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Nominations are now open for the 2012 Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica. Making the announcement, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said, “In this 50th year of our political independence it is important that we celebrate the people who have helped to build our country, many of whom are unsung heroes in their communities, here and abroad."...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, headed a large group of volunteers who, on Wednesday (May 23), undertook refurbishing of the Port Royal Primary and Infant School. The school was selected by the PIOJ as its major project for Labour Day 2012. They were joined by...

Labour Day 2012 activities got underway on Wednesday in the St. James capital of Montego Bay, with a special wreath laying ceremony at Sam Sharpe Square in honour of the National Hero for whom the area is named. Five wreaths were placed at the feet of the Sam Sharpe statue, which stands in the city square, one each by Minister...

Government officials as well as other dignitaries on May 23 placed wreaths on the shrine of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe at National Heroes Park in Kingston. The refurbishing of the park, which is the final resting place of many of Jamaica’s national heroes, prime ministers, and cultural leaders, is the national project for Labour Day 2012. The...

Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of GraceKennedy Limited, Don Wehby, says parenting should be elevated on the national agenda, and the National Parenting Policy should be used in that endeavour. “The policy advocates giving parents the support they need, while ensuring that they are aware of what their responsibilities are under the law, and also the consequences for being delinquent...

Tameka Hird and Theodore Leon are two young persons hoping to make the list of those selected to participate in this year’s National Youth Service (NYS) National Summer Employment Programme (NSEP), scheduled for six weeks, between July and August. The two were among approximately 5,400 applicants from across the island who were invited to attend interviews in Kingston between May...

In an effort to raise awareness among children about abuse and to encourage them to report these incidents, the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR) has launched two child participation programmes. These are a Jingle Competition and a Child Ambassadors Programme, which will target children 10 to 17 years old. Speaking at the launch held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel...

Flowers will be placed at the shrines of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, in Kingston and Montego Bay, as part of activities to mark Labour Day on May 23. The ceremony in Kingston will take place at the Sam Sharpe monument in National Heroes Park, while a similar function will be held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego...

Team Leader of the Western Region of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Malika McKenzie, has called on all Jamaicans to  assist and  ensure that perpetrators of child abuse are found guilty and imprisoned. Addressing the 7th Annual Child Month Exhibition, held  on May 17 at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, in Montego Bay, St. James, Mrs. McKenzie pointed out that when...

Three ministries of government are collaborating to ensure that this year's Labour Day activities are successful. These are Youth and Culture, Labour and Social Security, and Local Government and Community Development. (Related Story: Parish Councils Take Lead in Registering Labour Day Projects) Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Sydney Bartley, stated that out of recognition...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is calling on the society to ensure that the music children are exposed to promote positive messages, attitudes and behaviours. “Music that celebrates the gun and glorifies sexual violence against women has no place on the airwaves, in homes, on public transportation, and or in private motor vehicles, where children are exposed...

Parish Councils islandwide have been leading the charge in the registration of projects at the community level, to be carried out on Labour Day, May 23. This was disclosed by Principal Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Sydney Bartley, at a  JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 16. “The Parish Councils have been very very active. The...