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Parish Development Officer for the Jamaica 4-H Clubs in Manchester, Malonia Harper, has pointed out that a proposal has been put forward to use the school garden project in the parish, to enhance the school breakfast and lunch programmes. Speaking recently at the monthly meeting of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs Parish Advisory Council, in Mandeville, Mrs. Harper said the proposal...

A total of 26 Jamaican students have been awarded scholarships to study at universities in Cuba, under the 2009/10 Cuban Scholarship Programme. The scholarship awards, which were presented by Cuba's Ambassador to Jamaica, Gisela Garcia Rivera, at a ceremony held on June 14 at the Edna Manley College auditorium in Kingston, will enable the students to pursue study in the...

Director of local charity Friends of the Homeless, Dr. Maureen Irons-Morgan, has called for special provisions to be put in place to assist persons, who become homeless during natural disasters. In an interview with JIS News, Dr. Irons-Morgan said that several persons usually become homeless during natural disasters, especially hurricanes, and it is therefore important to have a comprehensive plan...

With the island now a few weeks into the 2009 hurricane season, Disaster Preparedness Co-ordinator for Hanover, Olga Fae Headley, has declared that the parish is prepared to face any disasters, including storms or hurricanes. Speaking with JIS News following a disaster preparedness public education seminar, held at the Hopewell High School, on June 15, Mrs. Headley outlined the preparation...

The National Youth Service (NYS) is implementing a pilot project, aimed at empowering out-of-school young people and providing them with skills through training programmes. "This pilot will begin this year and by next year we will be able to, on account of the lessons from the pilot, make a more deliberate and dispassionate determination about how we go forward in...

The Giddy Hall All-Age School, in St. Elizabeth, opened its computer laboratory on Sunday (June 14). The facility, donated by the school's Alumni Association's New York Chapter, houses some 23 computers and was constructed at a cost of US$46,000 (approximately J$4 million). The Principal, Lucille Barnaby, lauded the work of the graduates, as being very supportive of the students and...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Marcia Forbes, will participate in a roundtable discussion on renewable energy at the "Americas Energy and Climate Symposium" in Peru on Monday June 15, 2009. The primary objective of the symposium is for participating countries to have dialogue on collaborative tools and technologies that may be utilised to help the Americas...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council is moving to protect the historic Holland Bamboo grove from denudation and illegal vending activities. In announcing the move at the monthly meeting of the Parish Council on June 11, His Worship the Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, said it is imperative that the local authority, which is the custodian of heritage sites...

High school and tertiary level students, graduating this month, are invited to attend the orientation sessions for the Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP) to be held at locations across the island between June 17 and July 9. The schedule for the sessions, which will run from 1: 00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., is as follows:Kingston - June 17 at the HEART/Trust...

Petrojam yesterday (June 13, 2009) began offloading crude oil from the oil tanker M/T Great News, which on June 1 collided into the refinery's docking facility, causing severe damage to the loading dock and several pipelines. The disclosure was made by Minister of Energy and Mining Hon. James Robertson, who toured the facility on Saturday with Petrojam's General Manager Winston...

The 5th PetroCaribe Ministerial Council Meeting of Energy Ministers and the 6th Summit of the Heads of State and Governments was hosted in Basseterre, St. Kitts - Nevis over the period June 11 and 12, 2009. The Jamaican Delegation in attendance was led by the Honourable Prime Minister Bruce Golding, supported by Honourable James Robertson, Minister of Energy and Mining....

State Minister for Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, has said that it will soon become mandatory for companies to put an HIV/AIDS workplace policy in place. "I wish to make it clear that we foresee legal implications, in that it will become obligatory for companies to develop and implement an HIV/AIDS policy," he said. Mr. Gallimore was addressing...