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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says the government will be taking a more integrated approach to youth development in an effort to maximise results and effectively utilise resources. This will involve pooling the resources of agencies and organisations with similar targets in order to ensure greater efficiency and reduce costs. “What we have to realise is that...

Youth leaders from the disabled community are clamoring for greater access to tertiary-level training and employment opportunities, as they struggle to gain equality with their able-bodied peers. The youths voiced their concerns to Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, and United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Pamela Bridgewater, among other stakeholders, during a roundtable discussion hosted at...

The revamping of the national programme to commemorate Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence was among the top priorities of the Ministry of Youth and Culture during the government’s first 100 days in office. An Inter-Ministerial Committee, chaired by portfolio Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, was set up to oversee the process, and included Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting; Minister...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has informed that submission for a new Reparations Commission has been made to Cabinet. She was contributing to a debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 17) on a private members motion brought by Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mike Henry, regarding reparations for slavery. Miss Hanna explained that...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has highlighted the need to address the status of the nation's youth, within the context of their role in national development. Speaking at the recent launch of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Club movement in Jamaica, at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in Mandeville, Manchester, Ms. Hanna argued  a...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, said the celebration of Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence provides an opportunity for the country to showcase its rich cultural heritage to the region and the rest of the world. Addressing Tuesday’s (April 17) promotional launch of the Creative Production and Training Centre’s (CPTC) ‘Jamaica 50’ Cultural Celebrations, the Minister said that...

Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has welcomed establishment of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Club movement in Jamaica. Speaking at the movement’s recent launch at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), in Mandeville, Manchester, Ms. Hanna underscored its importance in enhancing exposure of the nation’s young people to culture, education, and science.   She contended that...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) wishes to advise that Mr Courtney Hume is not employed to the OPM either in Kingston or in Montego Bay. In that regard, Mr Hume, does not have any authority to give instructions on behalf of the OPM. The OPM had no knowledge of or any part in the arrangements for the civic...

The Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) has expanded its operations to Mandeville as it moves to reduce and eliminate incidences of child abuse across the island. Persons can now make reports of known or suspected child abuse to OCR’s registration officers occupying space at the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) office located at Caledonia Mall in the Manchester capital. The...

The winning song in this year’s Festival Song Competition should create feelings of joy and patriotism among Jamaicans. The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), with help from the public, will be selecting such a song to celebrate the nation’s 50th Anniversary of Independence under the theme: ‘Jamaica 50: A Nation on a Mission’. Formerly known as the Popular Song Competition,...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, is appealing to members of the public to report suspected cases of child abuse to the relevant authorities. Miss Hanna, who made the plea Tuesday April 3, during a signing ceremony at the Ministry’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston, warned that “not reporting child abuse, incidences of crime against a child, is...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has given a clear warning that the administration would get tougher on persons who are responsible for abusing and causing hurt to the nation's children, whether through neglect or deliberate action. Speaking at the launch this morning of a national road safety poster competition at Jamaica House, the Prime Minister declared: "We have to do...