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Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen is urging the country's young people to believe in their ability to achieve excellence. He noted that too often "people settle for mediocrity, but in order for you to achieve your goals you have to believe in excellence". "No matter how high the goals seem to be, you can and must...

Some 30 counsellors and volunteers attached to the Victim Support Unit (VSU) islandwide commenced a two day training workshop aimed at equipping them to better assist child victims and witnesses who have to appear before the courts. The workshop, which is being held at the Knutsford Court Hotel from September 8th to 9th, forms part of the Children in Court...

Author and motivational speaker, Leevon Phillips, says young people should focus on career paths rather than settling for hype and slothful culture, or believing that the best thing after secondary education is to work and ignore further studies. Speaking Friday (September 3), at a National Youth Service (NYS) closing ceremony for 49 youth participants in their Business Administration programme at...

Kingston, September 2, 2010 - The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Olivia Grange, MP has announced that the the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) have agreed to collaborate in the staging of an anti-doping seminar at the Mona Campus on September 18. The decision was made today (Thursday) at a...

The Episcopal Church of the Holy Family will present its second annual Concert series 'Encore and More' with two events next weekend (September 11 and 12) at its North Miami location. Under the distinguished patronage of the Jamaican Consul General, Sandra Grant Griffiths, the event will again showcase a high calibre of Jamaican talent including, opera singer, Rory Baugh and...

The Government is constantly seeking to ensure that Jamaica's athletes remain free of prohibited substances. To this end, the administration has passed the Anti-doping legislation and established the Jamaica Anti-doping Commission (JADCO), demonstrating the high level of importance it attaches to dealing with this matter. This was noted by Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, in an...

Two South Florida students have come out on top in the annual Jamaica Independence Essay Competition in Florida. They are 14 year-old, Diamond Cunningham, a student at Pembroke Pines Charter High School; and nine year old Deianeira Hoffenden, who attends St. Bartholomew Catholic School, both residents of South Florida. The winners were selected from a group of 25 entries, each...

Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks has called on Jamaicans in the Diaspora to use their talents and resources to help in the development of the country. "We cannot allow the challenges to our society to stea1 our will; rather we must seek out the opportunities afforded by global communities and show to the world that we...

A new Cardiac Unit is to be constructed and equipped at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for this undertaking was signed on August 27 by the hospital with various stakeholders, including the Gift of Life Rotary District 7020. This agreement, which is valid for five years, will also involve the systematic development of...

Two United Kingdom (UK) based veteran reggae artistes have been honoured for their years in the music industry and their work in promoting reggae music in the UK. Singers , Owen Gray and Alexander 'Dimples' Hinds, received special awards from the British Reggae Artiste Recognition Association at its annual Artiste to Artiste Brawta Awards Ceremony, held recently in North London....

The Department of Local Government has committed $3 million towards the restoration of the birthplace of National Hero, The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, in St. Ann. Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, made the announcement on August 21 at the installation banquet for the Rotary Club of Ocho Rios, held at the Sunset Jamaica...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Senator Warren Newby, has called on Jamaican youths to reach within their own resolve and become self-reliant in their transformation. "I want to encourage our young people to reject negativism and use their creative abilities to shape the Jamaica in which they want to live; to end this mission of...