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The Ministry of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, through the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), is actively promoting the revitalization and repositioning of the annual National Festival of the Performing and Visual Arts programmes. Culture Minister, Olivia Grange, in her contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 17), said that so far this year,...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, signed a $21.6 million contract, yesterday (June 17), with the University of Technology (UTech), for the preparation of a National Housing Policy and Implementation Plan, at the Ministry's headquarters in Kingston. The Policy and Implementation Plan, which will be formulated jointly by the University of the West Indies (UWI) and UTech, will...

Member of Parliament for North Western Clarendon, Michael Stern, has said that several community-based infrastructure in the constituency will be targeted this year for repair and rehabilitation. Some of the facilities include the Frankfield Community Centre at the old railway station; Tweedside playfield; Sunberry Primary playfield; Alston High School playfield and the Spaulding sanitary convenience. Michael Stern was speaking in...

Senior citizens of Clarendon will be given an opportunity to showcase their skills at the annual Senior Citizens' Cultural Day, to be held at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church in May Pen on June 19. Participants will display their expertise in the areas of dance, food preparation, modelling (fashion show) and handicraft, among other things. There will also be a...

This year, the concept of a 'one stop shop' is to be introduced, among food regulatory bodies in order to streamline and coordinate food safety activities, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has informed. Making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 17), he outlined that this all-inclusive concept is...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will be embarking on several projects to benefit farmers in North West Clarendon, including the Moravia Ginger Project, which will cost $3 million. Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Michael Stern, in his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (June 17), said that the European Union has...

The recent inductees into the Jamaica Film Academy, all of whom are pioneers in the industry, are expected to create a framework that will guide the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports' plans to encourage and assist Jamaicans to make more local films about the country's culture. "These inductees will now create some guidelines and a framework in which...

Minister of Agriculture, Christopher Tufton, has lauded the development of the National Food Safety Policy, which he said, will enhance the health and safety of all Jamaicans. Addressing the launch of National Food Safety Week today (June 18) at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, Mr. Tufton said that the policy will also ensure the well-being of visitors to the...

The Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS) is making plans to expand, energize and enhance activities in its culture and entertainment division, through the introduction of new and revitalized programming. Making the disclosure in her contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate at Gordon House, yesterday (June 17), Minister Grange said: "We intend to create a better way for...

The Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, is spearheading the drive to set up a reggae museum to showcase the challenges and achievements of Jamaican music. Making the announcement yesterday (June 17) during her 2008/09 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, Minister Olivia Grange stated that while related agencies have been engaged in impressive levels of research...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth, and Sports, Olivia Grange has said that the government is reviewing the 2004 National Youth Policy with a view to strengthening the position of Jamaica's young people in the society. The policy identifies focal areas for youth participation and empowerment, and the review, according to Ms. Grange, is intended to integrate the changes that have...

Vincent Atkins, Least Developed Countries (LDC) Trade Policy/Technical Advisor for the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery, has urged agri-businesses to take advantage of duty free/quota free entry into the European Union market, which is provided under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). He was speaking at a forum on the EPA and its implications for the agricultural sector, hosted by the Agriculture...