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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...

To commemorate the life and work of the seven National Heroes, a church service was held at the Port Antonio Baptist Church in Portland, on October 17. The event was organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Portland Office, as part of activities to celebrate Heritage Week, which was observed from October 10 to 18, under the theme: 'I...

In its continued effort to promote the observance of October as National Heritage Month, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), through its Montego Bay Regional Office staged the third of five heritage exhibition and book sales, at the Mount Salem Primary and Junior High School, St. James, Wednesday (October 13). Special packages containing posters of the national heroes and the national...

The threat of rainfall could not keep away the huge crowd, which descended on the Seville Heritage Park grounds in St. Ann on Wednesday (Oct.13) for Heritage Expo 2010. Thousands of students and teachers from various schools across the island turned out to support the event, where they enjoyed cultural performances from Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) award-winning groups, while...

The threat of rainfall could not keep away the huge crowd, which descended on the Seville Heritage Park grounds in St. Ann on Wednesday (Oct.13) for Heritage Expo 2010. Thousands of students and teachers from various schools across the island turned out to support the event, where they enjoyed cultural performances from Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) award-winning groups, while...

The Stepney Primary and Junior High School in St. Ann is the latest institution to benefit from the donation of publications on the country's heritage from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). On Wednesday (October 13), the agency's Acting Special Projects Manager, Latoya Crossman, travelled to the school, where she handed over posters of the national heroes and heroine, and the...