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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left), is greeted by Chairman of Kingston Bookshop, Hon. Steadman Fuller, who is also Custos of Kingston. Occasion was a teachers’ luncheon and awards ceremony held on Tuesday, May 6, at the Terra Nova Hotel, where Mrs. Gordon Harrison was the keynote speaker.

Children’s Advocate Cautions Schools Against Protecting Sexual Predators

The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), is imploring communities to desist from protecting sexual predators who target children. Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison said predators should not be protected in the quest to preserve reputations of schools, or the...

Teachers Encouraged to Foster Positive Environment for Children

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), converses with Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, at the launch of Workers’ Week, and Labour Day, at Jamaica House, on Wednesday, May 7.

Jamaicans Urged to Beautify the Land This Labour Day

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

Jamaica Stands with the Families of Abducted Nigerian Girls

Youth and Culture, Minister Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), and Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith (right), present Child Ambassadors appointed for 2013/14 during a ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.

New Child Ambassadors to be Appointed

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Students Urged to Help Highlight and Preserve Culture

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says Jamaica should preserve its culture as this is one of the areas that can help to grow the economy. “We have to take advantage of our culture …we have to make a deliberate effort to make it a part of the economic growth, because we have a competitive advantage,” Ms. Hanna...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), presents a trophy to the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2013, Krystal Tomlinson, at the coronation ceremony, held last year at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in Kingston.

12 years ago Culture

JCDC Festival Queen Competition Kicks Off Saturday

Plans are in high gear for the parish coronations of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Festival Queen Competition, which is this year being held under the theme, ‘Jamaican Women…Shaping our Culture and our Nation.’ Winners in the 13 parish competitions, who are crowned Parish Queens will compete at the national show scheduled for Saturday, July 19 at the...

12 years ago Culture

Adopted Children Should Have Information About Their Background – Gordon-Harrison

Adopted children should have access to particular types of information on their biological origins, once they attain adulthood. Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison made this point while speaking at a national consultation held recently at the New Kingston Business Centre. The forum was one of two national consultations on the proposed amendments to the Children (Adoption Of) Act. Mrs. Gordon-Harrison said...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon (left) presents a trophy to Best Junior Poet in the JCDC 2013 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition, Ava-gay Bennett.

12 years ago Culture

Writers Invited to Submit Work

Professional and amateur writers are being encouraged to submit their work for the annual Jamaica Creative Writing Competition 2014, organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). The deadline for entry is Wednesday, April 30, and forms and guidelines are available at the JCDC’s website www.jcdc.gov.jm or at any JCDC parish office islandwide. Applicants must also submit three hard copies...

Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), in discussion with the Councillor for the Dallas Division, Kingston and St. Andrew, Patricia Morgan, representing the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Angela Brown Burke, at a national consultation on the proposed amendments to the Adoption (Children of) Act 1958, held on April 23 in New Kingston.

12 years ago Culture

Adoption Act To Be Amended

A policy paper outlining recommendations for amendments to the Adoption (Children Of) Act 1958 will be presented to the Ministry of Youth and Culture within the next two months. The Child Development Agency (CDA) is currently reviewing the Act, with a view to improving the adoption processes and procedures, so they can be fully understood by members of the public....

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre); and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Sherril O’Reggio Angus (left), affix their signatures to a contract for the construction of the Hanover Youth Information Centre, while State Minister in the Ministry of Water, Land, Environment & Climate Change and Member of Parliament for West Hanover, Ian Hayles, signs as witness. Also participating in the signing ceremony, held at the Youth and Culture Ministry, on Wednesday, April 23, are (from left): Acting Director, Youth Policy and Programme Development, Andrene Blackwin; Project Manager, Youth Development Programme, Margery Newland; and Contractor, Phillip Foote of D.R. Foote Construction Company Limited.

12 years ago Culture

Youth Information Centre to be Built in Hanover

The Ministry of Youth and Culture, on Wednesday, April 23, signed a contract valued at approximately $40 million, for the construction of a Youth Information Centre (YIC) in Hanover. When completed, the centre, to be located at Watson Taylor Park in Lucea, will be the 11th built across the island to provide a space where young people can go to...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (third left), and students from various high schools in the Corporate Area, examine a piece entitled ‘Red Coat’, during a tour of the National Gallery of Jamaica in December. The tour formed part of the launch of the Ministry’s culture card programme. The card will allow some 100 students to access, free of cost, the museums and galleries of the Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) events and JAMBIZ productions.

12 years ago Culture

IOJ Facilitating Greater Appreciation of Museums

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) has implemented several measures aimed at promoting the island’s museums, enabling easier access to, and encouraging greater appreciation of Jamaica’s heritage. These include opening museums to the public on Saturdays, to allow more people to view the large collections of artefacts and art treasures. Effective May 3, the Institute’s East Street, Kingston complex will be...