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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Sherrill O’Reggio Angus (right) and Senior Director, Youth and Adolescents Policy Division, Ministry of Youth and Culture, Michelle Small Bartley (left), with Youth Ambassadors at an induction ceremony, held at King’s House on May 7. From left are: Tijani Christian, Sujae Boswell, Rochelle Reid James, Terisa Thompson, Jamar Howell, and Andre Marriott-Blake.

Youth Ambassadors Programme Strengthened

The Ministry of Youth and Culture’s Jamaica Youth Ambassadors Programme (JaYAP) has been revamped to facilitate greater participation by young persons in the decision making process. Based on a thorough evaluation of the previous programme as well as recommendations provided...

The recent opening of the historical Rastafari Exhibition at National Museum West inside the Montego Bay Cultural Centre was enhanced by pulsating Nyahbingi drumming by Rasta Village Live, featuring Prince Tebah and vocals by Ras Iziniga Ion (right). The year-long staging of the historical exhibition has been made possible through collaboration among the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), the Rastafari Millennium Council, CHASE, National Museum Jamaica and the Montego Bay Cultural Centre.

Rastafari Exhibition Opens in the West

ODPEM Provides Update on Fire at Flamstead

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller addressing the launch of the Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP) in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 7.

Prime Minister Launches LEDSP in St. Ann

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), speaks with students of the Papine High School (from left) Janoi Hanlan, and Joshane Edwards, during a visit to the school’s location in St. Andrew on May 7. Papine High was one of several schools the Minister toured in Eastern St. Andrew throughout the day. He was accompanied by Member of Parliament, Andre Hylton.

Papine High to Get New Classrooms

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (right), presents Deontae Robinson of Knox Community College in Manchester with a representational cheque for $35,000, for conceptualising the winning theme for the Youth Climate Change Conference, 2015: ‘Our Changing Climate: Trusting Youth to Act for a Better Tomorrow.’ The prize money was presented during yesterday’s (May 6) media launch of the conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

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Rev. Thwaites Invites Researchers to Help Prepare Climate Change Material

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is inviting teachers and researchers to assist the Ministry with the preparation of appropriate material on climate change for incorporation into the school curriculum. He made the call while addressing the media launch of the Youth Climate Change Conference 2015 on Wednesday, May 6, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. Rev....

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon.
Arnaldo Brown (right), shares a thought with Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, during the Western Region Stakeholder Briefing on the upcoming 6th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, held today (May 7), at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in Montego Bay.

11 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

Diaspora Urged to Increase Investment in Jamaica

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, has reiterated his call for increased investment in the country from Jamaicans in the Diaspora. “International investment is already taking place in Jamaica … as the Chinese are here, the Belgians are here, the Spanish, among many others are here…but we want Jamaicans to invest...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown (centre), emphasises a point at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank, where he provided details about the June 13 to 18 Jamaica Diaspora Conference, to be held in Montego Bay, St. James. He is flanked by Chair of the conference’s Marketing Sub Committee, Robert Scott ( right); and Chair of the Preparatory Committee, Richard Powell.

11 years ago Foreign AffairsJamaican Diaspora

High Interest in June Diaspora Conference

Jamaicans living overseas are looking forward to the staging of the sixth Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, set for June 13 to 18 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said responses coming out of the international launches indicate that there is high interest in...

United States (US) marine, Corporal Philip Henry (L), who is one of three Jamaican-born personnel working on the United States (US) navy hospital ship Comfort, shares a light moment with Customs personnel at the Kingston Container Terminal, where the ship is docked.

11 years ago Community

Jamaican Serving on US Hospital Ship Pleased to Give Back to Country

Corporal Philip Henry, one of three Jamaican-born personnel working on the United States navy hospital ship, Comfort, said he is pleased to be giving back to the country of his birth. The ship, which docked at the Kingston Container Terminal on Monday, May 4, with a team of medical personnel on board, is providing free medical and dental services to...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (centre), with children from the Columbus Prep School in St. Ann, after she launched the Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development Support Programme (LEDSP), in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on May 7.

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PM Says Abuse of Children Will Not be Tolerated

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, says she is taking a zero tolerance approach to the abuse of the nation’s children. She warned that if the abuse continues, the Government will take a serious look at the laws which impact the lives of that group. Addressing the launch of the Social Development Commission (SDC) Local Economic Development Support...

Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies (second right), accepts the key to one of the 27 new buses from Assistant Director, JR Group, authorised Volvo dealers in Jamaica, Sacha Matsumoto Wellington, during a ceremony held at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) corporate office in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town, on May 7. Looking on (from left) are: Belgian Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Guy Servrin; Managing Director of the JUTC, Colin Campbell; Commissioner of Customs, Major Richard Reece; and Chairman, JUTC, Dr. Garnet Roper.

11 years ago Transport

JUTC Gets 27 More Buses

The public transportation system within the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR) has received a boost with the addition of 27 new buses to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) fleet. Of note is that one of the buses will be deployed to be used in the Montego Bay Metropolitan region. The buses were handed over during a ceremony held at...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism & Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, highlights major achievements from the staging of Arts in the Park, at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on May 5. The event, which will be held on Sunday, May 17 at the Hope Botanical Gardens, will feature some of the country’s top dancers and international choreographers and representatives of overseas dance companies.

11 years ago JIS Think TankTourism

Arts in the Park Vital for Showcasing Country’s Entertainment Brand – State Minister Crawford

State Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Damion Crawford, has described the annual event, Arts in the Park (AITP), as a vital medium for showcasing Jamaica’s diverse entertainment brand and creative industries on the world stage. The event, which focuses on a different aspect of the industry each staging, creates a platform for booking agents and talent scouts to discover...