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Miss Manchester Festival Queen 2009, Lanisia Rhoden, has launched a project geared towards providing effective mentorship, guidance and moral support to young women between 16 and 25 years of age in the parish, in order to allow them to achieve success by rising above the challenges they face. The project, dubbed 'Young Women of Purpose (Y-WoP)', was officially launched at...

Twelve students of Merl Grove High School, in Kingston, have been awarded the Shakara Harris Scholarship by the Northeastern American Chapter of the Past Students Association, valued at US$3,600. The scholarships are in honour of Shakara Harris, a student who was killed in 2004, when she was hit by a car while attempting to cross the road in front of...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton is touting cassava as having made significant strides during the past year, with a number of products on the market. Making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate Tuesday (July 7), Dr. Tufton applauded some private sector entities for having taken up the challenge of producing value-added products from cassava. He singled out...

Special Representative of the World Bank, Badrul Haque, has noted a rapid decline in national poverty levels in Jamaica, from over 30 per cent in 1989 to below 10 per cent presently, although rural poverty remains high. "More importantly, if you look at the consumption of the poorest 20 per cent and the consumption of the wealthiest 20 per cent,...

"Not my Armadale," were the first thoughts of Cassandra, a former ward of the facility, when she heard the news of the protests and subsequent fiery deaths of seven teenagers at the centre in May. For her, the Armadale Juvenile Centre, located in St Ann, is not just the place she spent two years of her life, Armadale is hers....

Chief Executive Officer of the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), Mrs. Dolsie Allen, was elected President of the Caribbean Consumer Council (CCC) at the second Biennial General Meeting held on June 22, 2009 in Antigua & Barbuda. "I am excited about this opportunity to serve as head of this advocacy body and look forward to working with other members of the...

Over 500 children from communities in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine, including 40 special athletes, are currently participating in the second staging of the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) Summer Camp 2009. The camp, which started on Monday (July 6), is being held at the National Arena and will run for three weeks. Over the period, the children will receive...

Construction of kitchen and dining facilities at the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation is scheduled to begin this month, with the contribution of US$50,000 by the Jamaica Volunteers Association (JVA) Incorporated, based in the United States. During the ground breaking ceremony, held on July 7 at the Foundation's headquarters in Kingston, President of the JVA, Professor Donald Morgan, handed over...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has responded to Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding's charge to the public sector to reduce energy usage, with the launch of its conservation programme, 'Conservation is a Plus. Turn it off'. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says the Government must find ways to save money, if public sector jobs are to be...

Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Mike Henry, has blasted a new wave of attacks currently unfolding against the new, yellow coloured buses being operated by the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC). Three of the units have been damaged to the tune of almost $1 million since mid-last week, including an act of arson on one bus. Approximately $7 million worth...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that his Ministry will be introducing several measures this year to address the challenges facing small farmers seeking to access credit from financial institutions. Dr. Tufton, who was speaking in the Sectoral Debate in Parliament on July 7, said that the main challenge is to ensure that once funds...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that there has been a 10 per cent drop in murders for the period January 1 to July 3, 2009, over the corresponding period last year. "We have had, up to now, 82 murders less than last year," he stated as he addressed the Jamaica Employers' Federation's Chief Executive...