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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...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be staging several major events to commemorate National Heritage Week. The week starts on Sunday, October 9, with the National Thanksgiving Church Service at the Church of God in Jamaica, Barbara Avenue, Edgewater, Portmore, St. Catherine at 9 a.m. National Heroes Day, Monday, October 17 will be highlighted by the National...

KINGSTON — "It was the best experience ever! I’ve never been through anything like that," was how Shantel Stewart, one of three St. Jago High School students expressed her excitement over her once-in-a-lifetime experience at the U.S. leg of the annual Global Youth Leaders Conference (GYLC) this year. "It was an eye-opener for me. I learnt so much, I met...

Boys at the Muirton Child Care Facility in Manchioneal, Portland, recently received school supplies, educational materials, inspirational books, clothes and personal items courtesy of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). The gifts were handed over during a ceremony hosted at the facility. The donation is in keeping with the PCJ’s corporate social responsibility programme, which aims to among other things,...

KINGSTON — At least 100 inner city youths, aged 16-29 years old, stand a chance of being inserted into the job market as micro-franchises, under a Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ)/ Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) programme for at risk youths. Dubbed "Microfranchise as Tool for Economic Promotion of Youth at Risk’, the programme, which costs just under US$300,000, aims...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is inviting entries for its 2011 Heritage Month Essay Competition, which is open to students registered at the primary school level between the ages nine and 12 years old. Entrants are being asked to write a 300 to 350 word essay on the topic: Who is your favourite National Hero? Explain. The essay...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange has announced that the South Korean city of Daegu has committed to giving assistance to Jamaica during next year's celebration of the nation's 50th anniversary of Independence. Minister Grange received the commitment of assistance during a meeting with the Vice Mayor of Political Affairs of Daegu Metropolitan City, Mr. Kim Yon...

KINGSTON — The top two companies formed under an entrepreneurship competition of the Obra youth initiative have been presented with grants of $120,000 each, to expand their business initiatives. In addition, the companies- Knowledge Unlock Soaring Heights (KUSH) and Glowbal Ink - will also be able to market their products through a partnership with the Sandals Foundation of Jamaica. Their...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has been discussing possible areas of co-operation between the Governments of Jamaica and South Korea. Minister Grange met with her South Korean counterpart, the Hon. Chung Byungkuk, to discuss the deepening of the friendship between Jamaica and Korea while providing opportunities for their citizens. Minister Grange said she believed both...

MONTEGO BAY — Cabinet has approved the compulsory acquisition of 32 Market Street, in St. Ann's Bay, St. Ann, the birthplace of the first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Executive Director at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Laleta Davis-Mattis made the announcement on August 17, at Lawrence Park, in St. Ann’s Bay, where a celebration was...

KINGSTON — The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) on August 16 launched its Jamaica 50 Living Legacy Awards, which will honour nationals, 50 years and older, who have contributed to the growth and development of the country. The awards ceremony, which will be held in commemoration of Jamaica's 50th year of Independence, is scheduled to take place on February...

MONTEGO BAY — Young men from the community of Bamboo in St. Ann are to benefit from a 'Life Builders' weekend camp organised by the Men’s Fellowship of the Bamboo New Testament Church of God. The camp will be held from August 26 to 28 on the grounds of the former Sunbeam Preparatory School in the district of Hazelwood from...