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Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left), is greeted by Chairman of Kingston Bookshop, Hon. Steadman Fuller, who is also Custos of Kingston. Occasion was a teachers’ luncheon and awards ceremony held on Tuesday, May 6, at the Terra Nova Hotel, where Mrs. Gordon Harrison was the keynote speaker.
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left), is greeted by Chairman of Kingston Bookshop, Hon. Steadman Fuller, who is also Custos of Kingston. Occasion was a teachers’ luncheon and awards ceremony held on Tuesday, May 6, at the Terra Nova Hotel, where Mrs. Gordon Harrison was the keynote speaker.

Children’s Advocate Cautions Schools Against Protecting Sexual Predators

By: Garfield L. Angus, May 9, 2014
The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA), is imploring communities to desist from protecting sexual predators who target children. Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison said predators should not be protected...
Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left), is greeted by Chairman of Kingston Bookshop, Hon. Steadman Fuller, who is also Custos of Kingston. Occasion was a teachers’ luncheon and awards ceremony held on Tuesday, May 6, at the Terra Nova Hotel, where Mrs. Gordon Harrison was the keynote speaker.

Teachers Encouraged to Foster Positive Environment for Children

By: Garfield L. Angus, May 7, 2014
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott (right), converses with Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (centre), and Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, at the launch of Workers’ Week, and Labour Day, at Jamaica House, on Wednesday, May 7.

Jamaicans Urged to Beautify the Land This Labour Day

By: Garfield L. Angus, May 7, 2014

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Youth and Culture, Minister Hon. Lisa Hanna (left), and Registrar, Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), Greig Smith (right), present Child Ambassadors appointed for 2013/14 during a ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel, New Kingston.
Culture

New Child Ambassadors to be Appointed

New Child Ambassadors will be appointed during May by the Office of the Children’s Registry (OCR), an agency of the Ministry of Youth and Culture. The engagement, which forms part...
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By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, May 6, 2014
Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Delroy Gordon (left) presents a trophy to Best Junior Poet in the JCDC 2013 Jamaica Creative Writing Competition, Ava-gay Bennett.
Culture

Writers Invited to Submit Work

Professional and amateur writers are being encouraged to submit their work for the annual Jamaica Creative Writing Competition 2014, organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). The deadline for...
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By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, April 28, 2014
Chief Executive Officer of the Child Development Agency (CDA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right), in discussion with the Councillor for the Dallas Division, Kingston and St. Andrew, Patricia Morgan, representing the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Angela Brown Burke, at a national consultation on the proposed amendments to the Adoption (Children of) Act 1958, held on April 23 in New Kingston.
Culture

Adoption Act To Be Amended

A policy paper outlining recommendations for amendments to the Adoption (Children Of) Act 1958 will be presented to the Ministry of Youth and Culture within the next two months. The...
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By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, April 25, 2014
Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna (third left), and students from various high schools in the Corporate Area, examine a piece entitled ‘Red Coat’, during a tour of the National Gallery of Jamaica in December. The tour formed part of the launch of the Ministry’s culture card programme. The card will allow some 100 students to access, free of cost, the museums and galleries of the Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) events and JAMBIZ productions.
Culture

IOJ Facilitating Greater Appreciation of Museums

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) has implemented several measures aimed at promoting the island’s museums, enabling easier access to, and encouraging greater appreciation of Jamaica’s heritage. These include opening museums...
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By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, April 22, 2014