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State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to officially open the Rastafari Indigenous Village, located in Irwin, West Central St. James, of which she is also the Member of Parliament, on April 4. Sharing the occasion are: Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Michael Troupe (right); member of the Rastafari Village, Iyara (2nd right); and General Manager, Project Implementation, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm.
State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams (2nd left), performs the symbolic ribbon cutting exercise to officially open the Rastafari Indigenous Village, located in Irwin, West Central St. James, of which she is also the Member of Parliament, on April 4. Sharing the occasion are: Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Michael Troupe (right); member of the Rastafari Village, Iyara (2nd right); and General Manager, Project Implementation, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Loy Malcolm.

Rastafari Village opened in St. James

By: Bryan Miller, April 7, 2014
Cultural tourism in St. James is expected to be significantly boosted with the opening of the newly developed a $23 million Rastafari Indigenous Village, situated at Irwin in the parish....
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (right), greets Chairman, Child Development Agency (CDA), Children’s Advisory Panel, Charles Young (left), before the start of the two-day Caribbean Child Research Conference held in November 2012, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Making the introduction is Professor of Social and Political Change at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Professor Brian Meeks.

Children’s Advisory Panel Making an Impact

By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, March 29, 2014
Children’s Officer at the CDA and social worker, Calesha Hylton, addresses a group of parents at a meeting held on March 20 by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), at St. George’s College, North Street, Kingston.

Removal of Children Last Resort – CDA Officer

By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, March 24, 2014

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Director, Marketing and Public Relations, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Stephen Davidson. (FILE)
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Focus on Storytelling March 20

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