The Office of the Children’s Registry, OCR, is encouraging parents to develop and practice a more hands on and positive approach in the care and protection of their children. The OCR is also urging communities to come together to reinforce the old adage that says “it takes a village to raise a child.” The agency sees this encouragement as timely...

Over 300 wards in three children’s homes will directly benefit from gifts obtained under the Guardian Anjell Play and Learn Project. The homes, one from each county are: the St. John Bosco Boys’ Home in Mandeville (Middlesex); SOS Children’s Village in Montego Bay (Cornwall); and the Jamaica National Children’s Home in Kingston (Surrey). The initiative, which is the national project...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, will interact directly with young persons across the country through ‘Pon Di Corna’ reasoning sessions, as part of activities for Youth Month, being observed in November. These sessions are to be held in Albert Town, Trelawny, on November 7; Somerset, St. Thomas on November 14; and Gregory Park, St. Catherine on November...

Forty girls in Government-run homes are to benefit from transitional living arrangements under a US$1.3 million programme, which was launched on Thursday, October 30, under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) grants initiative. This programme is expected to impact and improve the lives of up to 400 children. The project is being implemented by the UWI Open Campus...

The Ministry of Youth and Culture has embarked on a nation-wide initiative to collect and document various aspects of Jamaica’s intangible cultural heritage, as part of efforts to safeguard and preserve the nation’s rich legacy. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, who made the announcement, on October 28, at a press conference at her New Kingston offices, said the project is...

Nine outstanding Jamaicans have been awarded Musgrave Medals by the Institute of Jamaica, in recognition of notable contributions in the literary, scientific and artistic fields. Topping the list of awardees are renowned author and playwright, Anthony Winkler; researcher and medical doctor, Professor Celia Christie-Samuels; and art educator and former head of the School of Visual Arts at the Edna Manley...

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, MP has expressed sadness at the passing of the Jamaican Reggae singer, John Holt. Minister Hanna said Holt, who passed away on Sunday, October 19,  was “one of the true heroes of Jamaican music”. Minister Hanna said: “John Holt was part of that special group who spent their lives developing...