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Schedule Overview
Monday – Thursday: 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday: Closed (except for special events like Last Sunday openings)

The Junior Centres officially opened in 1940. The idea for the inception of the Centre came from the great minds of Robert Godwin Beresford Verity, M.B.E., C.D (1912— 1985) and The Honourable Sir Phillip Manderson Sherlock, O.M. (1902 – 2000).

Locations & Contact
• East St. Junior Centre: 10–16 East St., Kingston | (876) 922-0620-6 | est@juniorcentre-ioj.org.jm
• Greater Portmore Junior Centre: Portmore, St. Catherine | (876) 989-7509 | gp@juniorcentre-ioj.org.jm
• Simón Bolívar Cultural Centre: (876) 967-0378-80 | simonbolivarcentre@gmail.com

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