| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 20.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 20.

Youth Ministry to Implement Case Management System

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will, this year, commence phased implementation of a Case Management System (CMS), designed to maintain accurate records of children taken into State custody at places of safety, until their departure from these institutions. The...
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)
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)

Shift in JCDC Festival of Arts Programme in Schools
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), in conversation with Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, during the sitting of the House of Representatives, on May 20.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), in conversation with Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, during the sitting of the House of Representatives, on May 20.

Work Continues on National Youth Policy
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 20.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 20.

JCDC to Open Artiste Management Division
Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.
Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

OCR Saddened by Drowning of Twin Boys in St. James

More

RWSL has adopted Jacks Hill Primary School for its labour day 2014 Project and will be carrying out extensive work at the school plant on Labour Day.
Culture

Jacks Hill Primary Enthused About Labour Day 2014

Jacks Hill Primary and Infant School will be one of many institutions that are playing an integral role in the lead up to Labour Day 2014, by sensitising students about the positive environmental theme for the day, and the benefits of this focus. Principal of Jacks Hill Primary and Infant School, Beverly Jones, told JIS News that teachers have been...
Read more
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), is assisted by Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell (left), in cutting the ribbon to officially open the Youth Information Centre (YIC), in May Pen, Clarendon, on May 16. Others are (from second left): Acting Director of Youth Policy and Programme Development at the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), Andrene Blackwin; Country Representative for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Sherril O
Culture

Youth Information Centre Opens in May Pen

Young persons in the parish of Clarendon now have a Youth Information Centre (YIC), which operates under the auspices of the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD). The facility, located in May Pen, was constructed with funding provided by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and features several training resources and areas for counselling. The building is also shared by the...
Read more
CultureLocal Government

Additional $5 Million for Labour Day Parish Projects

An additional $5 million will be provided by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development to assist with Labour Day parish projects. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott made this announcement while bringing greetings at the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Thanksgiving Church Service held on May 18 at the Covenant Moravian Church on...
Read more
Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Shernette Haughton (right): and Hanover Parish Councillor, Wynter McIntosh (left); along with a team of volunteers wash the outside walls of the Ramble police station, in Hanover, on Saturday, May 17, in preparation for work to be carried out at the facility on Labour Day, May 23.
Culture

Western Parishes Gear Up For Labour Day 2014

As Labour Day 2014 draws near, there are some 125 registered projects across the parishes of St. James, Hanover, and Westmoreland. Expectations are that this number should be at least doubled by Labour Day. The St. James Labour Day planning committee is reporting approximately 40 registered projects to date; Westmoreland 50; and Hanover 35 projects. The nature of the registered...
Read more
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), presents an appreciation plaque to Reverend Jermaine Gibson, Pastor, Covenant Moravian Church, during the National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving church service, held at the Covenant Moravian Church, in Kingston on May 18.
Culture

National Workers’ Week and Labour Day Service Sunday

The National Workers’ Week and Labour Day thanksgiving service will be held on Sunday, May 18 at the Covenant Moravian Church, on Molynes Road in Kingston starting at 9:30 a.m. Workers’ Week will commence on Sunday, May 18 and culminate with Labour Day activities on Friday, May 23. Vice President of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, Rennard White will deliver the...
Read more
Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Dahlia Harris, speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on May 15. Miss Harris spoke on activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2014, which will observed under the theme: ‘Take a Stand… Beautify Our Land’.
Culture

Persons Urged to Seek Permission to Install Pedestrian Crossings

Persons are being reminded to seek permission from the National Works Agency (NWA) before proceeding with the installation of pedestrian crossings on Labour Day, Friday, May 23. Chairperson of the National Workers’ Week Labour Day Core Committee, Dahlia Harris, emphasized this point while speaking at a Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’ on May 15, at the agency’s head office in...
Read more
Principal Director of Culture at the Ministry of Youth and Culture Dahlia Harris makes a point at the Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on Thursday, May 15, at the agency’s head office in Kingston. Discussions focused on activities for Workers’ Week and Labour Day 2014 under the theme, “Take a Stand… Beautify Our Land.”
CultureJIS Think Tank

Police Stations Selected as Labour Day Parish Projects

Fifteen police stations across the island that are in need of repairs have been selected as parish Labour Day projects. Labour Day will be observed on Friday May 23, under the theme, ‘Take a Stand…Beautify our Land.’ The stations were identified by the National Labour Day Planning Committee in collaboration with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the parish councils....
Read more