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Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (at the podium), speaking at the media launch of the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) 10th anniversary celebrations at the agency’s downtown Kingston offices, on May 28. Others (from left) are: Chairman, CDA Advisory Board, Maxine Henry-Wilson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), CDA, Rosalee Gage-Grey. The year-long activities to commemorate the CDA’s 10th anniversary begin on June 1 at the Boulevard Open Bible Church. Other activities include: lecture series, walk/runathon, awards banquet, concert, and talent competition exposition, among others.
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (at the podium), speaking at the media launch of the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) 10th anniversary celebrations at the agency’s downtown Kingston offices, on May 28. Others (from left) are: Chairman, CDA Advisory Board, Maxine Henry-Wilson and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), CDA, Rosalee Gage-Grey. The year-long activities to commemorate the CDA’s 10th anniversary begin on June 1 at the Boulevard Open Bible Church. Other activities include: lecture series, walk/runathon, awards banquet, concert, and talent competition exposition, among others.

Government to Implement Interventions to Benefit Children in State Care

By: Chris Patterson, May 29, 2014
The Government will begin implementing several targeted interventions to improve conditions for children and adolescents, especially those in State care, during the 2014/15 fiscal year. These include the phased implementation...
Minister of Youth & Culture, the Hon. Lisa Hanna.

Minister Hanna Calls Groups to New Approach to Finding Solutions

By: Ministry of Youth & Culture, May 26, 2014
Citizens, including teachers, parents, students and workmen from across the Bethel Town and adjoining areas turned out to carry out refurbishing works on the Bethel Town Community Centre and Basic School, which has been selected as the parish project for Labour Day 2014. Work is also being carried out on the Whithorn police station, the second parish project for Westmoreland.

Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth Labour Day Projects Receive Full Support

By: Glenis A. Rose and Marlon Tingling, May 23, 2014

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Members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Engineering Regiment are assisted by several residents of Port Maria and its environs in painting the St. Mary Infirmary’s multipurpose building, during Thursday’s (May 23) Labour Day activities at the institution, designed the national project. Labour Day was observed under the theme: ‘Lend a Hand…Build our Land’.
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Scores of Projects Registered Ahead of Labour Day

Several organisations and individuals have been registering their projects for Labour Day, Friday, May 23, 2014. Dahlia Harris, Principal Director of Culture and Chairman of the National Labour Day Committee,...
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By: Mavel Gordon, Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Youth and Culture, May 22, 2014