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KINGSTON — The Government will continue to collaborate with the United Nation’s International Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF) to increase youth access to quality information, skills and services to reduce the risk of HIV infection in 2011/12. The effort will be financed through an allocation of $16.7 million to the Youth Empowerment and Participation Programme in the 2011/12 Estimates of Expenditure,...

KINGSTON — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, yesterday April 19 presented an elated Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, with the Edna Manley piece, ‘The Trees Are Joyful’, which was recovered and turned in to his Ministry, yesterday. The prized sculpture was stolen from Unity House in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, last week....

Jamaica joins the rest of the world in marking Monday, April 18 as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. The day has been celebrated since 1982 when it was first adopted by UNESCO. The theme for this year is the ‘Cultural Heritage of Water’. Here in Jamaica, our bodies of water have played an integral role in development. This...

MIAMI — International reggae artist, Orville "Shaggy" Burrell is the 2011 recipient of International Humanitarian Award presented by the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ). He was recognised for his contribution to the health of children in Jamaica through his Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation. Making the presentation at the annual Peacock Soiree, held last Saturday April 9 at Jungle Island...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange says youth development is critical to the growth of Jamaica, and as such, the advancement and improvement of the lives of young persons must be at the forefront of the country’s development strategy. “It is the energy of the youth that will drive the nation, and it is their...

KINGSTON — National Child Month was officially launched on Wednesday, April 6 at the Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston, under the theme, "Our World... Their Future... Our Responsibility". The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) will kick off activities with a Thanksgiving and Prayer Service on Sunday, May 1, at the Trinity Moravian Church, 29 Montgomery Avenue, Kingston 10, starting at...

KINGSTON — The Social Development Commission (SDC) is developing community profiles on  the 783 communities in the island, 80 per cent of which should be completed  within the next two years. The Commission has been researching and preparing profiles on  the resources, challenges and opportunities of each of the 783  areas. Speaking at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of National Security will be carrying out assessments to determine the extent of work required to improve the physical state of the island’s juvenile facilities. Portfolio Minister, Senator Hon. Dwight Nelson, addressing a press conference after a tour of the Metcalfe Street Juvenile Remand Centre for Boys on April 5, where extensive rehabilitation work is being...

KINGSTON — Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, says he is satisfied with the refurbishing work being done at the Metcalfe Street Juvenile Remand Centre for Boys, West Kingston, by the Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Engineering Regiment. Senator Nelson indicated his satisfaction while addressing a media briefing at the facility, following a tour with journalists and members...

KINGSTON — Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, has lauded the corporate support for National Child Month activities. She noted that the assistance in cash and kind over the years, from private entities and individuals, has enabled the committee, comprising of volunteers, to more effectively carry out its task for the benefit of the nation’s...

KINGSTON – Jamaica's capacity to train and certify musicians, music producers and sound engineers to international standards, has been boosted with the official launch of the Jamaica Music Institute (JAMIN) on Wednesday March 30. The establishment of the facility, located at the Federal Gardens Community Centre in the island’s mecca for talented musicians, Trench Town, Kingston, was made possible through...

KINGSTON – National Child Month will be officially launched on Wednesday, April 6, under the theme: 'Our World, Their Future, Our Responsibility'. Her Excellency Lady Allen will deliver the main address at the launching ceremony scheduled to take place at the Institute of Jamaica, East Street, downtown Kingston. Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, who...