30 April 2015 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, headed the delegation from Jamaica, and spoke at the Youth Leaders Forum on the topic of “Youth Mainstreaming.” The strengthening of...
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More Job Placements for NYS Participants

More job placement opportunities have been opened up for young people who will be participating in the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Job Programme. This has resulted from a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which was signed on April 23, between the NYS and the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ). Under the MOU, the NYS will be able to recruit...
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Thousands of Youth for 4-H National Achievement Expo

Thousands of young people are expected to participate in the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ 2015 National Achievement Exposition, scheduled for April 23-24 at the Denbigh Showground in Clarendon. The exposition, which is the culmination of the 14 parish achievement days, and forms part of the movement’s 75th anniversary celebrations, will be held under the theme: ‘4-H Celebrating the Past…Embracing the Future’....
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Students of St. Hugh’s High School admire their creations at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) 2013/ 2014 Arts and Craft in Schools Competition, that were on display at the IOJ in downtown, Kingston.
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Institute of Jamaica Hosts ‘Paint It’ to Re-Launch Saturday Openings

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), East Street Complex in downtown, Kingston, will once again open to the public on Saturdays, beginning April 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This re-launch will take place with a special event entitled, ‘Paint It’, at the East Street Junior Centre from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ‘Paint It’ will feature activities, such as...
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OCR urges citizens to safeguard children after toddler’s death

The Office of the Children’s Registry, OCR, is concerned about news which emerged in the media this morning surrounding the death on the weekend of twenty-three month old Jaydeen Myers from Grosmond District in St. Elizabeth. It has been reported in the media that that “the mother of the toddler said she was preparing to give her daughter a bath,...
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Manager of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons, Keisha West, presents the winning trophy to Music Teacher at Corinaldi Avenue Primary School, Gavin Lindo, for the school’s entry in the ‘Human Trafficking’ category of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Music Finals held on Wednesday (April 15) at the Little Theatre. Students of the St. James-based school share the moment.
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Corinaldi Avenue Primary Wins JCDC Inaugural Trafficking in Persons Musical Finals

Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in St. James is the first winner of the human trafficking category in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) National Music Finals. The school’s entry, ‘My Life, My Right’ won from runner-up Muschett High School in Trelawny, in the finals of the competition held on Wednesday, April 15, at the Little Theatre in Kingston. The school...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)
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Youth Minister Condemns Ruthless Killings in Clarendon

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna has called on community members in Monymusk, Clarendon, where three teenage boys and an adult were killed, to cooperate with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in all ways possible to ensure that the perpetrators of such ruthless acts are brought to justice. “There is clear disregard for the lives of...
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