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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, said the Commission will be ramping up its efforts in promoting traditional cultural events, especially through what has been described as new media. Addressing a JIS ‘Think Tank’,...

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

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

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

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

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

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Festival Song Finals July 4

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will stage the grand finals of its annual Jamaica Festival Song Competition this Saturday, July 4, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston. Ten finalists will face off at 8:00 p.m. in the contest the JCDC says is aimed at identifying a new and original song that reflects the spirit of the Jamaican...

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)

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Wortley Home Wards Temporarily Relocated

Preliminary reports from the Child Development Agency (CDA) have indicated that a section of the 90-year-old Wortley Home for Girls, which housed the facility’s dormitory, was completely destroyed by fire on Monday, June 29. According to the Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, while none of the girls were physically injured, they were visibly shaken up by the...

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CDA Launches Emergency Readiness Competition for Children’s Homes

The Child Development Agency (CDA) has launched a ‘Safe Homes Emergency Readiness Competition’, aimed at ensuring the protection of children in State Care, during emergencies and disasters. Under the theme: ‘Emergency Preparedness...Our Priority’, the competition, which will run from July 1 to 30, invites the island’s 56 residential childcare facilities to prepare their own disaster plans. “With over 4,000 children...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage Grey (left), brings greetings at the second staging of the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) Youth Academic Achievement Award (YAAA) ceremony, held on June 26 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, in Kingston. Listening (from right) are: Dr. Adrian Coore, representing National Baking Company, sponsor of the event; Dr. Pauline Mullings, Chair of the NCMC; Senior Administration Officer at the Overseas Examination Commission, Yolette Barnett; Jermaine Porter, Prime Minister’s Youth Awardee 2013; and Master of Ceremonies, Bridgette Anderson.

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Non-Traditional High School Students Recognised

Twenty-six students who attend non-traditional high schools, including the Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Lister Mair-Gilby Senior School for the Deaf, have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements. The awards were presented at the second staging of the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) Youth Academic Achievement Award (YAAA) ceremony, held on June 26,...

Principal Director of Culture in the Creative Industries Policy Division of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Janice Lindsay.

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Jamaicans on World Heritage Committee

Two Jamaicans will sit on UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC), when it meets in Bonn, Germany, from June 28 to July 8, to examine proposals to inscribe 37 properties on the World Heritage List (WHL). The two who have been serving on the WHC since 2013 are Acting Principal Director of Culture and Creative Industries Policy Division, Ministry of Youth...

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Jamaica to Defend World Heritage Status Proposal

Jamaica is preparing to defend a proposal to have the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park considered for World Heritage status at the upcoming Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany, from June 28 to July 8. Recommendations to accord World Heritage status to the National Park was made by UNESCO evaluators when they visited the...

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JCDC Unveils Culture Passports

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) on Tuesday, June 23, unveiled its Culture Passport, which will allow holders to access key cultural and heritage sites across Jamaica. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the inaugural National Culture Clubs Conference, held at the Rex Nettleford Multi-Purpose Centre, at the University of the West Indies, Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa...