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Members of the Clarendon Parish Development Committee Benevolent Society, with banner displayed, distribute handbills during an anti-crime march through Lionel Town in Clarendon, recently.

March Against Crime and Teenage Pregnancy in Clarendon

Hundreds of business operators, workers, residents and students of Lionel Town, Clarendon, protested against crime and other social challenges facing the parish at a march throughout the town last Friday, January 30. The event was organised by the Clarendon Youth...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna making her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 20, 2014. (FILE)

Ministry of Youth and Culture Builds Out Capacity

Minister of Youth & Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna.

CDA on Hand to Support Grieving Families, says Youth Minister

Director and Curator, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller.

Grounation to Focus on Drums

Miss St. Catherine Festival Queen 2014, Danene Cruickshank, speaks to students at the Children’s First Achievement Centre in Spanish Town, after the launch of a Literacy project at the centre today (Jan 14).

St. Catherine Festival Queen Embarks on Literacy Project

Chairperson of the National Youth Service (NYS), Maureen Webber (right), emphasizes a point as she addresses a recent JIS News Think Tank. Listening at left is Executive Director of the NYS, Melvin Smith.

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NYS Introduces New Programmes to Empower Young People

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...

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Youth Ministry Does Not Recruit Assistants for Teachers

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...

Members of the graduating batch of 2014 from Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College, The Mico University and Moneague College, who graduated with Master of Science degrees from the Central Connecticut State University, take part in the ceremony, held on January 11 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James.

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Graduates Urged To Get Involved In Transformation Process

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...

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JCDC Invites Entries for Visual Arts and Gospel Song Contests

Talented Jamaican artists, songwriters and performers are being reminded to submit their applications for the 2015 Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) visual arts and gospel song competitions. The closing date for entering the Jamaica Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition is Friday (January 16), while the deadline for the Jamaica Gospel and Children Gospel Song contests is Friday (January 30). For...

Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, telling JIS News about a book drive to assist children’s homes.

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NYS to Help Participants Complete Tertiary Education

Participants in the National Youth Service (NYS) can complete their tertiary education with help from the organization. They can obtain financial assistance to pursue training in areas related to the growth sectors of the country. In an interview with JIS News, Executive Director of the NYS, Melvin Smith, said that persons must satisfactorily complete one of the NYS’ corps programmes...

Executive Director of the National Youth Service, Melvin Smith, speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’, at which he spoke of the agency’s drive to rebuild the culture of volunteerism.

11 years ago Culture

NYS Rebuilding Culture of Volunteerism

Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, says the organization is working to rebuild a society of volunteers through its programmes. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Smith said “a modern society cannot survive without volunteerism” and that is why the NYS is rekindling the spirit among its programme participants. “When NYS started years ago, volunteerism...

Chairperson of the National Youth Service (NYS), Maureen Webber (right), speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on December 16. At left is Executive Director, Melvin Smith.

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NYS to Increase Awareness About Persons With Disabilities

The National Youth Service (NYS) will be launching a national public education campaign in 2015, aimed at increasing awareness about persons with disabilities (PWDs), as it seeks to improve service to that group. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on December 16, Chairperson of the NYS, Maureen Webber, said that the campaign is necessary to address the...