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The brilliant hues of Jamaican artist, Cheery Stewart Josephs, adorn the halls of the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, which is hosting her 64-piece collection. The exhibition, part of activities to mark the country’s 50th anniversary of independence celebrations, captures the sights, colours and sounds of Jamaica in vivid colours as well as in black and white. It includes pieces...

Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, is calling for the return of community parenting, where the entire village is entrusted with the responsibility of raising a child. Dr. Mullings made the call during the official launch of Child Month 2013 on April 17, at the GraceKennedy Limited offices in downtown Kingston. “Adults, parents and caregivers,...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is encouraging the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) to host more lectures as an avenue to keep Jamaicans informed about their history and heritage. “You can bring in various speakers. It is something I have spoken to the Board Chairman about and it is something that I will continue to push for....

A number of activities have been planned to celebrate the island’s children during national Child Month, which will be observed in May. The month, which will be observed under the theme: ‘Children’s Care and Protection: A Fi Wi Mission’ was officially launched on April 17, at the GraceKennedy offices in downtown Kingston. In her address at the launch, Minister of...

Over 160 of the nation’s historic sites have been captured through breathtaking photography in the Jamaica National Heritage Trust’s (JNHT) publication, ‘Jamaica: Heritage in Pictures’. Some of the stunning images featured include major sites, such as the Spanish Bridge at White River, St. Ann; Green Grotto Caves in St. Ann; Admiral Mountain in St. Andrew; Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston;...

The lives of boys of the Goodwin Park Hostel, in Kingston, are expected to be enriched through their participation in income generating projects, facilitated by the European Union (EU). This forms part of an overall $7.89 million rehabilitation project being implemented under the EU’s Poverty Reduction Programme II (PRP II), by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The project will...

Two childcare facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy last year will benefit from approximately $9.9 million in donations from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF). Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Devon Rowe, and Chief Executive Officer of the CCRIF, Isaac Anthony, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the disbursement of the funds, on Friday, April 12,...

The Government has allocated some $105.6 million more in grants to private children’s homes, and $47 million more in grants to both Government and privately operated places of safety for children. This was disclosed by Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, as she addressed the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives on April 10. She also...

Students who took part in the John Rollins Success Primary School Reading Marathon 2013, on April 10, were commended for their performances by wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Most Hon. Lady Allen. She said they have given her hope that Jamaica “is going to be the place to live, work, raise our families and do business.” Lady Allen...

Motivated by Christ’s famous miracle, in which he used five loaves and two fish to feed 5,000 people, 18-year old Jordan Bennett is aiming to feed a similar number of homeless Jamaicans. In carrying out the ambitious mission, he has started a non-profit organisation called: ‘Feeding of the 5000’ with the tagline ‘Young Jamaicans helping Jamaicans’. Already, some 1,500 people...

The National Youth Service (NYS) will be implementing new strategies and programmes in the 2013/2014 financial year, to effectively meet the needs of the targeted cohort. Speaking at the launch of the NYS Summer Programme, in Kingston, on Wednesday, April 3, Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, said greater emphasis will be placed on the promotion of social...

Some 3,750 spaces are available for secondary and tertiary students between 17 and 24 years of age to participate in the National Youth Service (NYS) Summer Programme 2013. The programme was officially launched by Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, at a press briefing on Wednesday, April 3, at the NYS offices on Collins Green Avenue, in Kingston....