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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, addresses scores of young people at a rap session held at the Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston November 28. The session formed part of activities for Youth Month, which is celebrated in November.

Youth Urged To Prepare For Global Labour Market

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is urging Jamaica’s youth to prepare to compete in a changing global labor market, and also create their own opportunities for employment. “By 2030, the International Labour Organization (ILO) says we are...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), speaking at a press briefing to give details on Jamaica's participation in the Memory of the World Programme. At right is Consultant/Researcher, Miss Elizabeth Watson. The press briefing was held at the Ministry's Trafalgar Road offices on Wednesday, November 26.

Country’s Participation in Memory of the World Programme to be Strengthened

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

National Child Month Committee Hosts Parenting Forum

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2014, Anjell Bryan (right), is in discussion with Manager, Public Relations and Communications, Child Development Agency (CDA), Prudence Barnes, following the official launch of the Guardian Anjell Play and Learn Initiative on November 3, at the Guardian Life offices in Kingston.

CDA to Host Bless the Children Concert

Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, provides details about the agency’s Entrepreneurship Competition, on the JIS’ Issues and Answers television programme, recently.

NYS to Launch Entrepreneurship Competition

Deputy Head Girl of Ardenne High School, Karen Nembhard (right), holds mike for a student to make her contribution at the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) 2014 Youth Forum, held at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall on November 7.

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Students Participate in Youth Forum

More than 230 students from 20 high schools across the island participated in the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) Youth Forum, held at the St. Andrew Parish Church, on November 7. The forum is held annually as part of Youth Month activities and is geared to empower children by encouraging them to express their ideas about issues that affect them....

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OCR Encourages Parents/Caregivers to be Proactive in the Care and Protection of Children

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...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, brings greetings at the opening of the ninth annual Caribbean Child Research Conference on Wednesday, November 5, at the Jamaica conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

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Ministries Partner to Provide Care for Wards with Disabilities

The Ministry of Youth and Culture has joined hands with the Ministry of Health to provide medical assistance for wards of the state with disabilities. Doctors now visit the children’s homes, write prescriptions, and compile files. Medication is sourced through the Ministry of Health for severe cases. The move is part of continued measures by the Government to improve provisions...

Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2014, Anjell Bryan (2nd left), accepts a cheque from Marketing Officer, Lasco MoneyGram, Matthew Blake (2nd right), at the official launch of the Guardian Anjell Play and Learn Initiative on November 3, at the Guardian Life offices in Kingston. Sharing the moment are: Executive Director, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon (left); and Commissioner, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), and Chair, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Committee, Cindy Breakspeare.

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Over 300 Children to Benefit from Festival Queen Project

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 (left), interacts with students in attendance at the official launch of Youth Month at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in Kingston on Thursday (October 30).

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Youth Minister to Interact with Young Persons Through ‘Pon Di Corna’

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...

Mission Director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Denise Herbol (left), has the keen attention of (from right): Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor E. Nigel Harris; Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna; Arnett Gardens resident, Jasmine Barnes; Chairman of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Children’s Advisory Panel, Charles Young; and Executive Director of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey. They were at the launch of the Transitional Living Programme for Children in State Care Project, at the UWI on October 30. The project is being implemented by the UWI Open Campus Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC), in partnership with the Child Development Agency. It is being funded by the USAID at a cost of US$1.3 million.

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Girls in State Care to Benefit from Transitional Living Arrangements

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...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), addresses the launch of the community-based Intangible Cultural Heritage Initiative at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on October 28. The project is aimed at collecting aspects of Jamaica’s traditional practices for preservation. Also pictured are (from left): Executive Director, Institute of Jamaica, Ann Marie Bonner; and Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Jamaica, David Brown.

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Culture Ministry Embarks on Initiative to Preserve Legacy

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...