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KINGSTON — The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has extended the deadline for entries for its 2011 Heritage Month Essay Competition until October 28, 2011. The competition is open to students registered at the primary school level in Jamaica between nine and 12 years old. Entrants are being asked to write a 300 to 350 word essay on the topic: Who...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Olivia Grange, has launched Heritage Week and Community Development at a Service of Thanksgiving at the Church of God in Jamaica at Edgewater in St. Catherine. Heritage Week culminates with Heroes’ Day on Monday, 17 October 2011. The theme for Heritage Week is “The Journey Continues” and is intended to inspire...

KINGSTON — Jamaica's Heritage Week 2011, October 9-14, is themed "The Journey Continues", and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is again making its mark in this journey, by educating Jamaican children about their heritage. A number of schools selected by the JIS will benefit from gifts of heritage publications, posters, DVDs and Jamaican flags produced by the agency. The activities...

KINGSTON — A much more attractive display of flowers and plants should greet visitors to National Heroes Park in Kingston this Heroes Week-end, after a $4 million irrigation well was commissioned into service by the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) at the park on Friday (October 7). Speaking at the ceremony, Executive Director of the NSWMA, Joan Gordon-Webley, said...

KINGSTON — A total of 153 outstanding Jamaicans, who have contributed to nation building, will be recognised at the National Honours and Awards ceremony on National Heroes' Day, Monday, October 17. The annual ceremony, slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. on the lawns of King’s House, will also acknowledge the contribution of one foreign national for advancing the country’s cause...

KINGSTON — Some local historians and sociologists believe that despite the influences of globalisation, Jamaica's cultural heritage and practices remain strong, distinct and vibrant. They all share the view that Jamaica’s cultural legacy must be preserved and respected for its immense contribution to the country’s development. Director, Institute of Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona...

KINGSTON — Reggae stars Tony Rebel and Queen Ifrica, returned from South Africa Monday (October 3), after representing Jamaica at the Johannesburg "Arts Alive" International Festival, September 21 to 26. The visit was organised by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, in collaboration with the Jamaican High Commission in South Africa, as part of the Government of Jamaica’s efforts...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says entrepreneurial activities by Jamaica's youth, are critical to the growth of the economy. She added that the Government is developing a new entrepreneurial thrust, which will target mainly young people to assist the process. "The Government is strident in making entrepreneurship a part of its policy, so that...

KINGSTON — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the redevelopment of the Hope Zoo, in Kingston, will get Government support to add educational value for children. “You are not just going to get students interested in learning with just academics. You have to get them interested in other things, as well: Sports, arts, and the environments, which the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has welcomed the move by the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) to build a national collection of music and film productions and is appealing to stakeholders in the entertainment industry to contribute to the process. The initiative, she said, “will prevent the creative outputs of Jamaicans that tells Jamaica’s...

KINGSTON — Director of Youth Policy and Programme Development in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Roberta Brown Ellis, said there should be no letting up on the effort to transform the society and foster a culture of positive youth development. She was addressing the youth awards ceremony of the Rotary Club of Kingston East and Port Royal held...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Agricultural Society’s (JAS) 'Eat Jamaican' campaign, designed to improve the lot of the more than 200,000 local farmers while easing the pressure on the country’s food import bill, will be targeting students between six and 18 years of age this year. The announcement was made at the launch of the JAS “Eat Jamaican” Essay Competition, at...