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Thirty-two outstanding young people from across the island were recognised for achievements in various fields at the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards for Excellence held last evening January 23 on the lawns of Jamaica House. The awards ceremony rebranded: ‘Celebrating Youth and the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards,’ was organised by the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) in the Ministry of...

Nicola Gaye Maxwell and Tyrone Wilson are two outstanding young people, who have been nominated for the coveted and prestigious Prime Minister’s Youth Awards. Both have hailed the awards as an excellent medium to highlight the work of young people and motivate them to achieve their best. “The PM’s youth award is a very good medium to highlight that there...

Acting Commissioner of Corrections, Lieutenant Colonel Shawn Prendergast, says construction of the Metcalfe Street Juvenile Remand Facility for boys, should be completed as early as February. Reporting to a meeting of Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) on Wednesday (January 19) at Gordon House, Lt. Col. Prendergast said, on completion, the facility can house more than 200 inmates. "So...

The world watched in bewilderment and disbelief as a series of unfortunate events descended on Haiti in 2010, topped by the devastating earthquake of January 12. But, a group of professionals, organized by the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College Past Students Association and led by chairperson of its central executive branch, Carol Grant-Gordon, were not satisfied being mere onlookers. Plans were...

Jamaicans, who plan to leave their children behind to seek opportunities abroad, are being urged to prepare their children for the event. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative, Robert Fuderich, said that parents have a responsibility to prepare children for the effects of migration, as well as to protect them as best as possible from the negative effects. Mr. Fuderich...

Plans are now far advanced for the staging of a civic ceremony in recognition of the 127th Birthday Anniversary of National Hero, The Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante. The ceremony will be held in Blenheim, Hanover on Thursday, February 24, starting at 11 a.m., on the grounds of the house in which he was born. It is being organized by...

The proceeds of this year’s National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB), scheduled for January 20,will benefit children of a St. Ann family suffering from a neurodegenerative disorder. The targeted family, the Menzies, consists of three children aged nine, five and four. Neurodegenerative disorders are a diverse group of rare diseases (including Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and Alzheimer’s), which cause progressive loss of speech,...

Thousands of Jamaicans and visitors to the island descended on Accompong, St. Elizabeth on Thursday (January 6) for the annual Maroon Festival. The event marked the 273rd anniversary of the signing of the historic Peace Treaty between the Maroons and the British authorities, which ended more than 80 years of hostility between the two sides. The celebration got underway with...

The parish of Trelawny is poised to be the site for the construction of Jamaica's first artisan village. Tourism Minister, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who made the disclosure yesterday, said the village will be established on lands which have been donated by the Port Authority of Jamaica, PAJ, and will be adjacent to the new Falmouth Cruise Ship Port. The...

Westmoreland has been making steady strides in the area of culture, chalking up numerous awards, especially at the annual Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Festival of the Performing Arts level and rated fifth among the parishes. The force behind this milestone achievement is Karen Knott Banhan, a daughter of the soil of Westmoreland. A teacher by profession, she is creative,...

Some members of Top Bellefield in Manchester were honored by the community's Youth Club, for promoting agriculture, education and general kindness, at a special awards function, held on December 26 at the New Testament Church of God in the area. Those honored were: Amy Tracey, Muriel Gordon, Lamice Simpson, the Bramwell family, Incilda Williamson, Jeffery Pomells, Clarence Simpson, and Jacqueline...

Residents of the Strathmore Gardens Children's Home in St. Catherine should be having a brighter Christmas this year through the efforts of the St. Catherine Parish Council and telecommunications company, LIME. On Thursday (December 23), staff of the Parish Council will deliver toys and other gifts to the home, which were garnered through a collection drive, while LIME will donate...