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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.

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...

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.

Writers Invited to Submit Work

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.

Adoption Act To Be Amended

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.

Youth Information Centre to be Built in Hanover

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.

IOJ Facilitating Greater Appreciation of Museums

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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...

Prime Minister Youth Awardee for Excellence in Youth Service, Seidg Rowe, with proud mom Paulette Williams.

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PM Youth Awardee Seidg Rowe Loves Volunteering

Nursing student by day, volunteer by night and a full time mother, that is life for 21-year-old Seidg Rowe, the Prime Minister’s Youth Awardee for Excellence in Youth Service. The single mother and final year nursing student at the International University of the Caribbean (IUC), has for the past ten years devoted herself to serving others. “I’m in love with volunteering…I don’t see the change overnight but I know there are youths that look up...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (second left) in discussion about the rights of the child, with (from left): Custos of St. Ann, Hon. Norma Walters; Justice of the Peace from St. Mary, Jeanette Rose-Bryan; and Assistant Commissioner of Police in Charge of Area Two, Elan Powell.

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Children’s Advocate Commends Justice System

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison has lauded the Jamaican justice system as one of the best in the Commonwealth. She however acknowledged that like all other justice systems, there is need for tweaking, and continuous re-examination, in order to improve the service delivery. Mrs. Gordon Harrison made the comments on Wednesday, April 16, while addressing a two-day training seminar for...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left); addresses the opening ceremony for the third in a series of training seminars being staged by her office for Justices of the Peace and police personnel, to familiarize them with the ‘Child Justice Guidelines’ handbook. At right is Manager for Public Education and Special Projects at the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), Nicole Hayles. The seminar is being held at the Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Golf and Resort, in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, from April 16 to April 17.

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OCA Hosts Training Seminars to Promote Child Justice Guidelines

Approximately 50 police personnel and Justices of the Peace, from St. Ann and St. Mary, are taking part in the third in a series of training seminars, staged by the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), to promote and highlight its publication, ‘Child Justice Guidelines’. According to Manager for Public Education and Special Projects at the OCA, Nicole Hayles, the agency is...

Executive Director of the Legal Aid Clinic (LAC), Hugh Faulkner, is encouraging citizens to utilise the services of the Mobile Justice Unit

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Legal Aid Council Helping to Protect the Rights of Children

Matters involving minors, which come to the attention of the Legal Aid Council, (LAC) are given priority as the Council endeavours to protect children’s rights to legal representation. Executive Director of the LAC, Hugh Faulkner, who gave this assurance, pointed out that children are placed in a special category of clients that his office deals with. Mr. Faulkner explained that...

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Jamaica Visual Arts Competition Showcase Opens Monday

Works by Jamaican artists will be showcased at the upcoming Jamaica Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition 2014 Travelling Showcase, scheduled for April 14 to 25. The event, which will take place at the Bloomfield Great House, at 8 Perth Road, Mandeville, Manchester, will exhibit original works of art that received the highest awards in the 2013 Jamaica Visual Arts Competition....

Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica, Anne Marie Bonner.

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IOJ Invites Public Sector Workers to Open House

Public sector workers will be able to learn more about Jamaica’s rich heritage during an ‘Open House’, being organised by the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ). The event will take place from April 22 to 25 at the Institute’s East Street complex in downtown Kingston. Persons wishing to take part in group tours must book in advance by contacting Miss Jennifer...