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A new album featuring some of Jamaica's finest artistes, including Toots Hibbert, Anthony B and CeCile doing covers and interpretations of some great British Indie, Punk and Britpop songs, had its official launch on October 6, at the Jamaican High Commission, in London . The album, 'Kingston Calling', is produced by Paul Hussey, who told JIS News that the album...

The Port Antonio regional office of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) opened its Heritage activities, with a visit to Martins Primary School, St. Mary, on Thursday (October 7). Students participated in an audio visual presentation and an interactive question and answer session. The school was also presented with JIS publications for its library. The visit forms part of the Agency's...

Approximately 20 primary and high schools will benefit from a variety of Heritage materials, including posters and video presentations, courtesy of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), during Heritage Week, October 10 to 18. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JIS, Donna-Marie Rowe, made the announcement Wednesday (October 6) during an interview with JIS News. She explained that the Agency's involvement...

As Jamaicans get ready to celebrate National Heritage Week, members of the public are invited to tour the museum on the life of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, located at 24 Tucker Avenue, Kingston. The museum will be having special opening hours during National Heritage Week, October 11-15, for daily tours. The Bustamante museum houses a collection...

Scholarships valued at approximately $500,000 were awarded to three students of high schools in western Jamaica by the St. James 4-H Advisory Council, at a press conference at the Sunset Beach Resort, Spa and Water Park, Montego Bay on Tuesday (September 28). Recipients of the 4-H's 10th annual presentations of scholarships were: Vanessa Anglin, University of Technology (UTech), who received...

Jamaica's Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon Olivia Grange, has appealed to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to assist Latin America and the Caribbean to develop, promote and preserve their rich cultural heritage. Addressing the 2010 Seminar on Culture and Development, sponsored by IDB at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday (September 28), Miss Grange urged the...

Jazz aficionados in South Florida will enjoy the music of the late Jamaican tenor saxophonist, Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair, at the 14th Annual Miami Jazz Film Festival, on Saturday (October 2) at the WDNA Jazz Gallery in Miami. The tribute to Gaynair is one of several performances on the programme for the four-day Festival, which begins Thursday (September 30) and ends...

A technical centre developed by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), was officially opened by International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) President, Joseph Sepp Blatter, at the Bowl of Excellence, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew, on (September 27). The technical centre is expected to boost the JFF's football development programme for all male and female age groups...

Minister of Water and Housing and Member of Parliament for North West St. James, Dr. Horace Chang, has commended the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) for restoring hope to youths in troubled communities. "The crime and associated problems and challenges faced in Jamaica, cannot be solved only by policing. The short and long term solution is to restore hope...

Persons submitting applications for the Prime Minister's Youth Awards 2010 must do so by October 1. The gala event, being organised by the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), youth arm of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, will be held on Sunday, November 28. Youth Information Specialist at the NCYD, Rochelle Brooks, told JIS News that nomination forms...

Health Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has informed that the Ministry's children's portfolio, including the Child Development Agency (CDA) and the Office of the Children's Registry, is to be transferred to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture. The Minister made the disclosure as he delivered the opening presentation of the Social Policy section of the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate, in the...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon Sir Patrick Allen, has exhorted youths who have achieved excellence in various fields not to use the awards for "bragging rights", but as a stepping stone to higher achievements. He was speaking on Tuesday (September 21), at the Kiwanis Club of Kingston's Youth in Excellence Awards ceremony, held at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel,...