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Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer is making an urgent appeal for persons to discontinue engaging in risky sexual behaviour and protect themselves and their partner at all times. Minister Spencer was speaking against the background of the observance of Safe Sex week from now until February 14, 2011 under the theme “Protect your love, use a glove”.   In...

The Jamaica Tourist Board’s (JTB) United Kingdom (UK) online campaign ‘Totally Dad Dancing’ has been shortlisted for one of five awards in the Guardian news group and the Marketing Agencies Association’s Best Awards 2011. The promotional campaign has been nominated in the Best Consumer Campaign category of the awards. JTB Regional Director for the UK and Northern Europe, Elizabeth Fox,...

The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) in the Ministry of National Security will be embarking on a public education programme to sensitise beneficiaries across the island about its expanded offerings. As at January 3, 2011, the Ministry’s two main community intervention and crime prevention programmes - the CSJP and the Community Security Initiative (CSI) - were merged under the...

A series of programmes celebrating Reggae’s impact on the British music, culture and society will be aired on the BBC 4 television, beginning on February 11. The programmes are a part of the BBC 4 Britannia series and will show how Reggae came from Jamaica in the 1960s to influence, over the next 20 years, both British music and society....

Jamaicans can enjoy free concerts on Wednesday evenings in February, at the Edna Manley College of Performing Arts, in Kingston, as part of activities to celebrate Reggae Month 2011, under the theme: ‘From Di Root…To Di World’. The concerts will be held on February 9, 16 and 23, beginning at 7:00 p.m.  This  Wednesday’s concert, labeled ‘Classical Rhythms’ will feature...

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says it is imperative that the regional campaign continues for changes to the British Government’s Airline Passenger Duty (APD). The Tourism Minister, who spoke to JIS News while in London recently, stated that the tax regime is unfair and is negatively impacting on visitor arrivals in the region. “It is imperative that a successor...

Almost a month into the introduction of the JUTC shuttle service, as part of the new downtown Kingston transportation system, Service Planning Manager of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Ltd. (JUTC), Kirk Finnikin says operations  have  been “good so far." Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Mr. Finnikin noted that the JUTC stands by its commitment of ensuring that...

Governor-General His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen has urged teachers to make their classrooms an ‘Ubi Semper Discimus’ setting where students can understand that learning never ends, and take that principle with them for the rest of their lives. In this way, teachers would have broadened their students’ horizons about the endless possibilities embedded within the world of...

Governor-General the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen has lauded the efforts of teachers who prepared students for the recently concluded The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee Championships. Speaking to the national and parish champions and their coaches during a courtesy call at King’s House on Thursday (Feb. 3), The Governor-General said that the time spent preparing students outside of normal...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding provided Parliament today (February 8) with copies of a February 4 letter from Gorstew Ltd stating that the company is discontinuing a US$28.9 million legal claim against four Government agencies in matters relating to the Sandals Whitehouse hotel. Mr. Golding had informed Parliament last week that he would provide proof of the withdrawal of the claim today. "I had announced that I had word from Gordon...

“Protect Your Love, Use a Glove” “Protect your love, use a glove” is the theme for this year’s observance of Safer Sex Week. The number of HIV/AIDS cases reported per year increased by 21% between 1999 (1436 cases) and 2009 (1738 cases). This situation is exacerbated by high incidences of multiple partnerships and low condom usage.  Persons continue to engage...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, said that there is great potential for Internet expansion in Jamaica and he looked forward to regional co-operation in this area. Minister Vaz was speaking at an International Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Convention in Havana, Cuba yesterday, February 7. Minister Vaz, who was invited by his counterpart Minister...