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To help boost the micro business sector in St. Elizabeth, the bauxite and alumina company, Alpart, has provided grants totaling some $900,000 to nine persons in and around its operating areas in the parish. To be eligible for the grants, recipients were required to submit invoices from reputable suppliers, or from businesses that could provide the equipment or material requested...

The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) will host a special consultation with children on remand, in observance of Universal Children's Day, which is being celebrated on Saturday, November 20. The consultation will take place at the St. Andrew Juvenile Remand Centre in Stony Hill, commencing at 9:30 am. In an interview with JIS News, Public Education Manager at the...

Jamaicans in South Florida and friends of the island, turned out in their numbers on Sunday November 14 to celebrate the island's rich culinary heritage, at the ninth annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival held at Markham Park at Sunrise in Broward County, Florida. Billed as the largest Caribbean food festival in the United States, the fair showcased a wide array...

The Ministry of Justice is developing a National Child Diversion Policy that will establish and sustain a justice system in which the best interests of the child is paramount and the rule of law is maintained. This initiative is a part of the National Plan of Action on Child Justice being spearheaded by the Ministry of Justice. The Implementation and...

Secretary to the Rhodes Trust, Dr. Donald Markwell, says he is hoping the Rex Nettleford Fellowship in Cultural studies will help to deepen understanding of Caribbean culture, through the promotion of scholarship in the area. The Fellowship was established in 2004 to mark the centenary of the Rhodes Scholarships. It is intended to honour the contribution of the late professor,...

Kingston, November 16, 2010 - After a very successful year of contributing to the revitalisation of the national cultural programme in her role as Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Grace Silvera is completing her secondment with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. Ms Silvera, who will end her secondment on December 31st, 2010, has received...

The Washington based Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS), has conferred the prestigious 2010 Marcus Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award on Rita Marley, widow of Reggae superstar, Bob Marley. The award was presented to Mrs. Marley by Founder and President of the ICS, Dr. Claire Nelson, at the 17th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards Gala on Friday, November 12, at the J.W....

Scores of young Jamaicans from secondary and tertiary institutions are expected to participate in a youth rally and conference to commemorate International Students' Day, on Wednesday, November 17. The event, which is being organised by the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), is part of activities to celebrate Youth Month (November), being celebrated under the theme: 'Jamaican Youth: Organising, Integrating...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague is encouraging members of the Westmorland Youth Council to respect their positions and serve with pride. "In serving you can effect change and enhance the quality of life for persons in a community," he told them, as he addressed the monthly meeting...

The redesigned website of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) was officially launched on November 12, by Youth, Sports and Culture Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. The launch was held at Ardenne High School in St. Andrew, which copped the JCDC's prestigious Marcus Garvey Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts for 2010. The new website is: www.jcdc.gov.jm. In her address,...

Five community projects in St. Catherine, Portland, Trelawny, Hanover and Manchester, valued at some $590,000 will be spearheaded by the Social Development Commission (SDC), in collaboration with its parish offices and other communities islandwide. The projects to be undertaken are the rehabilitation of the Westchester Community Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine; renovation of the Jackson Town Community Centre in Trelawny;...

The body of Reggae star, Gregory Isaacs, arrived at the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston Thursday evening (November 11) for burial. Director of Culture in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Sydney Bartlett, representing the Minister, the Hon Olivia "Babsy" Grange, was joined by tour manager, Copeland Forbes and a group of relatives and friends of the late singer...