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KINGSTON — Commonwealth Secretary-General, His Excellency Kamalesh Sharma, says the Commonwealth Secretariat will be commissioning a baseline study to assess issues associated with the underachievement of boys in the Caribbean. He said the study, which will be conducted in over 30 schools in three countries - Jamaica, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago- will seek to find solutions to what...

PORT ANTONIO — The Charles Town Maroon Council in Portland will be hosting the 3rd Annual International Maroon Convention, at the Asafu Yard in Charles Town on Thursday, June 23 to Saturday, June 25. The event will seek to draw international attention to the unique history, cultural heritage and practices of Maroons in Jamaica. The theme of the convention will...

KINGSTON — The Homestead skills training and recreational programme is expected to be significantly boosted with the recent upgrading and renovation of the community centre,which hosts the activities.  The project was completed at a cost of approximately $44 million, of which $11 million came from the community, including discounted labour, security and electricity. The scope of the final works undertaken...

The old adage, ‘Children should be seen and not heard’ will not reverberate with today’s youth. Those days are over and their voices now echo on a radio discussion programme dubbed, ‘Dosupmn’, heard fortnightly on Roots FM. Launched by the National Transformation Programme (NTP), it is aimed at moulding the minds of young people to become first class citizens. Spearheaded...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon Olivia Grange, says that the adoption of a culture of entrepreneurship is critical to developing sustainable livelihoods for Jamaica's youths. “We must unearth their creative talents and channel these into viable economic and entrepreneurial opportunities,” the Minister stated. She was speaking at the Partnering for Youth Employment seminar, at the Advantage...

KINGSTON — Merchandise produced by companies formed under an entrepreneurship competition of the Obra youth initiative, were showcased at a mini exposition held at the offices of RISE Life Management Services, downtown Kingston, recently. Items included: glow in the dark ceramics; T-shirts; motivational buttons, rings and crochet slippers. The entrepreneurial programme involved 120 youth from the communities of Allman Town,...

KINGSTON — Jamaica will join the world in observing World Day Against Child Labour, on Sunday, June 12. As the International Labour Organization (ILO) continues its drive to eradicate the worst forms of child labour, the day will be observed under the theme, ‘Children in Hazardous Work’. Child Labour, a form of child abuse, constitutes any work done by children...

Over 20 groups and individuals have delivered items in traditional folk forms, at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Finals of the National Festival of the Performing Arts. The finals, which began on Tuesday at the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston, will be held throughout the month, starting at 10:00 a.m., except on June 25, when the Deaf Dance category...

LONDON — Jamaican dancer and choreographer, Neila-Ann Ebanks, has been awarded the first ever dance residency under the Commonwealth Connections International Arts Residencies programme. Ms. Ebanks is among seven artistes, from nearly 200 applicants across the Commonwealth, to win residences this year, under the Commonwealth Foundation programme. She is skilled in a variety of dance forms including modern, contemporary, jazz...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government will be acting on the findings of the Jamaica National Youth Survey (JNYS), noting that the results will not “sit on our desks or on the shelves." She said given the importance of youth development and the significance of the report, the findings will be used...

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says Jamaica’s cultural industries represent a tremendous reservoir of potential that can help to move the country forward. In declaring open the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Caribbean American Art Exhibition at the IDB art gallery in Washington, DC on June 7, the Prime Minister said, “if you look at how world trade...

KINGSTON — Director of Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse, Ministry of Health, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan says parents and care-givers must communicate more with their children, in order to be constantly aware of their actions. She emphasised that this is very necessary, in light of the high incidence of suicides among children and adolescents, since the start of the year....