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Late cultural icon, the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley, will be honoured during the month of September.

JCDC Hosts Activities to Honour Miss Lou on 94th Birthday Anniversary

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be staging a series of activities in September to mark the 94th anniversary of the birth of late cultural icon, the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley. The activities, which will focus on her life and work,...

: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), listens keenly as Rastafari Millennium Council International Ambassador, Queen Mother Moses (right), makes a point, during the closing ceremony of the Kingston-leg of the Rastafari Studies Conference and General Assembly 2013, held on the campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on August 15. At centre is Director, Centre for Gender and Development Studies: Regional Co-ordinating Unit, University of the West Indies, Professor Verene Shepherd.

Special Team to Meet With Elders of Rastafarian Community

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding (centre), listens to a point being made by Permanent Secretary in his Ministry, Carol Palmer (second left). Also pictured (from left) are: Director of Implementation for Restorative Justice and Child Justice Reform, Ruth Carey; Deputy Representative in Jamaica, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Deirdre Kiernan; and Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon-Harrison . Occasion was a consultation for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on the Draft National Child Diversion Policy at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, on August 15.

Cabinet Approves Amendment to Law to Protect Children

Dancers give an exhilarating performance to a medley of dancehall music, during the 51st Independence Grand Gala at the National Stadium in Kingston, on August 6.

Youth Ministry Announces Total $87 million Expenditure in Update on Independence Activities 2013

Representatives of the St. James Parish Library, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), and Blue World Travels, engage in sorting out the over 1000 books that were presented by passengers of the Cruise Ship, Festival at Sea, for students across western Jamaica, after the vessel docked in Montego Bay, St. James, last week. The donations, which were facilitated through United States-based Blue World Travels, were handed over to representatives of the Ministry of Education and JTB, during a brief presentation ceremony at the Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal.

Students to Benefit from International Children’s Book Drive

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Jamaican Independence Ball for Manhattan Saturday

Jamaica’s independence celebrations in the New York tri-state area will come to a climax on Saturday, August 17, when the Jamaica Independence Celebration Foundation, Inc (JICFI) stages the annual Independence Ball in commemoration of Jamaica’s 51st year of independence. This prestigious event will bring together just over 1,500 Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica at the New York Hilton Hotel in...

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Theme for Independence was a Rallying Call – Minister Hanna

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, said the Independence theme this year - ‘Celebrating Jamaica: Triumphant, Proud, Free’ - was a call for all Jamaicans at home and overseas, “to consider the hurdles we have cleared as a nation, and the pride we must continue to display in ourselves and in our achievements.” She pointed out that Independence...

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NCYD Stages Youth Forum on August 12

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) will be staging a Youth Forum at the Law Faculty Theatre, at the University of the West Indies, on Monday, August 12, beginning at 2:00 p.m. This is being held to observe International Youth Day, which has been designated by the United Nations (UN). On this day the UN promotes the development of...

Krystal Tomlinson, Miss Manchester and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2013 (centre), is flanked by (left), Nordia Marie Antwine, Miss St. Mary (First Runner up), and Evonie Blake, Miss St. Elizabeth (Second Runner Up), at the Coronation Ceremony, held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, on Hope Road in Kingston, on August 3.

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National Festival Queen to Undertake Project for Disabled Students

Newly crowned National Festival Queen, Krystal Tomlinson, says she is targeting heightening the awareness and changing the attitude of students toward persons with disabilities, specifically their peers, as one of her parish projects. The project for disabled students is slated to be launched on August 29 at a selected school in Manchester. “I want to start inside our schools because...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, outlining the Emancipation and Independence celebrations while addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ on July 30.

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Misguided Concept of Beauty Must Be Corrected – Minister Hanna

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says it is imperative to correct the misguided concept of beauty, held by modern day young people. According to the Minister, if this is done, it will increase self confidence and the value youth place on themselves. “We realize that many of our young women have low self esteem, as they hold...

Jamaica’s renowned artist, Webster Campbell (centre); discusses with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Professor Stephen Vasciannie (right); and Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin; the history behind the art work ‘The Alley Church in Clarendon’. The pieces are on display at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington D.C. August 5 -9 as part of activities to commemorate the 51st anniversary of Independence.

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Art Exhibition at Jamaican Embassy in Washington Marks Independence

The Jamaican Embassy in Washington D.C. has been transformed into a beautiful art gallery with paintings by Jamaican artists Webster and Charlene Campbell on display as part of activities to celebrate the country’s 51st anniversary of Independence. The exhibition, entitled ‘Back When…’ had its official opening on August 5 and will run throughout the week until August 9. Addressing the...

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba (second right), heads the congregation at the service of praise and thanksgiving to mark Jamaica’s 51st anniversary of Independence. Several hundred Jamaicans from across the UK attended the annual Service, hosted by the Jamaican High Commission on August 3 at the Southwark Cathedral in London. Beside the High Commissioner is Baroness Doreen Lawrence (right) and acting Mayor of Southwark, Councillor Althea Smith (left).

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Hundreds Attend Independence Church Service in UK

Hundreds of Jamaicans from across the United Kingdom attended the annual service of praise and thanksgiving hosted by the Jamaican High Commission on Saturday, August 3. The service, which was held at the Southwark Cathedral in London, traditionally signals the start of Independence celebrations in the UK. Jamaica’s High Commissioner, Her Excellency Aloun Ndombet Assamba, who read the Prime Minister’s...