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Fourteen projects will receive national focus for this year's staging of National Labour Day, to be observed under the theme: 'Our children.Show them we Care'. Speaking at a National Labour Day Planning Committee meeting, held on April 14, at Jamaica House, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the decision to increase the number of projects came...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that the Government has secured funding from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to build four youth information centres in towns across the country. Two centres will be built this year, with the other two to be constructed in the next financial year, bringing to completion the network of youth information...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) today (April 14) signed the largest sponsorship contract in its history with telecommunications provider, Claro. The sponsorship will see the company contributing more than $60 million in support over three years towards the Commission's activities, including Jamaica Festival. Speaking at the signing held at the JCDC's Phoenix Avenue headquarters, Minister of Youth, Sports and...

Plans are in high gear for Labour Day 2010 activities, which will focus on children, with the slogan, 'Our Children.Show Them We Care'. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon Olivia Grange (left) addressing members of the National Labour Day Planning Committee at a meeting at Jamaica House on Wednesday (April 14). Labour Day falls on Sunday, May 23, however...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed the Obra Youth Initiative as a timely and effective programme, that will provide suitable information and opportunities for the country's youth population. Obra is a Latin American and Caribbean two-year initiative launched in 2009 by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Youth Foundation (IYF)....

A cultural tribute, featuring performances in song, dance, poetry, will highlight a memorial service for late Jamaican academic and cultural icon, Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford to be held later this month in Canada. A committee of dedicated Jamaicans/Canadians is busy putting the finishing touches on the event, which will take place on Sunday, April 18, at the Revivaltime Tabernacle...

Horseracing enthusiasts at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York will get a memorable taste of Jamaica's invigorating rhythms and delectable cuisine during 'Jamaica Day' this Saturday (April 10). The event is being hosted by the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA). Jamaica Day, beginning at noon and continuing throughout Aqueduct's 10-race card, will feature the...

Like many parents, Miss Andrea Bryan would always worry about the safety of her nine-year old daughter Katherine, when she was not at home. "She is very involved in after school activities such as gymnastics, and activities at church. She also goes on a lot of field trips. We can't be here all the time to protect her," she says....

The Government has allocated $321 million for construction and renovation of three juvenile correctional institutions, in line with a commitment given by Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, to improve the facilities in which children in state custody are housed. The figure is outlined in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, tabled by the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon....

Over the next year, a disaster emergency plan is to be developed for each of the 41 child care institutions that have been selected under a project being implemented by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). As contained in the 2010/2011 Estimates of Expenditure, $7.2 million has been set aside to carry out the activities of this...

A major international conference on Jamaica's National Hero, Sam Sharpe, will be held in April at the prestigious University of Oxford, England. The conference titled: 'Sam Sharpe and the Quest for Liberation: Context, Theology and Legacy for Today' is a collaboration involving the Oxford Centre for Christianity and Culture at Regent's Park College, the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the...

The Government is maintaining its commitment to the island's street children, with $12 million budgeted for that purpose in the 2010-2011 Estimates of Expenditure. The money is to be channeled into the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Culture's Possibility Programme, which is aimed at providing the necessary resources and support for street children to improve their life chances. Specific targets...