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The Jamaica Early Childhood Development Foundation (JECDF) will be focusing on projects looking at the role of grandparents, particularly grandmothers, in the early development of children in Jamaica. "We will be supporting those (projects), aimed at educating and guiding these grandmothers, in their efforts to offer surrogate support to Jamaica's young children," Founder and Chair of the JECDF, Mrs. Lorna...

Activities for Child Month got underway Friday (April 16), following an official launch at the Institute of Jamaica, downtown Kingston. The Month which is being observed under the theme, 'All I Want is a Chance to Grow Up,' will feature a number of events, including a National Church Service, to be held on May 2 at 10:00 a.m. at the...

The National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) will be hosting a training workshop to sensitise key stakeholders about the proper methods to be used in preserving historical documents. Personnel from libraries, churches and the National Gallery of Jamaica have been selected for the one-day workshop, which will be held at the NLJ's offices at 12 East Street, Kingston on Wednesday, April...

With the 2009/2010 sugar crop season at the Frome Estate to officially close in a few days, Operations Manager, Mr. Victor Wright, said that production targets will be met and will most likely be surpassed. Harvesting at Frome started on December 4, 2009 and is scheduled to officially end on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Mr. Wright, informed however, that reaping...

Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, on Friday (April 16) commissioned the Parottee well in St. Elizabeth into service, which will serve some 2,500 persons in the parish. The well, which was out of service for some time, was rehabilitated at a cost of about $53 million, and will provide potable water to residents in Parottee, Hopewell,...

The CAST/UTech Alumni Association (Ontario Chapter) has named architect, author and motivational speaker Mr. Maurice Burnside as its 2010 Distinguished Alumnus. The announcement was made recently at the 8th anniversary awards banquet of the Association held in Toronto, Canada. Making the presentation was last year's honouree, Andrea Wilson, Director of Customer Experience and Sustainability at Corporate Express Canada. Mr. Burnside...

President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, has said that the institution is extending its reach across the island to meet the overwhelming demand for its educational offerings. Addressing past students at an alumni fundraising event in Toronto, Canada recently, Professor Morrison stated that the institution, which serves more than 12,000 students, "is still functioning largely in...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Mr. Glendon Harris, has said that the country's farmers must adopt modern agricultural methods to maximize production and improve competitiveness. Addressing the official handing over of a $2 million greenhouse and supplementary irrigation equipment to members of the Dromilly Agricultural Cooperative Society in Trelawny on Thursday (April 15), the JAS President stated that...

Outstanding student beneficiaries of the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) are not letting poverty get in the way of their academic success. The hard working and focused students are not bothered by the fact that their peers know that they benefit from the social safety net programme put in place by Government to assist persons, who face...

Minister of State for Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has called on the Organization of American States (OAS) to play its part in facilitating cooperation between oil producing and consuming countries in addressing climate change. "There is an urgent need to demonstrate a greater resolve by the stronger nations in assisting the non-producing nations," Mr. Broderick stated as he...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has allayed fears regarding the introduction of a proposed flat tax for small business operators in specific sectors. Addressing the Micro, Small and Medium Size (MSME) Alliance Post Budget debate at the Stella Maris Conference Centre, Shortwood Road, Kingston on Friday (April 16), Mr. Shaw said that the proposal was...

Efforts at enhancing Caribbean inter-regional trade are likely to be boosted with the drafting of documentation outlining the import/export needs and capacities of CARICOM member states. Drafting of the document was commissioned by CARICOM, at the request of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Donovan Stanberry, told JIS...