The Ministry of Youth and Culture, through the Child Development Agency will be observing National Foster Care Recognition Week from February 8 to 14, 2015, under the theme ‘Foster a Child… Change a Life.’  The week will commence with a regional church service to be held at the St. Ann’s Bay New Testament Church of God on Sunday February 8th...

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, in condemning the perpetrators of violence on the nation's children, has indicated that the Child Development Agency (CDA) has deployed a team of first responders to the communities where the incidents have occurred and will be providing grief counselling and other emotional support to the families of the deceased. “The...

The role of drums in Africa and its Diasporas will be the main focus at this year’s annual Grounation series to commemorate Black History and Reggae Month. This year’s staging will be held each Sunday in the month of February beginning at 2:00 p.m. at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston, under the theme: ‘Riddim...

Students of the Children’s First Achievement Centre (CFAC) in Spanish Town will benefit from a Reading and Literacy Project, being undertaken by reigning Miss St. Catherine Festival Queen, Danene Cruickshank. The project, which will begin on January 23, was officially launched today (January 14) at the CFAC’s Adelaide Street location. Each year, winners of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC)...

The National Youth Service (NYS) has expanded its programme offerings to more effectively meet the needs of the country’s young people. Chairperson of the NYS Board, Maureen Webber, tells JIS News that a range of products were introduced in 2013/14, targeted at young entrepreneurs, persons with disabilities, and at-risk young people, among others. Among the new initiatives are the Entrepreneurship...

The Ministry of Youth and Culture has become aware that a man who gives his name as ‘Brian Payne’ has been falsely representing himself as recruiter for the Ministry. The Ministry received a complaint from Crescent Primary School that the man had ‘hired’ young people to assist teachers at the school with the promise that they would be recompensed by...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has urged graduates of tertiary institutions to become actively involved in the education and transformation process, to advance their communities and the country. Addressing Master of Science (MSc) graduates from Central Connecticut State University, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James, on January 11, the Minister said by undertaking and completing...