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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says the Ministry and its various agencies are committed to empowering the nation’s children and providing them with a space where they can speak out about the issues affecting them. “We want children to speak out. That is really our mission and our purpose. Every child has a right, every child has...

A special musical evening to celebrate the 68th birthday of Robert Nestor (Bob) Marley was hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London, on Wednesday, February 6. The evening featured 18 acts, with all of them performing many of Marley’s songs in various musical styles, ranging from reggae to pop, rock and jazz. The event was organised by John Downie,...

The Ministry of Youth and Culture will be using the celebration of Black History Month in February to sensitize young people about their rich heritage as part of a campaign to achieve a cultural revolution in the country. “We want to instill in our young people a militancy, and an attitude that uplifts them…when you talk to them, it is...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has endorsed the Rastafarian Indigenous Village, located in Portobello, Irwin, St. James, as “a very good community based tourism project which is poised to bring tremendous benefits to Jamaica”. The tourism project is being funded under the Jamaica Social Investment Fund’s (JSIF) Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI), at a cost of approximately...

The Jamaican community in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, brought the curtains down on Jamaica’s 50th independence anniversary celebrations on January 19, honouring more than 30 persons who have given stellar service in education, health, law, media, social services, business and religion. Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, lauded the awardees for their “sterling contributions” and...

Located on the North Coast of the island, New Seville, in St. Ann, is said to be the place where one of the first encounters among the peoples of the Americas, Africa and Europe, took place. The 301-acre property, on which the Seville Great House/Heritage Park is situated, still has relics that tell a story about the people who inhabited...

Plans are far advanced for a civic ceremony to commemorate the 129th anniversary of the birth of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, on February 24. The event will be held in Blenheim, Hanover, the birthplace of the National Hero. Members of the planning committee, comprising representatives from the Hanover Parish Council and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna has announced measures by her ministry to address the welfare of juveniles remanded to correctional centres. Minister Hanna issued the statement following a visit, along with a team of child care practitioners and psychiatrists, to the juvenile sections of the Fort Augusta Correctional Centre in St. Catherine and the Horizon Remand Centre...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says she will be engaging the Maroon communities in a cultural mission for the protection of Jamaica’s children. “We want to engage Accompong and other Maroon communities to collaborate with the Government this year to initiate a cultural transformation in our country,” Minister Hanna said, as she addressed the 275th anniversary celebrations...

Work will get underway next month on the construction of a state-of-the-art library and computer centre in the community of Accompong in St. Elizabeth. The project is being funded by recording artiste and music producer, Mystic Bowie, a resident of the area, who is living overseas. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday (January 6), Minister of Education, Hon. Ronald...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has called on communities to return to traditional values, where children and the elderly receive support and protection as a cultural norm. The Minister, who has portfolio responsibility for children, noted that the modern society has departed from traditional values that once held communities together, and that many parents have left their...

The Centre of Excellence programme is achieving success in improving the performance of students in six upgraded high schools, many of whom were functioning below grade level. University of the West Indies (UWI) Lecturer and consultant to the programme, Dr. Joan Ernandez, says that while the targeted institutions are reporting different results, they are moving in the right direction.  “We...