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KINGSTON — The Ministries of Labour and Social Security, and Youth, Sports, and Culture are cooperating on the Steps-to-Work Summer Camp, to give some 1,300 high school dropouts, ages 15 to 18 years, an opportunity to develop literacy and job skills to re-enter the school system, or seek employment. The programme, which also involves the National Youth Service (NYS), is...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague says the 4-H Movement must continue to provide the foundation, which will engender an appreciation of agriculture as a viable career option, by its members and other young people. “Although the 4-H has (over) 66,000 members celebrating 71 years of existence, I am still going to challenge the Movement to...

KINGSTON — Youth, Sports and Culture Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says exposure to armed violence, sexual abuse and exploitation, particularly for commercial purposes, are some of the major challenges facing children. Speaking at the second regional meeting of  the Inter-American Programme for the Prevention and Eradication of Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Illegal Trafficking and Trade in Children and Adolescents, at the...

KINGSTON — Since its inception in 2003, the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has received over a billion dollars from the industry towards the arts and culture sub-sector. Of that amount, some $114 million has been allocated to the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), an agency of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture mandated to unearth,...

KINGSTON — As part of its mandate to develop the 'green sector' in an applied way, the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) has commissioned its Green Energy Project. The project, developed through sponsorship from the Canada Fund for Local Initiative, is designed to provide low cost solutions to fisherfolk on the Pedro Cays, for keeping fish healthy after catch, while creating...

MONTEGO BAY — The Montego Bay Boys' and Girls' Club has received a cheque for $300,000 from Executive Director of Reggae SumFest, Johnny Gourzong, to assist in the procurement of musical instruments for their band. The Jamaica Fire Brigade, Montego Bay, also received a gift from the organizers of Reggae SumFest, of a new computer valued at approximately $100,000. The...

MONTEGO BAY — The organisers of the annual international reggae music festival "Reggae Sumfest" have donated $400,000 in cash and computer equipment to two groups in St. James. The beneficiaries are the Montego Bay Boys’ and Girls' Club, which has received  $300,000 to assist in procuring musical instruments for its band, while a computer, valued at approximately $100,000, was presented...

KINGSTON — Youth, Sports and Culture Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, has condemned the shooting incident which resulted in the death of 17-year-old student, Khajeel Mais, in Havendale, St. Andrew, on July 1, and has urged the shooter to turn himself in to the police. The Minister made the appeal while opening the Second Regional meeting of the Inter-American Programme for...

KINGSTON — Two albums with the compilation of songs of the 20 finalists for the 2011 Jamaica Independence Festival and Gospel Song competitions have been produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange unveiled the albums at a studio launch of the 2011 Jamaica Festival and national Independence celebrations, held  on...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Olivia Grange, MP has made an appeal for anyone with information that can help the police with the case of 17 year old Khajeel Mais, who was shot dead following a road accident on the weekend, to come forward. Minister Grange made the appeal while opening a Regional Meeting of the...

LONDON — The campaign to raise funds for a statue to honour Jamaican-born nurse Mary Seacole reached its first milestone of £100,000 in June. This target was met with a donation from UNISON, the United Kingdom’s (UK) largest health union, which pledged its full support to the move to erect a memorial statue for the Jamaican, who treated British soldiers...

KINGSTON — The 2011 national Independence celebrations known as Jamaica Festival will be launched on Tuesday, July 5 at the Wycliffe Bennett Studio, Creative Production and Training Centre on Arnold Road in Kingston. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, is expected to speak at the launch, which will highlight the events to be staged during the period July...