JIIC has once again underlined its commitment to preserving the social fabric of Jamaica, by assuming the enviable position of being the title sponsor of the 2010 Poetry in Motion GOLDEN TONGUE AWARDS.
JIIC has been a leading sponsor of Poetry in Motion, a seven (7) year-old event that has showcased some of the best talent in Creative Art locally.
Now, the Golden Tongue Awards (GTA), a prelude to Poetry in Motion (PIM), appeals to younger and new poets.
Elizabeth Chung, marketing manager at JIIC, says, “JIIC supports the arts in recognition that this too is a critical part of accomplishing the social re-engineering that is required in our society. Continue reading JIIC: Committed to Authentic Jamaican Culture
NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, May 01, 2009 - “I’m actually nervous,” said Jamaica’s Consul General Geneive Brown Metzger as she started her speech at Thursday night’s Caribbean Students Association’s (CSA) Alumni Dinner at City College. Mrs. Brown Metzger explained that while she was used to addressing stodgy 50-somethings, being in front of a roomful of vibrant, “know everything” young people was more daunting. “You have so honored me,” she continued. “Thanks for doing me the honor of inviting me to be your keynote speaker.” Continue reading CONSUL GENERAL BROWN METZGER SALUTES CARIBBEAN CULTURE AT CSA DINNER
NEW YORK (JIS) Monday, April 20, 2009 - Directors of Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB) say they are ready to roll out the red carpet for the full contingent of athletes, coaches and other officials attending the 115th staging of the Penn Relays Carnival in Track & Field Athletics in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this weekend. Continue reading JAMAICAN ATHLETES TO BE FETED AT PENN RELAYS 2009 THIS WEEKEND
“Celebrating 21 Years of Academic & Artistic Excellence”
Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics of the Mind
NEW YORK (JIS) Friday, April 17, 2009 - The New York City ACT-SO program, an academic enrichment initiative targeting minority city students, turns 21, and on Saturday April 18, 2009, the academic and artistic prowess of NYC high school students (grade 9-12) of African-American and Hispanic descent, will again be on display in this-“Olympics of The Mind Competition.” Continue reading Celebrating 21 Years of Academic and Artistic Excellence
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Faith Innerarity, has appealed to the United Nations, to re-examine its assistance protocol to member states deemed most vulnerable as a result of the global financial crisis.
She said that within the context of the current global crisis, and the challenges to social development, expenditure on essential human capital and protection of the vulnerable, should be enhanced and not compromised.
Mrs. Innerarity was addressing a panel discussion on the impact of the global crisis on social development, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City last week. Continue reading UN Urged to Examine Assistance Protocol to Vulnerable States
