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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...

Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison, is urging the government to ensure that a solid legislative framework and sound policies are in place to hold perpetrators of child abuse accountable for their actions. “This will, of course, build confidence in the system and it will encourage victims to participate because they know that some justice is there for them,” Mrs. Gordon...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to "step forward" on Labour Day and participate in the cleaning and beautification of their communities. Labour Day and Workers' Week 2012 will be observed on May 23 under the theme: ‘Step Forward…Make Jamaica Beautiful’. Speaking at a Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held on May 16 at the agency’s head office on Half-Way-Tree Road, Principal...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna is encouraging all Jamaicans to participate and support the country’s first ever National Children’s Day, which will be celebrated on Friday, May 18. “I want to encourage all of you to not only turn on your headlights but to ensure that you wear the colour yellow for our children,” Ms. Hanna urged...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is calling for all Jamaicans to rally around the protection of the nation’s children. Noting the alarming number of cases of abuse, especially sexual abuse, she said that there can be no letting up of efforts. “We cannot afford to get tired of this fight. Each day we have to find the will,...

A sum of $25 million is to be used this fiscal year to upgrade and refurbish sporting facilities at the Independence Park Limited in Kingston. The project is being implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), under the Sports portfolio. As contained in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the allocation will cover:...

Work on the construction of the Simon Bolivar Cultural Centre at North Parade, downtown Kingston, will be completed this fiscal year.   This will be done under the Development of Sports and Recreational Facilities project for which a sum of $88 million has been allocated in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure currently before the House of Representatives. Work on the...