Youth and Culture Minister, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says the Ministry is seeking to recommit the National Youth Service (NYS) to its core mandate of engendering voluntarism among the nation’s youth,...

The National Child Diversion Programme has received a total allocation of $33.36 million in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The money will...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) has received an allocation of $300 million to fund the ‘Jamaica 50’ celebrations in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the...

A cheque valued at $1 million has been handed over to the Ministry of Youth and Culture by Jamaica Broilers Group Limited, to repair the monuments in  National Heroes Park,...

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Jamaica, Robert Fuderich, has made an appeal for the region to "break the silence" surrounding child abuse to end the scourge, which is...

A total of $410.9 million has been allocated to the Youth Development Programme in the 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The programme, which falls under...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, says the government has demonstrated its commitment to the nation’s children, increasing the allocation for children’s services in the 2012/2013 budget. The...

Mayor of Portmore, George Lee has indicated that a special effort will be made to develop Legacy items and historical monuments in the Municipality as part of the activities to...

Some 83 unattached youths have completed a year-long vocational skills training programme under the Citizen Security and Justice Programme II (CSJPII), in collaboration with the HEART Trust/NTA. The participants, who...

Residents of communities surrounding National Heroes Park will be coming out in their numbers on Labour Day, May 23, to participate in the cleaning and beautification of the historic site....

Jamaicans are being asked to shower attention on the nation’s children and focus on the role they play in the development of the country on National Children’s Day, May 18....