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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...

The second phase of the Jamaica Heritage Trail Project, was launched on Saturday, March 27, at the Riu Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The launch, which saw the unveiling of newly installed signboards for Mammee Bay and Rio Bueno in St. Ann and Trelawny, respectively, is a joint effort of the Spanish Jamaica Foundation (SPJF), the Jamaica National Heritage...

Hundreds of young people as well as adults are expected to attend the first staging of 'Poetry in the Park', to be held on Saturday, April 3, at the Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The event, which is being promoted by Claudette G and the Talent Store Company, will seek to give young people in and around...

As the Government intensifies efforts to protect the rights of the nation's children, it will be introducing this year, a programme aimed at enhancing child justice. Making the announcement during his Throne Speech at the State Opening of Parliament today (March 25), the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, said that this programme will strengthen the responsibilities...