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Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Verene Shepherd, has endorsed a new book on the Accompong Maroons, in St. Elizabeth, describing it as a correction of historical myths. Speaking at the Maroon Resource Centre, in St. Elizabeth, at the book’s launch, ‘My Father Said’, an account of the...

A seminar, to raise awareness of the various laws to protect children from abuse, will be held on Monday, October 22 at the Management Institute for National Development’s (MIND) Old Hope Road headquarters.   The seminar is organised by Empowered Executive Professional Incorporated (EEPI) under the theme: ‘Protecting At-Risk Youth: The Legal Framework.’ It will examine the laws that exist, the...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to purchase and wear the Jamaica 50 commemorative pins to show their patriotism and love for the country. The Pins of Pride, which bear the Jamaica 50 logo, are priced at $700 each and come in a variety of colours and elegant finishes.One million Jamaicans are being targeted to purchase the pins as part of the...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has urged the society to use the legacy left behind by Jamaica's National Heroes as a stepping stone to achieving greater success as a nation. "It is my wish that (we) will rediscover that indomitable spirit, so remarkably displayed by our ancestors; and that this spirit will equip us for the mission we...

The Accompong Maroons will later this month host an international conference, aimed at providing an indepth look into the lives and work of the Maroons and their intangible cultural heritage. The Accompong 2012 Conference will be held from October 26-27 in Accompong, under the theme: 'The African in Jamaica – Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Maroons for Democracy, Governance...

The cultural event and presentation ceremony honouring Jamaica's 2012 Olympians and Paralympians on National Heroes Day is a public event, and that just under half of the tickets available are for high school children and members of the public. Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Natalie Neita Headley said, "The celebration, which will see...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is urging young people to recognise and seize business opportunities to turn their dreams into reality.  She was addressing the closing ceremony for the Creativity for Employment and Business Opportunity (CEBO) Youth Training workshop, developed by the CARICOM Secretariat, held on October 8 at the Ministry's New Kingston office. She said that...

The HEART Trust/NTA and Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) have partnered to undertake a $15.2 million Vocational Training Project for young persons between 17 and 35 years of age. This project will last for 12 months and will target persons in six communities in St. Catherine, who are deemed 'unattached'. The educational and vocational training programme will benefit persons in...

The Jamaica Information Service's (JIS) annual Heritage Week activities get underway on Monday (Oct. 8), when a team from the agency will travel to the Job's Hill All-Age School in St. Mary, to present educational material and interact with students and staff. Job's Hill is the first of 12 schools to be visited by the agency over the Heritage Week...

The Jamaica 50 lectures, hosted by the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, got underway on Monday (Oct. 1) with University of the West Indies (UWI) Economics Lecturer, Dr. Peter John Gordon, delivering the first discourse. Dr. Gordon, who spoke on the topic: 'The Journey of a Nation - Jamaica at 50' used statistical data in outlining the country’s economic achievements...

A grand cultural concert will highlight a short list of activities being staged by the government in partnership with the private sector, in honour of the country's athletes. The celebratory events, slated to take place during the upcoming Heroes weekend, are to recognise the achievements of the 50 Olympians and 3 Paralympians, who made the country proud at the London...

The Portmore New Testament Church of God, in partnership with churches in St Catherine and the Corporate Area, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and the Portmore Municipal Council, will present a Jamaica 50 celebratory event highlighting the contribution of the Christian church to nation building throughout Jamaica’s 50 years of Independence. The event titled ‘The Church On A Mission:...