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The Old Harbour Development Area Committee (OHDAC) is partnering with the St. Catherine Health Department to upgrade the town's health centre, including finding a new location for the facility. Chairman of the group, Randy Finnikin, told JIS News they will be lobbying various interests for funding to repair the Health Centre, and to actively work for a new health complex....

The Bureau of Women's Affairs' (BWA's) special library was officially renamed, the Lucille Mathurin Mair Gender Documentation Centre, at a ceremony at the Bureau, South Odeon Avenue, Kingston on Friday (December 17). Named in honour of the late Hon. Dr. Lucille Mathurin Mair, the centre was renamed in keeping with the observance of the Inter-American Year of Women. The General...

Supplies, valued at approximately $1.2 million, were presented to the Portland Infirmary by CARI-MED Limited, as part of a continuous programme of assistance to the facility. The supplies, which included wheel chairs, commodes, walkers, bed pans, a microwave, antibiotic ointments and pharmaceuticals, were handed over by CARI-MED's Manager for Business Development, Geta-Mae O'Sullivan, at a ceremony at the infirmary on...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, broke ground for the construction of the Block J male and female wards, at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Manchester on Friday (December 17). "The construction of Block J will help us to improve the quality of our services in obstetrics and fertility management. The additional space that will be afforded from the construction of...

The need to incorporate locally based community organizations in the national development process, has resulted in the establishment of Parish Development Committees (PDCs) across Jamaica. The Portland Parish Development Committee (PPDC), is one of 14 such committees, its main objective being to bring members of civic society into the decision making process. Its stakeholders being community groups, service groups and...

Jamaica reaffirmed its position as a top travel destination, being voted "Best Caribbean Destination" by readers of leading US travel industry magazine, Travel Weekly, in its eighth annual Readers Choice Awards. The award was announced on Thursday (December 16) at a gala dinner at New York City's Plaza Hotel. Jamaica edged regional counterparts Aruba, Barbados, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia and...

A fourth school in Jamaica will benefit from the Atlanta-based Integrity Children's Fund (Integrity) to the tune of US$7,000 (J$588,000) per year. The school, "Teamwork", located in Flankers, Montego Bay, received the first installment via a cheque for US $3,500 (J$294,000), presented to the principal, Dr. Winsome Oban, by Integrity's president, Major Karl Chambers, at their annual Christmas Benefit Concert...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be closing Beckford, Pechon and West Streets, in downtown Kingston, to vehicular traffic three days this week to facilitate Christmas shopping. According to the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, the move will allow vendors and shoppers alike to maximize benefits from the seasonal shopping spree, and encourage the public to maintain...

Cabinet has approved the appointment of a new board of directors for the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) for a three-year term. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the appointments took effect on December 6, 2010 and will remain in place until January 5, 2013. He made the announcement during the weekly post Cabinet...

Over 700 children and elderly persons in St. Thomas are slated to benefit from the Mayor of Morant Bay's annual Christmas treat, slated for Monday (December 20), at the Anglican Church Hall in Morant Bay. The beneficiaries will be treated to a tasty meal, food baskets and gifts, including toys for the children. "As Mayor, it behooves me to show...

Scores of Portlanders braved unusually cool weather to participate in the annual carol service and Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the Port Antonio Town Square on Wednesday, December 15. The two-hour ceremony, which was organised by the Portland Parish Council, featured the singing of carols by a choir comprising students from a number of schools in the parish. Residents of...

Cabinet has instructed the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to draft legislation to validate the acts performed by four members of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), who were disqualified from Parliament for having dual citizenship. The legislation, if approved by Parliament, would validate any acts, performed in good faith, in respect of ministerial and legislative duties by Members of Parliament, Gregory Mair,...