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The work of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) has been bolstered by a J$34 million injection from the European Union for a project dubbed 'We Want Justice'. The project, which aims to advance democratic rights, through the promotion of alternative dispute resolution, was launched Thursday (March 4), at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. It aims to carry out its...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is in the process of undertaking review to address safety in the workplace through the proposed Occupational Health and Safety Act. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles, said that the bill will be brought to Parliament after the relevant procedural steps have been taken. He was speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday (March...

Mathematics Co-ordinator for Region 4, Mr. Davion Leslie, is reporting that the island's numeracy specialists have established math clubs and math corners in a significant number of the 327 critically performing schools islandwide, from September to December 2009. "The specialists have established math clubs in 78 per cent of the 327 schools, which are supported by the team, which translates...

Senator the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, has been honoured as a Young Global Leader (YGL). The honour, bestowed each year by the World Economic Forum, recognises the most distinguished young leaders below the age of 40 from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, has said that her Ministry is in the process of redrafting the six anti-crime bills mooted in 2008, so that they can be passed by a majority vote in Parliament. The Bills are: An act to amend the Bail Act; An act further to amend the Firearms Act; An act to...

Over 400 young people in rural and urban Jamaica are to benefit from a two-year US$1.25 million poverty reduction programme. A project of the Government of Jamaica and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Youth Employment Project is being made possible by a grant from USAID, and will be implemented by the Scientific Research Council (SRC). The project, which...

A massive rehabilitation and restructuring of the Kingston Metropolitan Area's (KMA) water supply system has begun, says Water and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang. This will see a number of communities in West Rural St. Andrew, long plagued by water shortage, receiving supply within the next 12 - 24 months. The Water Minister told residents of Stony Hill, and...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, officially opened a new Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and a Chemotherapy Suite at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay. The two essential units are described as providing major boosts to healthcare delivery in Western Jamaica, as well as providing excellent back-up facilities to the wide array of specialist service delivery areas, including the...

Cabinet recently approved the mandate for the Sugar Company of Jamaica Holdings Limited (SCJH) to conduct negotiations with interested parties who had submitted unsolicited proposals with respect to the divestment of the Frome, Monymusk and Bernard Lodge Sugar estates. A Commission of Enquiry has also been approved which will review the current institutional and regulatory pricing arrangements in the sugar...

Kingston, March 4, 2010 - Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Olivia Grange, MP, handed over 22 computers and other equipment to the leadership of the National Secondary Students' Council today (Thursday). The equipment, which included: laserjet printers, multifunctional fax machines, UPS, line conditioners and printer ink cartridges was sponsored by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) which...

Kingston, March 4, 2010 - The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Olivia Grange, MP will officially launch 2010 as the Inter-American Year of Women in Jamaica. The launching ceremony will take place on International Women's Day, Monday, March 8 at the Jamaica Conference Centre beginning at 10:00am. 2010 was declared as the Inter-American Year of Women by...

The Ballynure Basic School in Harry Watch, Manchester was officially opened on Sunday (February 28) after extensive upgrading work, which was funded by the Culture Health Arts Science and Education (CHASE) Fund at a cost of more than $10 million. The project included expansion of classrooms, putting in new bathrooms, and renovating existing buildings. Speaking at the opening ceremony held...