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Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, was among a distinguished group of special honourees at the 28th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) held in New York recently. Minister Grange, who has had a successful career in the arts, primarily as a record producer and manager, was recognised for her contribution to music, arts and culture. Also...

Preliminary work on National Labour Day projects are scheduled to begin next week. This was announced at a Labour Day National Planning Committee meeting, held Friday (May 8) in the conference room at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, New Kingston. Three projects have been selected for Labour Day, Monday, May 25. These are - the installation of a...

The West Midlands Caribbean Parents and Friends Association in Wolverhampton is celebrating its Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years of serving the needs of people of Caribbean descent, who have settled in that part of the United Kingston (UK). One of the oldest Caribbean organisations in the UK, the Association was established in 1959 by a group of concerned individuals, many...

Renowned international Reggae artiste, Frederick 'Freddie' McGregor, has been elected Chairman of the newly formed Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JRIA). Mr. McGregor was elected, during the organisation's inaugural elections on Tuesday (May 5) at Jamaica Trade and Invest's (JTI) head office, Trafalgar Road, Kingston. He defeated his only competitor, fellow recording artiste, Patrick 'Tony Rebel' Barrett. The JRIA was established...

Beaches along the Lucea waterfront in Hanover, stretching from the Transportation Centre to Church Street, and inclusive of the local Fisherman's Beach, will be targeted for a clean-up campaign as part of the Hanover Labour Day parish project. At the first meeting of the Hanover planning committee for the 2009 Labour Day activities, at the Parish Council Chamber on Monday,...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding is of the view that there is a need to examine the expanded, unregulated and distracting choices available to young people and in particular boys. He said there are too many impulses coming at youngsters from too many directions. "Where are they going to find time to focus on their academic learning?. Where are...

Jamaica's renowned floral artistry was on full display at Flower Mart 2009, the premier outdoor festival for garden and floral enthusiasts from the mid-Atlantic United States region, held on May 1 and 2, in Washington, D.C. The event was staged on the grounds of the historic Washington National Cathedral, under the theme 'Flowers Around the World', and featured exhibitions from...

Forty-three residents of 27 inner-city communities in Kingston, St. Catherine and St. Thomas and eight law enforcement personnel, who serve some of these areas, yesterday (April 30) graduated from the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce's (JCC) youth leadership training programme. The training course, held in collaboration with the University College of the Caribbean (UCC), is an initiative of the JCC's Civic...

Twenty-three-year-old St. Thomas resident, Kamoy Brown, is unemployed, but is optimistic that he will get a job soon. With his newly acquired computer skills, gained from attending classes at the Information Technology (IT) and homework facility at the Rowlandsfield Community Centre in the parish, Kamoy is confident that his prospects for employment have greatly improved. The former student of Happy...

Deputy Resident Representative of the United Nations' Development Programme (UNDP), Akiko Fujii, has stressed that the lives of women and children, globally, are being negatively affected by climate change. Ms. Fujii noted that changes in weather patterns have affected the physical growth and educational status of many children. "Climate change can have quite a huge impact on all aspects of...

Top cooks in Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann showed off their culinary skills while engaging in keen competition at the Regional Festival of Food held on Friday (April 24) at the St. Mary Sports Club in Annotto Bay. Sponsored by the Northern Region of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), the event featured a culinary arts contest, with top...

A total of 300 young people are to benefit from six-months of work experience in health-related fields under the National Youth Services (NYS) health corps programme. A 28-day residential camp was held at the Knox Community College's Cobbla Campus in Manchester from late March to mid-April, where the youngsters, who are high school graduates age 17 to 24 years, received...