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KINGSTON — Jamaica will join the world in observing World Day Against Child Labour, on Sunday, June 12. As the International Labour Organization (ILO) continues its drive to eradicate the worst forms of child labour, the day will be observed under the theme, ‘Children in Hazardous Work’. Child Labour, a form of child abuse, constitutes any work done by children...

KINGSTON — Government Senator, Dennis Meadows is recommending that the administration engage the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) in discussions, with a view to breaking the monopoly of the sole distributor of electricity. In a Private Member’s Motion tabled in the Senate yesterday June 10, Senator Meadows noted that the government should conduct a review of existing legislation, with a...

MONTEGO BAY — The Trelawny Health Department says it has stepped up its monitoring systems throughout the parish, especially at the ports. Chief Public Health Inspector, Elsa Somerville, in her report at the monthly meeting of the Trelawny Parish Council in Falmouth on June 10, said it is this increased vigilance that led to the recent capture of four stowaways...

LONDON — One of the founding members of the Jamaica Society Leeds, Elizabeth 'Betsy' Johnson has been asked by the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor, The Reverend Alan Taylor to act as his official Lady Mayoress. Mrs. Johnson told JIS News that she was honoured to be asked by Reverend Taylor to be his Lady Mayoress.  Reverend Taylor, who is...

Over 20 groups and individuals have delivered items in traditional folk forms, at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Finals of the National Festival of the Performing Arts. The finals, which began on Tuesday at the Little Theatre, Tom Redcam Drive, Kingston, will be held throughout the month, starting at 10:00 a.m., except on June 25, when the Deaf Dance category...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved the tabling of a Bill entitled, “The Committal Proceedings Act, 2011”, in Parliament, to abolish preliminary enquiries in Resident Magistrate’s Courts. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, told Wednesday’s (June 8) Post Cabinet media briefing, at Jamaica House, that the Bill aims to abolish the existing procedure of preliminary...

KINGSTON — A short-course intervention programme is being scheduled by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), June 27 to 29, to bring public and private sector procurement officers up-to-date on international best practices. The course, the second such programme, originally planned for June 14 to 16, was rescheduled to accommodate international partner, the International Procurement Institute of Washington, U.S.A....

LONDON — Jamaican dancer and choreographer, Neila-Ann Ebanks, has been awarded the first ever dance residency under the Commonwealth Connections International Arts Residencies programme. Ms. Ebanks is among seven artistes, from nearly 200 applicants across the Commonwealth, to win residences this year, under the Commonwealth Foundation programme. She is skilled in a variety of dance forms including modern, contemporary, jazz...

KINGSTON — Chairman of the Jamaican Diaspora Foundation, Earl Jarrett, says the Government is taking seriously, the recommendations that came out of the bi-annual Diaspora conventions and other interactions with Jamaicans overseas, noting that a number of proposals have already been acted on. In fact, he pointed out; the establishment of the Diaspora Foundation was a direct result of recommendations...

KINGSTON — Five Jamaican students have been awarded scholarships to study medicine at universities in Cuba, under the 2011/2012 Cuba-Jamaica Medical Scholarship Programme. Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Yuri Gala Lopez, presented the scholarships on Friday, June 10, at a ceremony at the Cuban Embassy, on Trafalgar Road, in Kingston. The awardees were Cheryl Barnes, Kimberley Lynch, Okiney Clarke,...

WASHINGTON D.C — Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, says there is an urgent need for the United States and the Caribbean to re-engage in discussions relating to trade and development within the region. “When I speak about the Caribbean, I speak especially about the CARICOM Caribbean, as we are a peculiar group of countries and people that have particular...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, says there has been a gradual decline in the number of road fatalities since 2006. Speaking at the launch of the third annual Jamaica Driver and Traffic Safety Expo at the Ministry, Maxfield Avenue, Kingston on Friday June 10, Mr. Henry said fatalities have “trended down” every year since 2006,...