Water systems in several South East St. Ann communities are to be ungraded this year, to allow more residents access to the utility. This was announced by Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna as she highlighted developments in her constituency during her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 20. Water systems...

As of June 1 this year, a cold storage facility to benefit farmers in South East St. Ann is to be re-opened in Lydford. Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, made the announcement during her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 20. She noted that while the cold storage facility is being made...

The Ministry of Youth will be introducing, for the first time, an industry specific skills Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development programme to engage 40 youth in animation, graphic design and videography training. “We have also built in exposure/internship opportunities into the programme to ensure that our young people will develop their technical expertise and be ready to start their...

The National Youth Service (NYS) will be introducing an Empowerment Programme, especially for youth with disabilities, at a cost of $15 million. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, said the programme will target 100 young people with intellectual disabilities and assist them with personal and professional development skills. The Minister was speaking in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in...

Mr. Speaker, I welcome the opportunity to participate in another Sectoral Debate in this House. This year marks my 30th anniversary as a member of this Parliament and I am grateful to my constituents in North West St. Andrew, my councilors, my family and my party leaders, members and colleagues, who have kept faith in me through the years and...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has announced a shift in the timing of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Festival of the Arts programme in schools. Ms. Hanna said the programme will be shifted from the last term of the school year, April to June, when students should be focusing on exams, to the first term, September...

Work is continuing on the revision of the National Youth Policy and development of the mechanisms to support its implementation. This was disclosed by Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, during her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 20. “I am not pleased that we have taken this long for the...