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KINGSTON — Local ex-offenders and deportees in need of a second chance will benefit from the opening of the refurbished Salvation Army William Chamberlain Adult Rehabilitation Centre (ARC), at Lyndhurst Road, Kingston. The facility, renovated at a cost of some $13 million through a partnership between the governments of Jamaica, Canada and the United Kingdom (UK) and Scotia Bank Jamaica,...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry, says that the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC) will focus on a preliminary roll-out between Spanish Town and Linstead, in terms of testing of its network and machinery, in view of the one-month closure of the Bog Walk Gorge road. The Gorge is being closed as of today July 4,...

MANDEVILLE — The Willamsfield e-Learning Laboratory, based at the National Workers Union (NWU) building in the town, is now offering computer training to residents. Speaking at the official launch on Wednesday June 29, 2011, the Principal, Dr. Auma Folkes, said the lab will allow residents to access the Internet, generally work with computers and make themselves more understanding of the...

KINGSTON — The Voice of Jamaica, the flagship monthly newspaper publication of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), has doubled its circulation from 40,000 copies to 80,000 this month. The publication, which was launched in January 2009, began as a monthly supplement in the Observer, which was inserted on the last Wednesday each month. It highlights the work of public sector...

MANDEVILLE — Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Grace McLean, is encouraging young people to use their energy creatively, and make a difference in their community and the wider society. Delivering the keynote address at the graduation ceremony of Denbigh High School, in Clarendon, on June 29, Mrs. McLean said that adults need to help young people to...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the establishment of the Jamaica Football Coaches Association (JFCA) is an important first step towards improving the standard of the game in Jamaica. “We know the general feeling (that) when the team does well, (it) is because of the hard work of the players. But when the team...

KINGSTON — An advertising programme geared at expanding the span of economic activities at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in Kingston, as well as its public appeal and ambience, was officially launched on Wednesday (June 29). Management of the Centre’s advertising programme will be undertaken by IPrint Digital Limited, an outdoor advertising company that will be responsible for all advertising and...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is giving serious thought to the level of support that can be given to independent schools which are seriously affected by the economic crisis. “Recently you would have noticed that our private schools have suffered terribly, because of the economic downturn over the last three years. Several schools...

Effective Monday, July 4, the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine will be closed to vehicular traffic. The road will be closed for one month in order to facilitate the National Water Commission (NWC) completing its work on the multi-million dollar pipe-laying project. During the period of closure, motorists wishing to travel from the direction of Bog Walk or Spanish...

MONTEGO BAY — About 40 persons from Montego Bay and it environs received official copies of their birth certificates from Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair, during a handing-over ceremony  at the Montego Bay Civic Centre on Thursday (June 30). Production of the documents for persons who could not obtain birth certificates for various reasons, was made possible through...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has praised Diageo/Red Stripe for transforming the lives of young Jamaicans through its 'Learning for Life' (DL4L) programmes. "Red Stripe/ Diageo has partnered with both Government and private institutions to devise far-reaching and high-impact training programmes, which have offered a lifeline to hundreds of young persons,"...

KINGSTON — General Manager for Technical Services at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Owen Sweeney, has urged graduates of the Area Youth Foundation (AYF) training programme to enhance their skills by furthering their education, to augment what they have been taught over the last 12 months. Speaking at the graduation ceremony at the Thelma Rose-Campbell Auditorium, Young Women’s Christian...