As the global recession deepens, Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has recommended that more counselling facilities or services be established or begin to avail their services to caregivers, to assist them...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has emphasised that the marked increase in reports of child abuse to the Office of the Children's Registry (OCR), does not translate to increased incidents of...

Jamaica's heritage and culture was part of the celebration of cultures worldwide, at the 12th annual KALEIDOSCOPE 2009, held on January 25, at the Meyer Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach,...

A number of activities have been planned by the St. Catherine Parish Council, in commemoration of the 475th anniversary of the founding of the City of Spanish Town. Spanish Town...

Jamaicans in South Florida in the United States of America,will celebrate the life and legacy of the late cultural icon, Louise Bennett-Coverley O.J., with the staging of the second annual...

With the impact of the financial crisis crunching down on world economies, and concerns about job losses increase, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), through its Special Youth...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth, and Sports, Olivia Grange, along with executives of the Jamaica Conservation Development Trust (JCDT), have signed documents to facilitate the declaration of the Blue and...

Director of Tourism and Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), John Lynch, has said that the annual Jazz and Blues festival "is very essential" to Jamaica's tourism sector, in...

The Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) is reporting a significant increase in the number of child abuse and endangerment reports made to the agency last year. Registrar of the...

Eight young people from Montego Bay are visiting the United Kingdom as guests of the Bishop Auckland Theatre Hooligans (BATH) in Durham, East Yorkshire, to take part in a series...

Thousands of children are set to benefit from a playground to be constructed on a section of the lands of the National Heroes Park. This comes as the Early Childhood...