Over 200 high school students from St. Catherine, St. Thomas, Kingston and St. Andrew, ranging from 14 to 18 years, are expected to participate in the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) annual Youth Forum, scheduled for Friday, November 1, at the St. Andrew Parish Church. The forum is one of several activities organised by the NCMC to observe Child Month...

Minister of Youth and Culture, the Honourable Lisa Hanna is currently attending the United Nations Third Committee High Level Debate on the Rights of the Child scheduled for October 16-18 at the UN Headquarters in New York. On Wednesday (October 16) the Minister will deliver Jamaica’s statement on the implementation of the country’s national programme of child protection and child...

All museums, including the one in Fort Charles, Port Royal will be opened to the public free of cost during the Heroes weekend from Saturday, October 19, to National Heroes Day on Monday, October 21. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, made the announcement on Sunday, October 13, at the National Heritage Week Thanksgiving Service held at the Power of Faith...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, will be travelling to New York on October 15 to participate in a United Nations (UN) panel discussion on ‘Regional Co-operation for the Protection of Children from Violence’. The discussion is taking place within the framework of the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee Debate on the Rights of the Child. Minister with responsibility...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is again imploring all well-thinking Jamaicans to play a greater role in protecting the nation’s children against all forms of abuse, in particular, sexual abuse. “If you see a child acting in a particular manner, you have a duty...not only your moral responsibility, but you have a duty by law to protect...

The relationship between the police and residents of several inner-city communities should see marked improvement following their participation in the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Youth Leadership Training Programme. Held in collaboration with the University College of the Caribbean (UCC), the training course is an initiative of the JCC’s Civic Affairs and Inner-city Development Committees. The aim is to improve...

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has hailed the publication of a new Caribbean cookbook by retired international public servant, Dorel Callender, noting that it offers unique glimpses into the region and its people. He said the book, entitled: ‘A Caribbean Mom’s Table’, links cuisine with social, cultural, and other aspects of the region’s history...