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A month-long programme of activities, to celebrate the culture and heritage of Caribbean-Americans in Brooklyn U.S.A, was launched earlier this week at the Borough's municipal building in New York. Members of the Caribbean Consular Corps and political representatives in New York attended the event, which is in observance of June as Caribbean American Heritage Month across the United States (US)....

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, has said that the Ministry is placing increased focus on pre-adolescent and adolescent health, to ensure that the country's youth are healthy and are able to achieve their full potential. "Life is a continuum and our childhood experiences impact on adolescence and carry through into adulthood," she stated as...

The Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Joan Gordon-Webley, has said that the agency is committed to improving National Heroes Park as a place of national pride and safe relaxation for all. "Heroes Park is coming under some special treatment. Very soon I am going to invite all the Ministries in and around National Heroes Park...

The Louise Bennett-Coverley All-Age School in East Rural St. Andrew, formerly Gordon Town All-Age, was officially reopened and renamed on Thursday(June 4). Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, along the Mavis Bank main road, the school has an enrollment of 695 students, with 21 teachers on staff. It provides quality primary education for children of Gordon Town, Middleton,...

Jamaica's heritage, culture and food are on display at Royal Mail's 'One World Week' event, being held to celebrate multi-culturalism and diversity in the United Kingdom (UK) postal service. The activity is being staged at Phoenix Centre, Mount Pleasant, in London, England. The Jamaica Information Service (JIS), the Jamaican High Commission, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and Jamaica Trade and Invest...

Three members of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), who are currently in London doing their postgraduate diplomas in Events Management & Public Relations, called on Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Burchell Whiteman, on May 22. High Commissioner Whiteman, who was responsible for the cultural agency when he was Minister of Education and Culture, commended them on the...

Gold Musgrave medals have been awarded to four cultural groups, which represent the "richness, vibrancy and dynamism" of Jamaican culture, by the Institute of Jamaica. The groups, the Rastafari Movement, the Accompong Maroons, St. Elizabeth; the Watt Town Revival Group, St. Ann; and the Port Morant Kumina Group, St. Thomas, were recognised for their accomplishments and sterling contributions to cultural...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, has called on the country's seniors to fulfill their role as culture bearers and to take the time to impart their cultural experiences to the younger generation. Bemoaning the decline in the values of today's youth, he implored golden agers to be proactive and mentor young...

Children at the Hanbury Home, in Manchester, came in for a special treat on Saturday (May 23), courtesy of the Optimist Club of Mandeville. Members of the Club, as their Labour Day project, spent part of the day with the residents, providing entertainment, reading stories for them and providing care for them. Secretary of the Club, Paula Minott, said that...

The 10th Portland Jerk Festival was launched at the Folly Lighthouse Gardens in Port Antonio, on May 21. This festival is, by far, the most anticipated event to take place in Portland, and is among the most popular major calendar events in the country. It will be held on Sunday, July 5, at the Folly Ruins in Port Antonio, under...

It was a rainy Labour Day in West St. Thomas on May 25, but at every chance of ease from the showers, volunteers, including Member of Parliament, Hon. James Robertson, got busy doing beautification and renovation work in the constituency. Beautification and minor repair of the Yallahs Post Office was selected as the constituency project. The heavy downpour delayed the...

Scores of volunteers and community groups turned out on Labour Day (May 25), to work at the Sports Complex in Riversdale, St. Catherine. The establishment of a multipurpose court at the complex was one of the six national projects chosen this year for Labour Day. The volunteers, including members of the National Youth Service (NYS), the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, and...