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

Minister Hanna appoints Children’s Home Review Committee

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP has appointed a committee to review the operations of children’s homes in light of the unauthorised implementation of sexual education programmes in six privately-operated residential care facilities by the...
Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, telling JIS News about a book drive to assist children’s homes.
Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, telling JIS News about a book drive to assist children’s homes.

NYS Begins Book Drive for Children’s Homes
Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.

OCR Issues Warning: Leaving Children Without Adult Supervision is a Crime
Director and Curator, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller.
Director and Curator, Jamaica Music Museum, Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Herbie Miller.

Impact of Garveyism for Conversation on July 20
Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Anne Marie Bonner, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on July 16 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), Anne Marie Bonner, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank held on July 16 at the agency’s head office in Kingston.

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The 100th Anniversary of the UNIA

The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) was founded on July 20, 1914 when Marcus Garvey recruited its first member, Miss Amy Ashwood, and held the organization’s first meeting at 121 Orange Street in Kingston. A month later the UNIA began holding weekly public meetings at the Collegiate Hall on Church Street and by 1920 the UNIA was the largest pan...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (second right), is presented with a photograph by Mikhail Henry (second left) of Glenmuir High School, during the Jamaica National (JN) Resolution Project awards ceremony at the Olympia Gallery in Kingston on July 15. Also sharing the moment are: General Manager, JN Foundation, Saffrey Brown; and Chairman, JNBS Foundation, Earl Jarrett. Mikhail got first and third place prizes in the Best Body Image category for his submissions ‘Disjointed Reflections’ and ‘Ready to Lead.’
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Glenmuir High Student Tops JN Photo Award Competition

Glenmuir High School’s Jodi Morgan has copped the coveted Best Photo Award in the 2013/2014 Jamaica National Resolution Project. Her photo, ‘The Real Me’, was selected as the top piece from more than 200 entries from students across the island, who entered the 10th staging of the annual competition. The 18 year old also walked away with the prizes for...
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Contestants in the 2014 Jamaica Festival Queen Competition. The coronation will take place on Saturday, July 19, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in Kingston.
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Jamaica to Crown Festival Queen on July 19

On Saturday, July 19, 13 talented young women will grace the stage at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in Kingston, to vie for the national title of Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, under the theme: ‘Jamaican Women…Shaping our Culture and our Nation’. The competition has become one of the main platforms for young women who want to contribute to nation building,...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, speaking about activities for Jamaica Festival 2014 at a JIS Think Tank held on Wednesday, July 9, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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More Than 1,000 Persons Discovered Through the Big Stage

More than 1,000 persons have been discovered by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) during ‘The Big Stage’ community talent searches. The Big Stage is one of the redesigned programmes of Jamaica Festival 2014, which showcases talents through community searches. Participants can advance to the Parish Finals when two top performers will be selected for the National Big Stage Finals...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP interacting with performers from International Youth Fellowship (IYF) during the launch of the revitalised Jamaica Festival in June.
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Seventh Day Adventist Church Joins Revitalised Emancipation Celebrations

The Jamaica Union Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church has accepted the invitation of the Ministry of Youth and Culture to participate in the celebration of Emancipation as part of the revitalised Jamaica Festival. Emancipation Day, celebrated on August 1, commemorates the abolition of slavery in Jamaica in 1834. Seventh Day Adventist Churches across Jamaica will hold vigils beginning...
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Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon, speaking about activities for Jamaica Festival 2014 at a JIS Think Tank held on Wednesday, July 9, at the agency’s head office in Kingston.
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Civil Servants Get 20 Per Cent Discount on Festival Tickets

Public sector workers will receive a 20 per cent discount for tickets purchased to attend Jamaica Festival activities 2014. Civil servants will be able to enjoy the nightly entertainment events from August 1 to 5 at the Jamaica Festival Village at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre (RWEC) at the reduced cost of $800. Ticket prices for all events will cost $1,000...
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Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Manley, at a ceremony held at the National Heroes Park in Kingston on Friday (July 4), to mark the 121st anniversary of his birth.
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Jamaica Remembers Norman Manley

Jamaica paid tribute to National Hero, the Right Excellent Norman Manley, on Friday, July 4, at a wreath-laying ceremony held at National Heroes Park in Kingston to mark the 121st anniversary of his birth. The event, which featured award winning performances from the just concluded Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) festival of the arts competition, saw floral tributes from Governor-General,...
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