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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.
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.

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

Signature Conversations to Kick Off Independence Celebrations
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre, head table); and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (second left, head table) enjoy the performance of Stephen Simpson (foreground, left) and Don Antonio Phillips (foreground, right) during today’s (June 30) opening session of the United Nations (UN) Cross Regional Meeting for Advancing the Protection of Children from Violence at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured at the head table (from left) are: Chairman, Children Support Task Force, Rev. Dr. Marjorie Lewis; Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Marta Santos País; and Chairman, Children’s Advisory Panel, Child Development Agency, Charles Young.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre, head table); and former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson (second left, head table) enjoy the performance of Stephen Simpson (foreground, left) and Don Antonio Phillips (foreground, right) during today’s (June 30) opening session of the United Nations (UN) Cross Regional Meeting for Advancing the Protection of Children from Violence at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Also pictured at the head table (from left) are: Chairman, Children Support Task Force, Rev. Dr. Marjorie Lewis; Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence Against Children, Marta Santos País; and Chairman, Children’s Advisory Panel, Child Development Agency, Charles Young.

Government Develops Action Plan to Protect Children from Violence
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), (from left): Acting Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey; and Children’s Adviser in the Ministry, Sadie Keating. FILE
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), (from left): Acting Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey; and Children’s Adviser in the Ministry, Sadie Keating. FILE

Minister Hanna Co-hosting International Strategy Meeting on Protecting Children from Violence
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey address journalists at a recent press conference. (FILE)
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right) and Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey address journalists at a recent press conference. (FILE)

CDA Report says Children’s Homes had No Authority to Allow JFJ’s Sexual Education Programme

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Jamaicans must work together to end Violence against Children

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, has pointed to the need for Jamaicans to work together to speed up the pace of progress in eliminating violence against the nation’s children. Mr. Patterson was addressing the opening session of the United Nations (UN) Cross-Regional Meeting for Advancing the Protection of Children from Violence held on Monday (June 30), at...
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Registrar of the Office of the Children’s Registry, Greig Smith addressing a recent JIS Think Tank.
Culture

OCR Congratulates GSAT Awardees

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) wishes to congratulate all students who successfully completed their Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) and have been awarded places in various schools across the island. The OCR is also urging parents to be mindful of their reactions to the performance of their children following the recent release of the GSAT results and the...
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The group, ‘Servants’ with lead singer, Rohan Walcott, (left) at the recent launch of the Jamaica Gospel Song Competition 2014 held at the Webster Memorial United Church in Kingston.
Culture

Gospel Singers Battling for JCDC Top Prize

A quartet from the parish of Manchester is among the 10 finalists battling for the first prize in the 2014 Jamaica Gospel Song Competition. They will be vying for over $400,000 in cash and prizes when the competition, organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), unfolds on Sunday, July 27 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston. The...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), addresses journalists during a press briefing held at her New Kingston offices on Wednesday, January 15. Also pictured (from left) are: Acting Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Rosalee Gage-Grey; and Children’s Adviser in the Ministry, Sadie Keating. (FILE)
Culture

Minister Hanna Refers JFJ Manual to Attorney General and Children’s Advocate

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, MP has referred to the attention of the Children’s Advocate and the Attorney General, the manuals used by the group Jamaicans for Justice in its unauthorised sexual education programme that was implemented in six privately-operated children’s homes. In her letters to the Attorney General, the Honourable Patrick Atkinson, MP and...
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Culture

Jamaican Reps Consider World Heritage Inscriptions

For the first time, Jamaica is among the nations that are deliberating over nominations to Unesco’s World Heritage List. This week in Qatar, the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee will meet to consider the inscription of 40 sites to the World Heritage List.  Among the delegates are Dr. Janice Lindsay, Director for the Centre of the Arts at...
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Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna. (FILE)
Culture

Minister Hanna requests report from CDA

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, has demanded explanations from the Child Development Agency (CDA) in light of reports surrounding the unauthorised sexual education programme being implemented by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in six privately-operated children’s homes. The CDA, which has responsibility for the regulation of children’s homes and places of safety, reported last week that...
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