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The interactive radio talk show programme hosted by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, "Jamaica House Live", will be aired this coming Wednesday, June 24 from 8:30-10:00 p.m. The programme, which is aired every last Wednesday in each month, allows Jamaicans at home and abroad, to call and speak with the Prime Minister on any issue or concern that they...

The Hanover division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has had to deal with an over 300 per cent increase in fires January-May this year, compared to the similar period last year. According to Superintendent in charge of the division, Paul Hibbert, the dramatic increase was due to the amount of bush fires occurring in the parish in the first...

Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, says plans are afoot to transform Penwood High School, in West Central St. Andrew, into a "magnet" secondary institution for technology. Speaking at Thursday's (June 18) official opening and handing over of the school's computer laboratory, Mr. Holness also announced that the Seaward Primary and Junior High School is to revert fully to a primary...

Two hundred and seventy-five young persons, drawn from several parishes, have completed a four-week training programme in emergency management and mitigation at the National Youth Service (NYS) training site, Chestervale Campus, St. Andrew. Packages and awards were presented to the graduates at a closing ceremony held Wednesday June 17 at the training site. Guest speaker was His Worship the Mayor...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, has said that while crop insurance is critical to the agricultural sector, individuals need to play a proactive role in their approach to disasters. Speaking at a technical workshop on Weather Risk Management Strategies for the Agricultural Sector, at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on Thursday June 18, Mr. Stanberry...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Manpower and Maintenance Services (MMS), Audrey Hinchcliffe, is encouraging Jamaicans to find opportunities in the current global economic crisis. "Great difficulties are linked to great opportunities, so we need to learn how to turn crises into opportunities," Mrs. Hinchcliffe said. She was guest speaker at the launch of an information fair, dubbed 'H.O.P.E. in Recession...

A previously unknown photograph and a rare signature of Jamaican-born nursing hero, Mary Seacole, have been unearthed at one of England's oldest private schools, Winchester College. The photograph will be used to support the fundraising efforts of the Mary Seacole Memorial Statue Appeal (MSMSA). A release from the Statue Appeal said that while Winchester College retains the copyright of the...

High school students have taken a keen interest in competitiveness and its importance in creating thriving businesses in Jamaica. The effort has paid off for students of three high schools who emerged winners, from a pool of 33 entrants, in the Compete Jamaica poster competition, launched by the Target Growth Competitiveness Committee (TGCC) last year. Javarie Hanlan of Morant Bay...

Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has urged journalists to remain cognizant of their responsibility to be fair and objective in exercising their duties. "This should be achieved without encroaching on the individual rights of those who are the subject of your reports and, of course, without sacrificing the quality of the output and the high...

The Jamaica Goat Farmers Association is looking to put a number of projects in place to increase goat farming in Jamaica, which will boost animal stock, meet the high demand, and reduce the price for goat meat. These initiatives, which will be funded through an expected $81 million grant from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), include the setting up...

Goat farmers in Manchester were sensitised about all aspects of goat rearing at a seminar, organised by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), at its offices in Mandeville, Manchester on June 16. The farmers were provided with information on areas such as nutritional and health issues affecting goats; the effects of feeding grains as a supplemental feed on small ruminants...

Farmers who have been affected by the Beet Army Worm in St. Elizabeth, will begin receiving assistance next week. This was announced by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, at a meeting with farmers, held at the Pedro Plains Anglican Church, in St. Elizabeth, on June 17. "I have instructed that the parish tractor service be made...