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The Minister of Youth and Culture, Lisa Hanna, pays tribute to the late Bunny Rugs, lead singer for Third World.

Minister Hanna hails Bunny Rugs’ contribution to Jamaica’s rich and evolving culture

The Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna, MP has described the late Jamaican singer Bunny Rugs as a true Reggae Ambassador who had contributed the country’s rich and evolving culture. At a celebratory service on Monday, February...

Registrar at the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith.

OCR Taking Message to Primary and High Schools

Attorney-at-law, Tania Chambers (left); Chairman, Advisory Board, Child Development Agency (CDA), Maxine Henry Wilson (centre), and Head of the Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children, Hazel Thompson-Ahye, of Trinidad and Tobago, consult on a document during a national consultation on proposed changes to the Child Care and Protection Act (CCPA) and the CCPA Children’s Home Regulations, held in New Kingston on February 11.

Stakeholders Discuss Changes to CCPA

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (4th left), seems delighted as British High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency David Fitton (left), hands over cheque for $4 million to Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), to assist girls at the Homestead Place of Safety, in Stony Hill, St. Andrew, on February 10. Others (from second left) are: Manager at the facility, Sophia Walters, and President of the Rotary Club of St. Andrew, Marie Powell.

Lifeline for Girls in State Care

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (right); along with National Housing Trust (NHT) Chairman, Hon. Easton Douglas (centre); and Chairman, YUTE Limited, Joseph M. Matalon hold aloft a cheque for $32 million that the government, through the NHT, is providing in financial support for phase two of the Youth Employment Through Upliftment (YUTE) Build programme. Occasion was the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for Phase 2 of the Programme, on February7 at the Office of the Prime Minister.

$32 Million Allocated to Phase two of YUTE Programme

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Bustamante’s Birthday to be Commemorated at Blenheim

Plans are in high gear to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, to be held on February 24, at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover. In an interview with JIS News, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Regional Manager, Natalie Morris, informed that a Planning Committee, comprising civic, political and other representatives in...

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Minister Hanna Pays Tribute to Stuart Hall

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna, MP has hailed the cultural theorist, sociologist and public intellectual, Stuart Hall, who died on Monday, February 10, at the age of 82. Hall, who was born on February 3, 1932 in Jamaica, had been living and working in the United Kingdom since 1951 when he won a Rhodes scholarship. Reacting...

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All Island 50-Day Happiness Tour kicks off on March 20

In an effort to help Jamaicans better cope with the daily stresses of life, Choose Life International (CLI) will embark on a 50-Day Happiness Tour across the island, beginning on March 20. The initiative, which is also in keeping with the United Nations International Day of Happiness being observed on the same date, will see CLI volunteers spreading a message...

Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Child Development Agency, Prudence Barnes

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CDA to Observe Foster Care Recognition Week, FEB 9 – 15

Foster care training and parenting workshops are among the many activities scheduled in observance of the eighth annual National Foster Care Recognition Week, from February 9 to 15. The activities are being organised by the Child Development Agency (CDA) under the theme, ‘Strengthening Families and Communities through Foster Care.’ Public Relations and Communications Manager of the CDA, Prudence Barnes, told...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), is greeted by Board Chairman of the National Youth Service (NYS), Maureen Webber, when she arrived at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, on February 6, to participate in the official launch of the NYS’ Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP).

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Employers Assured of Skilled Youth

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is assuring potential employers that a cadre of highly skilled and disciplined youth is being groomed by the National Youth Service (NYS), to become invaluable assets to their companies. She said following a strategic move a year and a half ago, the NYS was revamped and strengthened to have a greater impact...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), speaks with Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Melvin Smith, prior to the start of a ceremony, held at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston, on February 6, to officially launch the NYS’ Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP).

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NYS Graduate Work Experience Programme Launched

The Ministry of Youth and Culture through its agency the National Youth Service (NYS) has officially launched its Graduate Work Experience Programme (GWEP). The programme will provide college graduates with the necessary work experience to increase their chances of finding employment. The launch took place at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston on Thursday, February 6, 2014. Minister of...

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

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Youth Minister Condemns Brutal Killing of 8-Year-Old Celena Edmond

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna condemns the brutal murder of eight-year-old Celena Edmond, in Top Hill, St. Thomas and is asking members of the public to be more aware of their surroundings. The Minister says far too often our children are preyed upon by adults who should protect and care for them. “I know that all...