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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has announced that a National Commission on Cultural and Creative Industries will be established. The Commission will assist the Government in establishing the enabling policy and legislative frameworks, to maximise the benefits of the cultural and creative industries, she explained.  Mrs. Simpson Miller was making her contribution to the 2012/13 Budget Debate,...

Government's efforts at safeguarding the welfare of the nation's children have been strengthened, with the signing of a $1.2 billion Action Plan with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller announced on June 5. Making her contribution in the 2012/13 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, Mrs. Simpson Miller said the Plan,...

Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, is appealing to Jamaicans to celebrate the nation’s children in this the 50th year of the country’s independence. “One thing I know, without a shadow of a doubt, is that our Jamaican children are packed with potential and all they need is for somebody to pull it out of...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the  Hon. A.J. Nicholson is encouraging Jamaicans to participate in activities planned in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Jamaica, which is part of the Commonwealth, has been involved in activities by the United Kingdom (UK) to mark the Diamond Jubilee, with His Royal Highness Prince Henry...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has received a cheque valued at $5.5 million from Spanish Ambassador, Her Excellency Celsa Nuno, on behalf of the Spanish-Jamaica Foundation. The money will be used to refurbish the Seville Great House in St. Ann, and to develop the Seville Heritage Park Exhibition Centre. Accepting the cheque on behalf of the Jamaica...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says her Ministry has asked the Ministry of Justice to facilitate an audit and review of stipulated penalties for child abuse, outlined in laws governing the care and protection of the nation’s children. The move, she said, forms part of measures coming out of a recent meeting between both Ministries, during which representatives...

Four beacons will be lit at central points across the island on Monday (June 4), in celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll. The locations are St. William Grant Park in Kingston; Montego Bay Civic Centre, St. James; Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann; and at the Port Antonio town centre in Portland. The beacon lighting ceremonies,...

The Ministry of Health will be using World No Tobacco Day which is celebrated Thursday May 31 to educate young people about the harmful effects of smoking, including second-hand smoking. Under the theme: ‘Tobacco Industry Interference’, this year’s observance will also expose the nefarious tactics used by tobacco manufacturing companies to increase their customer base and profits. (Related Story: Jamaicans...

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) has commenced work towards securing Port Royal's inclusion on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) list of World Heritage sites. The process involves a series of activities, focusing mainly on the portions of the Sunken City,  and adjoining areas over which the town’s existing layout was built, culminating with the preparation...

The Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition is not only about highlighting young women with beauty and brains, but young girls who are culturally aware, talented and with a mission to make a worthwhile contribution to national development. Over the past 37 years, hundreds of young women, queens in their own right, have aspired to be Miss Jamaica Festival Queen through...

The Braes River community of St. Elizabeth has added to Jamaica’s tourism offerings, with the opening of the ‘Come Meet a Jamaican Village’ community tourism initiative. The large, attractive village complex, located in the heart of the rustic farming community, offers an authentic experience that goes beyond shopping to sharing and connecting with the locals.  It boasts individual shops where...

If Jamaica is to get in line with modern economies, the country, in particular its youth must endeavour to seek opportunities online. This is the central theme of the message of World Bank country representative to Jamaica, Giorgio Valentini, for Workers' Week 2012, which comes to an end on May 26. According to Mr. Valentini, Jamaica’s young men and women...