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An album titled, 'I Believe in Praise', containing songs performed by the 10 finalists in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Gospel Song Competition 2009, was launched on June 24, at the Louise Bennett Garden Theatre in Kingston. Patrons of the event were entertained with live performances by the finalists, including a song from 2003 winner, Kevin Downswell. A cheque...

The Corn Piece Citizens' Association in Clarendon has honoured several outstanding community members and organisations, for outstanding achievement and contribution to the development of the community. Among the honourees, who were recognised at an award ceremony held recently at the White Road Basic School in Hayes, were: Acting Vice Principal of the Vere Technical High School, Oneil Lewin; Head Boy...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says that over 2,000 young persons have expressed interest in the Ministry's Special Youth Employment and Training programme (SYEAT). According to Mr. Charles, 2,451 applications have been received and processed. He was opening the 2009/10 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 23. Mr. Charles said that approximately 1,000...

An ecumenical service, in recognition of the 475th anniversary of the founding of Spanish Town, will be held on Sunday, June 28 at Emancipation Square, in the heart of the historic town. The event, scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. is being hosted by the St. Catherine Parish Council in collaboration with the Spanish Town Ministers Fraternal. Governor-General, His Excellency...

Children, who are sent to juvenile correctional facilities, are seen by many as irredeemable, but Acting Commissioner of Corrections, June Spence Jarrett, says that while a number of them pose behaviour challenges, they can be rehabilitated. In urging the society "not to write off these children," she says that a number of former juvenile offenders have gone on to achieve...

The 'Jamaican Advantage Thru Sports for Youth'-JASY is to be launched on June 29, by Prime Minister Bruce Golding at the Sir Frank Worrell Field at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies. The one-week programme will provide a recreational sports camp for a number of youth in the Kingston community who have been benefitting from the...

The Social Development Commission (SDC) is aiming to have unattached youths consider the various opportunities open to them, through a workshop to be held at Winters Park, Kitson Town, St. Catherine, on June 23. The Newland Youth Development workshop is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m., with the main address to be presented by Mayor of Spanish Town, Dr. Andrew...

Two hundred and seventy-five young persons, drawn from several parishes, have completed a four-week training programme in emergency management and mitigation at the National Youth Service (NYS) training site, Chestervale Campus, St. Andrew. Packages and awards were presented to the graduates at a closing ceremony held Wednesday June 17 at the training site. Guest speaker was His Worship the Mayor...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has said that the Government is working to make the country's justice system more efficient and fairer to women and girls. "The Bureau of Women's Affairs has made a submission to the Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force on a number of ways to provide women and girls equal protection under...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Desmond McKenzie, has added to the call for compulsory national youth service for out-of-school young people. Speaking at the closing ceremony for the Emergency Response Training programme on June 17 at the National Youth Service (NYS) training site in Chestervale, St. Andrew, Mayor McKenzie said the high unemployment rate among young people, underachievement at school, and...

The National Youth Service (NYS) is implementing a pilot project, aimed at empowering out-of-school young people and providing them with skills through training programmes. "This pilot will begin this year and by next year we will be able to, on account of the lessons from the pilot, make a more deliberate and dispassionate determination about how we go forward in...

The relationship between environmental preservation and the nation's obligation to its children, was the main focus of an information fair and mini exhibition, sponsored by the National Task Force on Child Abuse Prevention, at the Port Maria Primary School, St. Mary on Wednesday (June 10). The fair was held in response to several letters sent to Prime Minister the Hon....