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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), looks on as Children’s Registrar, Greig Smith (right), presents a trophy to Daniela Woodbine of Belmont Academy in Westmoreland, one of nine new Child Ambassadors appointed by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR). Occasion was an awards ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel, on Tuesday, June 10.

Nine New Child Ambassadors Appointed by OCR

The Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) has appointed nine new Child Ambassadors who will help to raise awareness of issues surrounding child abuse and other matters affecting children across the island. The 2014 to 2016 group consists of eight...

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

Minister Hanna announces National Family Day among activities for Jamaica Festival 2014

Chief Executive Officer, Child Development Agency, Mrs. Rosalee Gage-Grey.

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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (at the podium), speaking at the media launch of the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) 10th anniversary celebrations at the agency’s downtown Kingston offices, on May 28. Others (from left) are: Chairman, CDA Advisory Board, Maxine Henry-Wilson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), CDA, Rosalee Gage-Grey. The year-long activities to commemorate the CDA’s 10th anniversary begin on June 1 at the Boulevard Open Bible Church. Other activities include: lecture series, walk/runathon, awards banquet, concert, and talent competition exposition, among others.

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Minister of Youth & Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna.

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JCDC to Expose Talent on ‘The Big Stage’

Jamaicans will get a chance to ‘bus out’ on ‘The Big Stage’, a talent search competition organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). ‘The Big Stage’ is one of the redesigned programmes for the annual Jamaica Festival 2014 celebrations, and entry forms for the competition are available on the JCDC’s website: www.jcdc.gov.jm. Persons can also collect and submit their...

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CDA First Responders Offer Trauma Counselling

The Child Development Agency (CDA) has put in place a team of first responders to provide counselling and welfare support to children, families, and communities affected by trauma. The first responders attend the scene of incidents where, for example children have lost parents or homes to natural or man-made disasters. This is in order to protect the best interest of...

12 years ago Culture

Nine New Child Ambassadors To Be Appointed

On June 16, nine young Jamaicans will be appointed Child Ambassadors, by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR). The new appointees, age 10 to 16 years, will serve for two years in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Thomas, St. Mary, Trelawny, St. James, Westmoreland, Manchester, St. Catherine, and Clarendon. The Child Ambassador Programme, which was launched...

12 years ago Culture

Kids Engage in Tree-Planting Project for Labour Day

Scores of children participated in the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) Action Day tree-planting project on Friday, May 23, at the Robert Schuman Roundabout in Agualta Vale, St. Mary. “Action Day this year coincided with National Labour Day 2014, and as the nation focuses on climate change, we the members of the NCMC recognised the importance of teaching our children...

Citizens, including teachers, parents, students and workmen from across the Bethel Town and adjoining areas turned out to carry out refurbishing works on the Bethel Town Community Centre and Basic School, which has been selected as the parish project for Labour Day 2014. Work is also being carried out on the Whithorn police station, the second parish project for Westmoreland.

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Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth Labour Day Projects Receive Full Support

Enthusiasm was high among a group of 65 persons on Friday morning, May 23, at the Bethel Town Community Centre and Basic School in eastern Westmoreland, as men, women and children turned out from as early as 8:00 a.m. to refurbish and beautify the building. The facility was chosen as the parish’s Labour Day project for 2014. Activities including the...

Volunteers at the St. James parish project for Labour Day 2014, the St. James Infirmary, passing building blocks for the construction of a perimeter wall at the facility. Over 300 volunteers turned out to participate in the project.

12 years ago Culture

Western Jamaica Abuzz With Labour Day Activities

Activities for Labour Day 2014 got off to an early start Friday, May 23, across western Jamaica, as weather forecasts for early afternoon rains had volunteers turning out in large numbers, to play their part. As the nation focuses on climate change activities and police stations for this year’s Labour Day, which is being observed under the theme ‘Take a...

Volunteers undertake beautification activities at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston as part of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Labour Day project Friday, May 23.

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JCDC Labour Day Project Receives Strong Support

From as early as 6:30 a.m. Friday, May 23, volunteers turned up at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in Kingston to carry out painting and other refurbishing activities as part of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Labour Day 2014 project. The 200 volunteers, including representatives from the Jamaica National Foundation, the Kiwanis Club of Liguanea, the Kiwanis Club of...