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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...

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...