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A total of 620 young people in four rural parishes have been equipped with skills to earn a sustainable living under the Rural Youth Employment Project (RYEP). Project Manager for the Rural Youth Employment Project (RYEP), Michael Matthews, emphasises the benefits of the programme during an interview with JIS News. The US$1.25 million project, launched in March this year, targets...

Chairman of the National Gallery of Jamaica, Wayne Chen, is appealing to Jamaicans to support the genius of local artists by viewing and purchasing their work. "The talent is all around us, the question is how to .get a wider community to appreciate that we have talented and creative people, who need to make a living from their talent and...

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) is inviting more nominations for the Prime Minister's Youth Award for Excellence. Director of Youth Policy and Programme at the NCYD, Roberta Brown Ellis, informed that 41 nominations have been submitted so far but there is need for more in the areas of leadership, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and sports. She said that NCYD is...

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) is inviting more nominations for the Prime Minister's Youth Award for Excellence. Director of Youth Policy and Programme at the NCYD, Roberta Brown Ellis, informed that 41 nominations have been submitted so far but there is need for more in the areas of leadership, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and sports. She said that NCYD is...

A competition among school children to come up with a logo for the events and celebrations in the United Kingdom (UK), to mark Jamaica's 50th anniversary of Independence in 2012 is one of the proposals from the UK Planning committee. High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Anthony Johnson, who is patron of the Planning Committee made this announcement at a...

Youth month activities will be celebrated in November and December this year, under the theme: Jamaican Youth: Organising, Integrating and Participating for Development. The activities, organised by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture through the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), will get underway on Monday, November 1, with a launch at Campion College, Hope Road, Kingston, starting at...

Public opinion leaders and decision makers are discussing policies relating to the impact of violence on the country's children at a two-day workshop, which opened at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in Kingston Wednesday (October 27). The workshop is aimed at influencing key stakeholders, to prioritise the strengthening of national systems for the protection and promotion of the rights...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon Olivia Grange, says Jamaica is making strides towards becoming the sports tourism capital of Latin America and Caribbean. She was speaking at the launch of the 2010 Reggae Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K, at the Altamont Court Hotel, New Kingston, Wednesday (October 27). Miss Grange said that, in addition to promoting established events...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at providing further assistance for young people to start and be successful in their own businesses, was signed yesterday (Oct. 26) between the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and the Jamaica Youth Business Trust (JYBT). Under the agreement, the JYBT will provide training and other business support for potential youth entrepreneurs as part...

The new deadline for the submission of nominations for the Prime Minister's Youth Award is Sunday, October 31. This is the third time that the deadline has been extended by the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD). Speaking with JIS News, Youth Information Specialist, NCYD, Rochelle Brooks said there is need for more applications in the categories of agriculture, sports...

Ten persons, who had given outstanding service towards the development of the parish of Westmoreland, were on Monday (October 18) showered with accolades and awards for their contributions to the parish and country. At the annual Heroes Day Salute held at Norman Square, Savanna-la-mar, homage was paid to Cpl. A.K. Johnson, John Tingling, Irene McDonald, Beryl Johnson and Sadie Walcott-Hensell...

The people of Portland paid tribute to the country's National Heroes during the annual Heroes Day Salute held yesterday (October 18) at the Port Antonio square. The function, held under the national theme: "I believe in Jamaica.. Our People, Our Land, Our Heritage', was organised by the Portland Office of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). It was a festive...