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Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left seated), signs a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing implementation of the Ministry’s Access to Higher Education Partnership Programme (AHEPP) at the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), during signing Wednesday’s (September 3) signing ceremony at the institution, in Portland. The programme, being administered by the National Youth Service (NYS), will see 50 scholarships, valued $100,000 each per annum, being awarded to students deemed in need of assistance to finance their tuition and other associated expenses. Also signing are: CASE Board Chairman, Ambassador Derrick Heaven (centre, seated); and NYS Board member, Lorenzo Ellis (right, seated). Observing the formalities, from left, are: CASE President, Rev. Dr. Mary Nichols; College Guidance Counsellor, Bishop Joslyn Williams; Principal Director, Technical Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (partly hidden); and NYS Community Services Director, Omar Newell.
Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left seated), signs a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalizing implementation of the Ministry’s Access to Higher Education Partnership Programme (AHEPP) at the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), during signing Wednesday’s (September 3) signing ceremony at the institution, in Portland. The programme, being administered by the National Youth Service (NYS), will see 50 scholarships, valued $100,000 each per annum, being awarded to students deemed in need of assistance to finance their tuition and other associated expenses. Also signing are: CASE Board Chairman, Ambassador Derrick Heaven (centre, seated); and NYS Board member, Lorenzo Ellis (right, seated). Observing the formalities, from left, are: CASE President, Rev. Dr. Mary Nichols; College Guidance Counsellor, Bishop Joslyn Williams; Principal Director, Technical Services, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Peter Thompson (partly hidden); and NYS Community Services Director, Omar Newell.

Youth Ministry Provides $15M in Tertiary Level Scholarships

The Ministry of Youth and Culture is providing $15 million in scholarships this year, to benefit 150 students attending three of the island’s tertiary institutions. Valued at $100,000 each, per annum, the awards are being made under the Ministry’s Access...
Late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, will be honoured at a special tribute concert on September 7.
Late cultural icon, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, will be honoured at a special tribute concert on September 7.

‘An Evening with Miss Lou’ Tribute Concert on September 7
Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith, addressing a press conference, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, on September 3.
Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith, addressing a press conference, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, on September 3.

Missing Children Down

‘An Evening With Miss Lou’ Celebration Set For September 7
Executive Director of the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation and Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Mr. Garnett Reid (right) in discussion with (from left), Chairman of the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation, Miss Merline Daley; Deputy Chairman, Dr. Horace Phillips and Chairman of the Selection Committee, Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards for Excellence, Dr. Jean Small, at the launch of the Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards for Excellence, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on August 28.
Executive Director of the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation and Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Mr. Garnett Reid (right) in discussion with (from left), Chairman of the Caribbean Development for the Arts, Sports and Culture Foundation, Miss Merline Daley; Deputy Chairman, Dr. Horace Phillips and Chairman of the Selection Committee, Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards for Excellence, Dr. Jean Small, at the launch of the Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards for Excellence, held at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston, on August 28.

Nominations Open for Caribbean Hall of Fame Awards

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The Young Lions Drummers show off the skills that brought them gold medals in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2014 Festival of the Arts competition, at a civic ceremony commemorating the 127th anniversary of the birth of the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, held on August 17 at Lawrence Park in St. Ann.
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Garvey Has Left Jamaica A Template For Development – Taylor

University of the West Indies (UWI) lecturer, Dr Orville Taylor, says that National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey has left Jamaica a template for national development, which is still relevant today. He was delivering the keynote address at the civic ceremony commemorating the 127th anniversary of Garvey’s birth and his 50th year as National Hero, held on August...
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Director and Curator, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller.
Culture

Independence Signature Conversations a Success

After the successful staging of this year’s Independence Signature Conversations, there is a call for the event to be an annual one. ‘Signature Conversations’ was one of the programmes that the Ministry of Youth and Culture introduced for Jamaica Festival 2014 and involved a series of free public discussion sessions during the months of July and August, to inform and...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon Lisa Hanna, addresses the civic ceremony marking the 127th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, held at Lawrence Park in St Ann’s Bay on Sunday, August 17. She implored Jamaicans to “ensure that at all times, we remember Garvey.”
Culture

Garvey Was Ahead Of His Time

Jamaica’s first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, has been described as a man ahead of his time, who would have had greater impact on world events, had he been part of this generation. Speaking at the civic ceremony commemorating the 127th anniversary of the birth of Mr. Garvey, and his 50th year as National Hero, at Lawrence...
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Culture

Youth Ministry Launches Poster Competition on International Youth Day

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will commemorate International Youth Day 2014 (IYD) with the launch of its poster competition entitled: “Mental Health Matters”.  The competition, which is being promoted through the Youth Information Centres (YICs), will highlight the importance of mental health among young people. International Youth Day is celebrated around the world on August 12 each year and...
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Principal Director of Culture, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris.
Culture

Culture Ministry Wants Greater Recognition for Maroons

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will be lobbying for greater national recognition of the Maroons. Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry, Dahlia Harris, said there is need to “put together some kind of a position to say ‘this is how nationally we have to recognize, we have to engage, we have to respect the Maroon community’.” “The vision...
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A section of the large audience at the St. James Independence Day Civic Ceremony held yesterday (Aug.6) at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay.
Culture

Thousands Turn Out for St. James Independence Day Civic Ceremony

Thousands of residents of St. James, many of them decked out in the national colours of black, green and gold, converged at the historic Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on Wednesday, August 6, to participate in the Independence Day Civic Ceremony. The event, organised by the St. James Parish Council in collaboration with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC),...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), congratulates musical icons, Freddie McGreggor (left) and Marcia Griffiths (right), for 50 years of service to Jamaica’s music industry. They were honoured at the 2014 staging of the Independence Grand Gala, at the National Stadium on August 6. Also honoured were the Skatalites.
CultureOffice of the Prime Minister

Thousands Celebrate at Grand Gala

Jamaican pride was on full display on August 6 at the National Stadium, as thousands came out, decked in the national colours of black, green and gold, to celebrate the country’s 52nd anniversary of political Independence, at the Grand Gala. From as early as 3:00 p.m. patrons began entering the venue for what promised to be a grand finale to...
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