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inister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (3rd right), gives words of advice to participants in this year’s National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Employment Programme, during an orientation session held today (July 2), at the VH Percy Centre, Osbourne Road in Kingston. Sharing in the moment at right is Executive Director, NYS, Melvin Smith.
inister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (3rd right), gives words of advice to participants in this year’s National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Employment Programme, during an orientation session held today (July 2), at the VH Percy Centre, Osbourne Road in Kingston. Sharing in the moment at right is Executive Director, NYS, Melvin Smith.

Make Use of Summer Employment – Minister Hanna

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is urging participants in this year’s National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Employment Programme to make the best of the opportunity, which they have been afforded. She noted that it is those, who...
Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), conversing with St. Andrew High School student and Child Ambassador, Ashlie Barrett.
Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), conversing with St. Andrew High School student and Child Ambassador, Ashlie Barrett.

Child Ambassadors: Safeguarding the Welfare of Abused Children
Winner in the six to seven year old category of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) poster competition, Dominick Taffe, of Harrison’s Preparatory School, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, points out his entry to father, Dain Taffe, and LIME Foundation Chairman, Errol Miller, during the recent awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.
Winner in the six to seven year old category of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC) poster competition, Dominick Taffe, of Harrison’s Preparatory School, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, points out his entry to father, Dain Taffe, and LIME Foundation Chairman, Errol Miller, during the recent awards ceremony at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston.

Twenty Four Students Awarded Prizes in Child Month Poster and Poetry Competitions
Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Ainsley Henriques, addresses the official launch of Emancipation Jubilee 2013 on Thursday (July 27), at the Jewel Dunn
Chairman of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Ainsley Henriques, addresses the official launch of Emancipation Jubilee 2013 on Thursday (July 27), at the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort and Spa in Mamee Bay, St. Ann.

Seville to Come Alive for Emancipation Jubilee
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, speaks to students of the Craighton Primary School in rural St. Andrew on Wednesday, June 19, during their Girls and Boys Day/Career Day event
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, speaks to students of the Craighton Primary School in rural St. Andrew on Wednesday, June 19, during their Girls and Boys Day/Career Day event

Children, Stand Up and Be Heard – Minister Hanna

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Young Persons with Disabilities Included in NYS Summer Programme

Young persons with disabilities are participating in a two-day orientation session of the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme 2013, at the VH Percy Centre, 10-12 Osbourne Road, in Kingston. The sessions, which ended on Wednesday, July 3, are aimed at equipping young persons between 17 and 24 years of age with values and strong work ethics. Areas to be...
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Culture

NYS to Roll Out New Programmes

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says that the National Youth Service (NYS) will be rolling out new strategies and programmes in the 2013/2014 financial year. The aim, she said, is to effectively meet the needs of the youth cohort. Some 12,000 young people will be targeted under the various initiatives. “We believe that our young people need...
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Culture

UTECH Students’ Union to Embark on Youth Outreach Programme

The University of Technology (UTech) Students’ Union is to embark on a three-week Summer Outreach Programme titled, ‘Teach the Youth Outreach Programme 2013: Creating a Positive Impact Today on the Youth of Tomorrow’, from July 8 to 26. The annual programme, organized by the Director of Community Services in the Students’ Union, Jerome Graham, is in its 14th year and...
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Young People in Eastern St. Catherine to Benefit from Skills Training

Approximately 250 young people from communities in Eastern St. Catherine are to benefit from skills training and certification through the HEART Trust/NTA and private institutions. The training will be provided in areas such as plumbing, masonry, carpentry, electrical, information technology, and hospitality. “This will create greater opportunity for them to become employable, even outside of Jamaica,” said Member of Parliament...
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Three Historical Collections Get Prestigious UNESCO Award

Three of Jamaica’s outstanding historical collections have been given special awards by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in recognition of the significance of the country’s heritage to the international community. The collections, ‘Protector of Immigrants’, ‘Registry of Slaves’, and ‘Silver Men of the Panama Canal’, contain records of Jamaica’s heritage during the period of slavery, Asiatic...
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Cuba to Share Expertise in Animation, Art and Craft

The Governments of Jamaica and Cuba have inked an agreement, which will see Cuban specialists in movie animation and high quality art and craft coming to the island to impart their knowledge to local youths. The ‘Youth and Cultural Exchange’ agreement will be implemented as a pilot before the end of this year. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa...
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