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KINGSTON — Minister of State for Youth, Sports and Culture, Senator Warren Newby, on October 28 tabled a motion in the Senate, calling for the establishment of a Joint Select Committee of Parliament to examine the issue of garrison communities in Jamaica. The private members motion requested that the committee examine the circumstances, which gave rise to garrison communities, and...

KINGSTON — Newly promoted Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MYSC), Senator, the Hon Warren Newby, is full of confidence that the Ministry will be able to play the leading role in fulfilling the Government's vision for Jamaican youth. In his inaugural speech at King’s House on Sunday, the Prime Minister, the Hon. Andrew Holness,...

KINGSTON — The Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) is seeking a new funding agency to provide support for its Youth and School Suspension Programme, aimed at curbing conflict, crime and violence among Jamaican youth. Previously funded by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the programme targets at-risk adolescents aged 10 to 18 years, who are in school or unattached.  It operates...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Andrew Holness, has called for broad-based participation by Jamaicans at home and overseas, to improve the political culture and the process of governance. In a wide ranging inaugural address, following his installation at King's House on Sunday (October 23) as Jamaica's ninth and youngest Prime Minister, Mr. Holness lamented the “politics of exclusion", characterized...

KINGSTON — Some 250 high school students are expected to converge at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall, 16 Ellesmere Road, Kingston 10, on Friday, November 4, for the National Child Month Committee’s (NCMC) annual Youth Forum. To be held under the theme: ‘Our World…Their Future…Our Responsibility’, the forum  will be a day-long interactive event, which will see students participating...

Minister of Youth, Sport and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the rich history of the nation will be showcased come 2012, as Jamaica marks 50 years as an independent nation. Speaking at the media launch of Jamaica 50 anniversary celebrations on Thursday evening (October 20) on the lawns of Jamaica House, the Minister, who is chairman of the planning committee,...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaicans should view rural women as ‘agents of change’, and vital to rural sustainable development. She said that the Government recognizes that the livelihoods and needs of women in poor rural households are diverse, and has been taking steps to improve the conditions that mitigate improvements in...

KINGSTON — Retired midwife, youth organizer and infirmary worker, Verona Blair O’Connor’s life has been primarily about discipline, determination, dedication and devotion to people. As a community volunteer, she has devoted herself to improving the conditions of residents of St. Thomas, her adopted parish, and she has been anything, from midwife to parish organizer for the National Council for Senior...

KINGSTON — The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon Olivia Grange, says the Government remains committed to supporting the role of research, in crafting and implementing policies for optimum participation of Jamaica’s youth in national development.   The Minister’s message was conveyed to participants in a Community Research Workshop, by Dr. Wayne Vernon, Executive Director of the Social Development...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, will make what is likely to be his last major public address as leader of the Government, when he launches Jamaica 50 at his office, Jamaica House, Thursday night (October 20). The year-long celebrations, which will run from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2012, will highlight the achievements of Jamaica and...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is schedule to deliver the keynote address at the formal media launch of activities to commemorate Jamaica's Independence Golden Jubilee, on Thursday (October 20) on the lawns of Jamaica House, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Speaking at today's post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects,...

MONTEGO BAY — Seven 'local heroes' who had made outstanding contributions to the development of Westmoreland, were showered with accolades and awards at the parish's National Heroes' Day salute in Norman Square, Savanna-La-Mar, on Monday, October 17. At the Civic Ceremony, attended by hundreds of residents from across the parish, homage was paid to The Very Reverend Canon Hartley D....