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The Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Senator Warren Newby, has given an outline of the Government's strategy to improve the youth sector. Speaking at the Christmas Luncheon and Graduation Exercise for the Possibility Programme this afternoon, Senator Newby said the Government was putting youth at the centre of the country's development strategy. Senator Newby said,...

In its bid to continually create promotional opportunities for micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs) in Jamaica, the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), will be staging its annual Kumba Mi Yabba Christmas fair at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road. The fair, now in its ninth year, will be staged from December 18 to 20, and will...

The Creative Production and Training Centre's (CPTC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Angella Patterson, is inviting Jamaicans to a free concert at Emancipation Park, New Kingston, on Thursday (December 17) starting at 6.30 pm. "Different groups will perform drumming and voice renditions, including songs and poems. It is a family event," Mrs. Patterson explained. Performing groups will include L'Acadco, Drum Expression,...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has expressed regret at the passing of broadcast journalist Michael Pryce. Minister Grange said:"Michael Pryce was a fine journalist and his passing is a great loss." "He asked the important questions, which he believed the public wanted to have answered; and many Jamaicans, including us who had to answer his...

A cultural agreement between the Republic of South Africa and Jamaica was signed on Monday (December 14) at a press briefing at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, explained that the agreement is aimed at encouraging co-operation, as well as facilitating the exchange of knowledge, experience and achievements between both...

Young Jamaican performers may soon get a chance to visit South Africa to showcase their talent and to learn more about African tradition in the areas of song and dance. Minister of Arts and Culture of the Republic of South Africa, Hon. Lulama Xingwana, issued the invitation at a cultural reception held yesterday evening (December 13) on the lawns of...

South Africa's Culture Minister, Hon. Lulama Xingwana, has said that the life and work of Jamaica's first National Hero, The Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, continues to inspire and motivate the Pan-African movement, especially in her country. She was speaking during a tour of Liberty Hall, the original headquarters of Mr. Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), King Street, downtown Kingston,...

The Governments of Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa are to sign a cultural agreement next week during the visit to Jamaica of the South African Minister of Culture, the Honourable Lulama Xingwana. Minister Xingwana will arrive in Jamaica on Saturday evening (December 12), and will depart on Monday afternoon (December 14). Minister Xingwana's visit to Jamaica follows discussions...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has called on the region's disaster management professionals to empower communities to manage their own disaster prevention and risk recovery. He identified this as an area that is seriously lacking in the region's response mechanisms. Speaking at the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), in Montego Bay (December 8), Mr....

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Mrs. Faith Innerarity, has said that the Ministry has been playing a key role in the strengthening of Jamaica's disaster management system. Addressing the fourth Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management in Montego Bay, Mrs. Innerarity said the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture - which also has responsibility...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called on all Jamaicans to give greater support to the youth of the country. Minister Grange made the call at the Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence ceremony, organised by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture through the National Centre for Youth Development, on Sunday (Dec. 6) at Emancipation...

The Four Paths Police Youth Club (FPPYC) was recently restructured and re-launched following a period of inactivity. Club member, Kimesha Small, informed that the restructuring process, which was spearheaded by Constable Fredi Ferguson, was to increase the level and range of services to meet the needs of the young people of the community. The club, she said, "is now functionally...