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Award-winning novel, ‘Lover’s Leap: Based on the Jamaican Legend’, by Jamaican-born Canadian author, Horane Smith,  will be one of the papers on cultural and social issues that will be presented at the 10th International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, which will be held in Montreal, Canada, in June, this year. Associate Professor of English Language and English Literature...

A national ecumenical church service in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Independence will be held on Sunday (January 29) at the Webster Memorial United Church, 53 Half-Way-Tree Road in Kingston. The event, under the theme: ‘Feel the Heart and Soul of a Nation’, is being organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and the Committee for the Promotion...

The Child Development Agency (CDA) will be undertaking a comprehensive review of its programmes and operations, to accommodate strategic planning over the next 3-5 years.  Chief Executive Officer of the CDA, Carla Francis-Edie,made the disclosure at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank Session on Wednesday (January 25), at the JIS head office in Kingston. “We will have to re-work...

Secretary/Manager of the Hanover Parish Council, Alfred Graham, is confident that arrangements for the 128th birthday anniversary tribute to National Hero, Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, will be successful. In an interview with JIS News, following a meeting of the planning committee for the event in Lucea, Hanover, Wednesday (January 25), Mr. Graham noted that they have been meeting on...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has given the Ministry’s commitment to ensuring that Jamaica secures the maximum benefits accruable, from its foremost musical genre, Reggae. Speaking at the launch of Reggae Month 2012, at the Bob Marley Museum, Hope Road, St. Andrew, on January 24, Ms. Hanna assured that the Ministry would give stakeholders, such as organiser of...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Anthony Hylton, says government intends to strengthen regional linkages to ensure balance and equity in treaty arrangements with CARICOM/CARIFORUM partners. Mr. Hylton noted that Jamaica’s approach to strengthening regional cooperation and commercial linkages were priorities for both the Prime Minister and himself. “It is one that has my full and complete endorsement,” he ...

Young person's will soon be able to access the services of Youth Information Centres (YIC) and National Youth Service (NYS) training facilities under one roof, when two such facilities are built in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, and May Pen, Clarendon. This follows the signing of contracts for Rogers Land Development Limited to undertake the works, during a ceremony at the...

Some 73 young persons were recruited by the Westmoreland Parish Council late last year to work with the parish's Public Health Department on the Dengue Fever Alert Programme. Addressing the Council at a meeting on January 12, Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Council, Bertel Moore, said the persons who were  trained by the  Health Department, were deployed across...

Jamaica's 50th anniversary will be specially recognised at this year's Jazz and Blues Festival, scheduled to be held at the Stadium in Trelawny from Thursday, January 26 to Saturday, January 28. The entire line-up of artistes who will perform on January 26 will pay tribute to the history of the country’s rich and exciting musical heritage. According to Chief Executive...

The Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) has received over 24,000 reports of child abuse, since its inception in 2007. It is estimated that some 7,000 cases were received in 2011. This was revealed by the Registrar, Greig Smith, at the OCR’s fifth anniversary church service on Sunday (January 14) at Andrews Memorial Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Hope Road, Kingston. The...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon Lisa Hanna, says service clubs have an important role to play in providing mentorship for Jamaica's youth. Speaking at a Lion's Club of St. Andrew brunch at Hotel Four Seasons, Kingston, on Sunday (January 15), Miss Hanna praised the club for adopting the Astley Chuck House at the SOS Children’s Villages, and urged them...

The Government is to review its Youth Policy, to sharpen its focus on entrepreneurship, skills training and preparing young people for the world of work in the global village. Addressing a Town Hall Meeting, comprising youth leaders of community-based organizations, students' councils and uniformed groups from St. Catherine, Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, stated that her mandate...