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The Broward County South Regional Library, in Pembroke Pines, will continue its salute to Jamaica's 48th anniversary of Independence this Saturday (August 14), with a book launch and discussion, and signing by Chairman of the Asafa Powell Foundation, Delano Franklyn. Mr. Franklyn will present excerpts from two of his recently authored publications - 'Michael Manley: The Politics of Equality' (2009)...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw has accepted the resignation of Chairman of the Student Loan Bureau (SLB), Andrew Cocking, and other members of the Board. This follows a meeting with members of the Board, today (August 11), during which the audit report submitted by the Public Accountability Inspectorate Division on the operations of the SLB...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security staged a third Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) Day at the Hannah Town Community Centre, West Kingston, on Wednesday (August 11). This followed similar activities in Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town, and is being undertaken at the behest of Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, to provide assistance to families...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, the Hon Daryl Vaz, believes Jamaica has the potential to gain a competitive edge in developing software applications for global use. Mr. Vaz made the comment while praising the success of Northern Caribbean University's (NCU) Team Xormis, which won the Microsoft Image Interoperability world award in Poland last month, as well...

Effective Monday, August 16, 2010, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be implementing major changes to the flow of traffic through the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine. Starting next Monday, only south bound vehicles (those heading towards Spanish Town) will be allowed through the Gorge, between the hours of 7:00 am and 9:00 am on weekdays. Between the hours...

The Ministry of National Security, as part of its crime prevention and community safety initiative, yesterday (Aug. 10) launched the Real Man Things 'Pon Di Corner' programme, which will target vulnerable males in inner-city communities. Utilising the popular 'Real Man Things' radio show as well as interactive sessions and workshops on inner-city streets, the aim is to motivate and empower...

Senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Gene Leon, says there are positive signs that Jamaica is beginning to rebound from the impact of the global economic recession. Speaking at the Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) breakfast forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, today (August 11), Dr. Leon cited the "upward trajectory" in growth, which Jamaica's...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has received a donation of US$300,000 from the Government of India for the Bustamante Hospital for Children. The presentation was made by the High Commissioner for India, His Excellency Mohinder Singh Grover. Accepting the donation at Jamaica House on Wednesday, August 11, Mr. Golding noted that the funding will go a far way towards enabling the...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has been visiting several farms in Canada, to explore the possibility of using a Canadian model to set up more goat farms in Jamaica, with the aim of reducing the country's dependence on imported goat meat. On Monday, August 9, the Minister and his delegation toured several Canadian farms in...

The historical Chelsea Physic Garden in London created a Jamaican provision ground, and hosted a special Jamaican Independence Day celebration on Friday, August 6. Jamaica's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Anthony Johnson, was the guest of honour at the event that also commemorated the 350th anniversary of the birth of Sir Hans Sloane and his special link to Jamaica....

Residents of Portland turned out on Independence Day (August 6), to participate in a civic ceremony, held in the Port Antonio town square. The event was organised by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), to observe the country's 48th anniversary of independence. Addressing the function, Mayor of Port Antonio, Councillor Floyd Patterson said Jamaicans should reflect on the sacrifices made...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) has received high marks from Jamaicans at home and abroad for its live streaming of some of the events held over the Independence weekend. Systems Administrator at the JIS, Kirk Nelson, said approximately 2,000 persons logged on to the JIS webcast of the Float Parade through the streets of Kingston and the Grand Gala, held...