More

KINGSTON — Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon, contends that the National Blood Transfusion Service's (NBTS) target, of collecting some 50,000 units of blood annually, is achievable. Speaking at the launch of the NBTS’ website at the Ministry, King Street, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday June 14, Dr. Dixon noted that approximately 28,000 units of blood were...

MONTEGO BAY — The Old Hospital Park on Gloucester Avenue in Montego Bay, which was extensively upgraded through a partnership between the Ministry of Tourism, the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) was officially opened on Tuesday June 14. The $45 million project was funded by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), which has also...

KINGSTON — State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore is urging men to adopt preventive practices regarding their health, particularly in relation to prostate cancer. In a message delivered by Director of Social Security in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, at a ‘Men’s Health Day 2011’ function, held at the Girl Guides headquarters in Kingston,...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, has tabled a Bill to amend the Interception of Communications Act, in the House of Representatives. A decision was taken to amend the Act to provide that a warrant, under Section 4, may authorise that intercepted communications be disclosed to a foreign government, or agency of such government. The Bill, however, noted...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon Olivia Grange, says that the adoption of a culture of entrepreneurship is critical to developing sustainable livelihoods for Jamaica's youths. “We must unearth their creative talents and channel these into viable economic and entrepreneurial opportunities,” the Minister stated. She was speaking at the Partnering for Youth Employment seminar, at the Advantage...

MIAMI — Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness says distance learning will be the choice of many more students to achieve tertiary level education in the future.  He said that as information technology is advancing, it is important that other areas of tertiary learning – online and distance learning programmes – are as significant as the traditional methods, because of...

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has emphasised the need for multilateral financial institutions to create a special regime for indebted middle income countries. Addressing a high powered team of United States Senators at a special meeting called in his honour on Capitol Hill, on June 9, the Prime Minister said it is a long-standing concern of the...

KINGSTON — The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) is taking its blood donor appeal to the streets, with the staging of a walk on World Blood Donor Day (WBDD), Tuesday, June 14. The Blood for Life Walk, being held in collaboration with the Junior Chamber International of Kingston, will begin at 6:30 a.m. at the NBTS’ Slipe Pen Road office...

Just over 50 delegates from the United States (US) northeast region are confirmed for the two-day Jamaica Diaspora conference, which gets underway on Wednesday June 15 in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Diaspora Advisory Board Member for the region, Patrick Beckford, said the number is less than in previous years, noting that the effects of the recession had impacted the amount...

KINGSTON — Merchandise produced by companies formed under an entrepreneurship competition of the Obra youth initiative, were showcased at a mini exposition held at the offices of RISE Life Management Services, downtown Kingston, recently. Items included: glow in the dark ceramics; T-shirts; motivational buttons, rings and crochet slippers. The entrepreneurial programme involved 120 youth from the communities of Allman Town,...

KINGSTON — Jamaican nationals overseas, who are attending the June 15 to 17 Diaspora Convention at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, will be able to apply for or renew their passports. Director of Customer Service at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), Carole Saunders-Hammond, said that the agency’s mobile passport service will be offered to accommodate...

KINGSTON — The Department of Local Government will be hosting a roundtable discussion targeting key stakeholders, as it seeks to ramp-up the local governance reform process. The forum, to be held on Tuesday, June 14 at the department’s Hagley Park Road location in Kingston, is being convened under the theme: ‘Perspectives’. It will facilitate the views of stakeholders and assess...