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Volunteers from the Exchange District in St. Ann paint the bus stop in Jamaican colours on Labour Day, May 23.

Volunteers in St. Ann Participated in Several Activities on Labour Day

By: GARWIN DAVIS, May 26, 2024

Residents of St. Ann were out in their numbers as volunteers to undertake projects on Labour Day (May 23), under the theme ‘Ramp up the access… Show that you care’. ...

Visually impaired resident of Mt. Providence Square in Clarendon, Denvill Dinnal (left), leads members of the May Pen chapter of the Jamaica Society for the Blind on a walk in his community, shortly after receiving his new cane from Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for Works, and Member of Parliament for Clarendon North Central, Hon. Robert Morgan on Labour Day (May 23). The members are (from second left) Denzel Thompson; and Ovestra King.

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, lays a wreath at the shrine of National Hero, the Rt Excellent Sam Sharpe, at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Labour Day, Thursday (May 23). Sam Sharpe is an iconic figure in the history of resistance to slavery. He was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion, which began on the Kensington Estate in St. James, and which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery. Sam Sharpe was hanged on May 23, 1832. In 1834, the Abolition Bill was passed by the British Parliament and in 1838, slavery was abolished.

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Acting Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Nickieta Sterling (centre) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (fifth right), are flanked by the 2024 contestants in the Miss Hanover Festival Queen Pageant, during a courtesy call on at the JIS office in St. James on May 15. The competition, organised by the Hanover office of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), will be held on June 1 at the Rusea’s High School in Lucea.

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PHOTO: Hanover Festival Queens Call at JIS Regional Office

Acting Manager, Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Montego Bay Regional Office, Nickieta Sterling (centre) and Special Projects Manager, Sharon Earle (fifth right), are flanked by the 2024 contestants in the Miss...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in discussion with Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., during the Oral History Project launch, held recently at the Roof Terrace, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, 4-6 Trafalgar Road in Kingston. The project, to be undertaken by the National Council for Senior Citizens and the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, (ACIJ/JMB), will document oral histories of centenarians and older adults with interesting recollections of Jamaica’s history.

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Culture Ministry Launches Oral History Project

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has launched an Oral History Project to document Jamaica’s heritage by recording the memories of senior citizens for future generations. The project...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, May 20, 2024

Founder, Black River Film Festival, Dr. Ava Brown, speaks at a recent JIS Think Tank at the agency’s Regional Office on Union Street in Montego Bay, St. James.

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Culture, Community Spirit and Cinema to Be Celebrated at Black River Film Festival

The inaugural Black River Film Festival is set to captivate audiences and shine a spotlight on the vibrant community of the town in St. Elizabeth, with a stellar lineup of...

By: Garwin Davis, May 19, 2024

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second left), are joined by Board Chair, National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Dr. Julian McKoy-Davis (left), and Director, African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, (ACIJ/JMB), Dr. Kirt Henry, during the Oral History Project launch held on Wednesday (May 15). The event was held at the Culture Ministry in New Kingston. The project, to be undertaken by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) and African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, (ACIJ/JMB), will document oral histories of senior citizens with interesting recollections of the country’s history. The goal is to archive these recordings with the ACIJ/JMB for future generations.

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PHOTOS: Oral History Project Launch

Founder, Black River Film Festival, Dr. Ava Brown (left), is joined by Jamaican Actor, Cornelius Orlando Grant, and Festival Project Manager, Kenya Uter-Morrison, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency's Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James on Tuesday (May 14).

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Black River Film Festival Placing Significant Focus on Youth Empowerment

The inaugural Black River Film Festival, slated for June 28 to 30 in the breadbasket parish of St. Elizabeth, will place significant focus on empowering Jamaica’s youth in the field...

By: Okoye Henry, May 17, 2024

Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Cassandra Morrison.

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National Council For Senior Citizens To Celebrate Centenarians

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) will be observing National Centenarians’ Day on May 20, 2024. Originating in 1999 as part of the United Nations International Year of the...

By: Judith A. Hunter, May 12, 2024

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses the St. James Municipal Corporation’s monthly meeting on Thursday (May 9).

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Two Labour Day Parish Projects for St. James

The St. James Municipal Corporation has identified two parish projects for Labour Day 2024 on May 23. These are the demarcation of special permit parking areas for the disabled community...

By: Natalia Dixon, May 11, 2024

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), engages with Professor Emerita, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre, Dr. Denise Eldemire-Shearer (second left); and HEART/NSTA Trust Managing Director, Dr. Taneisha Ingleton (left), during Friday’s (May 10) Workers’ Week and Labour Day launch, at the Ministry’s offices in New Kingston. Looking on are Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right), and Director of the UWI’s Centre for Disability Studies, Senator, Dr. Floyd Morris.

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Building of Ramp at IOJ is National Labour Day Project

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), located downtown Kingston, has been selected as the 2024 National Labour Day Project. Activities will focus on the building of a ramp and preparations for...

By: Judana Murphy, May 11, 2024

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PHOTO: Hanover Festival Queens Call at JIS Regional Office

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