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The Jamaican Diaspora UK is preparing for the fourth Biennial Jamaican Diaspora Conference, which will be held in Ocho Rios from June 14 to 17 this year. A special pre conference meeting was held by the group last weekend in Birmingham, to discuss a range of topics and issues that will form part of the UK group's input on the...

Students at Tavares Gardens Primary School, in the inner city community of Payne Land, in Kingston, are aiming for top professions, such as lawyers, doctors, pilots, policemen, nurses, teachers and business persons. This was evident yesterday (April 27), as the students paraded in the attire of their chosen career, during the school's Annual Career Day, held as part of the...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Ministry of Education and the Mutual Building Societies Foundation, for a Centre of Excellence Project, aimed at improving the management systems and teaching methodologies in six non-traditional high schools. The six participating high schools are Mile Gully, Porus, McGrath, Seaforth, Green Pond, and Godfrey Stewart. The signing took place today...

The Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), on Trafalgar Road, in Kingston, today (April 28), officially opened its brand new Home Economics Management Facility, fully equipped with top of the line equipment and furniture. The facility was built by the Jamaica Volunteers Association and equipped by the Digicel Foundation. Former Chairperson of the School Board of the Women's Centre, Miss...

The Bill to legislate casino gaming in Jamaica has been sent to King's House for the Governor-General's signature following passage in both Houses of Parliament in March. In an exclusive interview with JIS News, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator, the Hon. Arthur Williams outlined the next steps to be taken after the...

Children from Rose Hall and surrounding communities in St. James are to be exposed to life-changing lessons, through football, at the newly-launched Real Madrid Football School for Social Integration. The school was officially launched in Montego Bay on Monday (April 26), however, the agreement for its establishment was signed Tuesday (April 27), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The...

As of May 1, Air Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines will implement a transition plan, which will see the lovebird continuing its operations under agreements with the Trinidadian carrier. With negotiations now complete, the airlines are to formally sign a number of agreements to cement the deal, on Friday (April 30), Chairman of Air Jamaica, Hon. Dennis Lalor told journalists at...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaica will bid to host Carifesta in 2012, which could be one of the highlights of the country's 50th Independence anniversary celebrations. Speaking at a dinner/reception given by the Jamaica Trade Council of Greater Philadelphia, honouring outgoing Jamaican Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Anthony Johnson and Mrs. Johnson,...

The Senate on Friday (April 23) passed the Appropriation Bill, giving approval to the Government's estimated expenditure of $503.9 billion for the financial year 2010/11. The Bill, piloted by Leader of Government Business and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, was approved by the House of Representatives on April 21. When broken down, the figures show that...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Parish Council, Councillor Charles Sinclair, is currently leading an operation to remove all illegal signs, in violation of regulations governing their exhibition, from the town of Montego Bay. The operation got underway on Monday (April 26) and is being carried out in collaboration with the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF)....

More than 140 high school students were recognised for successfully completing various pursuits under the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Jamaica, at an awards ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston on Tuesday (April 27). The awards programme, a character-building initiative, allows young people aged 14 to 25 years to participate in activities aimed at fostering personal and social development. Persons...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding may be returning to Brazil within months, to strengthen economic bilateral cooperation between the two countries. This is based on an invitation issued by Brazil's President, Luiz In