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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), in conversation with Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, during the sitting of the House of Representatives, on May 20.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), in conversation with Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, during the sitting of the House of Representatives, on May 20.

NYS to Implement Entrepreneurship Programme

By: Latonya Linton, May 21, 2014
The National Youth Service (NYS) will be spending $20 million to implement its Entrepreneurship programme. The programme will facilitate the training of over 200 youth who have the desire, the...
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna making her contribution to the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 20, 2014. (FILE)

Licensing of Private Children’s Home To Be Reviewed

By: Douglas McIntosh, May 21, 2014
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, makes her presentation in the 2014/15 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, May 20.

Youth Ministry to Implement Case Management System

By: Douglas McIntosh, May 21, 2014

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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), is assisted by Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Scean Barnswell (left), in cutting the ribbon to officially open the Youth Information Centre (YIC), in May Pen, Clarendon, on May 16. Others are (from second left): Acting Director of Youth Policy and Programme Development at the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), Andrene Blackwin; Country Representative for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones; Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Culture, Sherril O'Reggio Angus, and Member of Parliament for Central Clarendon, Mr. Mike Henry.
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Youth Information Centre Opens in May Pen

Young persons in the parish of Clarendon now have a Youth Information Centre (YIC), which operates under the auspices of the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD). The facility, located...
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By: Garfield L. Angus, May 19, 2014
Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Shernette Haughton (right): and Hanover Parish Councillor, Wynter McIntosh (left); along with a team of volunteers wash the outside walls of the Ramble police station, in Hanover, on Saturday, May 17, in preparation for work to be carried out at the facility on Labour Day, May 23.
Culture

Western Parishes Gear Up For Labour Day 2014

As Labour Day 2014 draws near, there are some 125 registered projects across the parishes of St. James, Hanover, and Westmoreland. Expectations are that this number should be at least...
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By: Bryan Miller and Glenis Rose, May 19, 2014