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OCHO RIOS — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, says the Diaspora continues to be a critical partner in the country’s development. The Minister, who was speaking at the official opening ceremony of the Jamaican Diaspora Convention, now underway at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, said that the...

KINGSTON — Camp Millionaire, Jamaica’s first entrepreneurship summer camp for teens will be held from July 4 to 22 at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus. The camp, which was launched at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation’s (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre, Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston on Wednesday, June 15, will provide an innovative and life-changing experience for...

PORT ANTONIO — The Portland Parish Disaster Committee is undertaking a public education programme aimed at sensitising residents about the importance of disaster preparedness and mitigation. The initiative got underway in April but gained momentum in June, which is being observed as Disaster Preparedness Month under the theme: ‘Building disaster resilient communities…our first line of defence'. In an interview with...

MANDEVILLE — Students at the Waltham Basic School in Manchester now have more space, as the   section used by the Principal as an office will now be used as a classroom. This has been made possible through the generosity of the Rotary Club of Mandeville, which has constructed an office for the Principal. Speaking at the handing over ceremony on...

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister, the Hon.  Bruce Golding, during his recent visit to Washington DC, met with several members of the powerful United States (US) Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill, where he discussed areas for collaboration, while highlighting a number of positive things that are happening in the country. Among the areas for partnership, cited by the Prime...

OCHO RIOS — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw has called on members of the Jamaican Diaspora to join with the government to further drive the economic and social development of the country. Mr. Shaw said with the country’s economy stabilised, it is time for the Diaspora to think of ways it can assist the government...

KINGSTON — Giving children from inner city communities an opportunity for a solid educational and developmental base has been the mission of the Voluntary Organisation for the Upliftment of Children (VOUCH) for the past 32 years. A non-governmental agency, VOUCH, which was created in 1979 with the merger of two children's organizations - the Child Welfare Association and the Jamaica...

KINGSTON — Chairperson of the Lifelong Learning Focus Group, Erica Williams, has stressed the importance of continuous learning throughout one’s lifetime. Speaking with JIS News Wednesday (June 15) during a lifelong learning public seminar, at the Webster Memorial United Church hall in Kingston, Miss Williams pointed out that lifelong learning speaks to learning which takes place “from the womb to...

KINGSTON — Commonwealth Secretary-General, His Excellency Kamalesh Sharma, says the Commonwealth Secretariat will be commissioning a baseline study to assess issues associated with the underachievement of boys in the Caribbean. He said the study, which will be conducted in over 30 schools in three countries - Jamaica, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago- will seek to find solutions to what...

MONTEGO BAY — Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Robert Russell, says the development of the Old Hospital Park, located on Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay, will enhance the city’s tourism product and open-up the possibility of attracting more nature loving visitors to the island. “The Old Hospital Park has history; it is centrally located and I am...

KINGSTON — The services provided by the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) have been significantly enhanced with the launch of the agency’s website. The facility, which was developed by Chrysalis Communications, was launched during a ceremony at the Ministry of Health’s King Street offices downtown Kingston on Tuesday (June 14), which was observed globally as World Blood Donor Day.  Managing...

KINGSTON — Twenty seven employees of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), who have displayed exemplary work attitude, were honoured recently at an awards ceremony, held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Speaking at the function, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, said the government appreciated the hard work and dedication of the workers, describing...