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The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), will stage its inaugural leadership seminar for PTA presidents on Saturday, January 17 at the Merl Grove High School in Kingston. President of the NPTAJ, Miranda Sutherland, told JIS News that the all-day event, which will be held under the theme: 'Leadership in Action', will feature a number of workshops on the roles...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has informed that based on the January 8 and 9 survey of food prices in the Corporate Area and Manchester, there has been a seven per cent reduction in prices compared to December, 2008. "What we did is we took the best of these prices and compared them with the weighted average...

Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), David Howman, has expressed interest in working with Jamaica on an educational programme to combat doping in sports. Mr. Howman was addressing the opening ceremony yesterday (January 14), of the Anti-Doping 2009 Symposium hosted by the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO), at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. "My discussions yesterday with the...

Small business entrepreneurs are being urged to prepare and position their operations to take advantage of opportunities expected to emerge in areas such as tourism, when the current global economic climate improves. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, described as "fantastic" the opportunities which current developments, particularly in tourism, present, against...

Minister of State with responsibility for Project Implementation in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz, this afternoon (Jan 14) received $220,000 as personal contributions from the Board of Directors and staff members of the Culture, Health, Arts Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, towards assistance for the children who lost their parents in the Portland tragedy of December 9....

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, is optimistic of a fall in interest rates, in light of Government's efforts to stem the United States (US) dollar liquidity shortage affecting the local economy. Speaking at a Jamaica Stock Exchange junior market workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (Jan....

Environmental issues, crime and indiscipline in-at-risk communities in St Catherine, will be tackled through the collaborative efforts of community leaders, the police, Non-Governmental Organisatons, Government agencies, and other stakeholders. The groups have agreed to hold quarterly meetings to share information on activities and to review planned programmes in the four targeted communities of Newlands, Portmore Villas, March Pen, and Homestead...

The police have been targeting the communities of, Newlands, Portmore Villas, March Pen, and Homestead in St Catherine, for safety and security programmes, since the launch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force Community- Based Policing (CBP) in June 2008. CBP is a law enforcement philosophy and organisational strategy based on partnership between citizens and police to address the root causes of...

A Bill to amend the Jury Act, so as to enable the Registrar of the Supreme Court to make appropriate arrangements for the serving of summonses on jurors, was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday (Jan.13). The legislation, which will remove from the Commissioner of Police, the responsibility of serving such summonses, also seeks to widen the pool of...

President of the West Indies Union of Seventh Day Adventists, Dr. Patrick Allen, will be sworn in as the new Governor-General of Jamaica at King's House in Kingston, on February 26, 2009. This was announced by Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, yesterday (Jan 13) during a statement in the House of Representatives. He informed that Governor- General, His Excellency the Most...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that the time has come for a transformation of the Jamaican economy, moving from a period of jobless, marginal growth to targeted industrialisation, focussing on exports of goods and services. "We must focus on quality, innovation and creativity, in order to enhance our place...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, yesterday (Jan.13) outlined Jamaica's position on the Arab Israeli conflict and the political situation in Zimbabwe, which have resulted in the loss of lives and severe humanitarian crises. Dr. Baugh, in a statement to the House of Representatives, said that Jamaica has been consistent in its efforts aimed at securing...