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Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, has implored the nation to protect the children, who represent the future of the country. He pointed out that as a nation, "we have fallen short in many respects to safeguard the legacy of our ancestors." The Mayor cited statistics and stories of several young persons who have fallen victims to crimes, since the...

Chairman of the St. Catherine Parish Council, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, and his counterpart in the Portmore Municipality, Keith Hinds, are calling for tougher stances against crime in the parish. Speaking at National Heroes Day Civic Ceremonies held on Monday (Oct.20) in Spanish Town and Portmore, both councillors urged citizens to adapt the principles for which the nation's Heroes fought for...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, is calling on the society to be more proactive in protecting the nation's children against violence and abuse. Noting that the Government could not undertake this task alone, Miss Grange said the society has to "play a larger role" in this regard. She was addressing the opening of the Third Caribbean...

A new laundry room, costing some $3.5 million, is being constructed at the St. Thomas Infirmary in Morant Bay. Secretary/Manager of the St. Thomas Parish Council, Clinton Gordon, told JIS News, that the Council has taken the decision to construct a new laundry room, because repairs to the existing one would have been too costly. Additionally, he said the structure...

The Manchester based Cariocca Education Trust in England, was re-launched recently, as the Louise DaCocodia Education Trust, to honour one of its founders and community stalwart, who died earlier this year. The Trust was set up in June 2001, with the objective to tackle the educational underachievement of young people of African-Caribbean heritage, by supporting the African-Caribbean community in schools,...

Cabinet has approved the establishment of a privatisation team to manage the privatisation of the Norman Manley International Airport. (NMIA). The team will include representatives of the Ministry of Transport, and Works, the Airports Authority of Jamaica, the Development Bank of Jamaica, the Ministry of Finance, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Attorney General's Department and Jamaica Trade and...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has warned that with the advent of globalisation and the ferocity of competition, countries like Jamaica are being forced to become as good as the best and better than the rest. He said the demands to become more competitive will be particularly important at this time, because Jamaica has entered into significant trading arrangements through the...

The Woodlawn School of Special Education's recently held 'Heritage Day', saw students participating in a wide range of activities, such as a quiz competition and cultural performances, supported by teachers, parents and visitors. Sovia Reid, a Cultural Coordinator at the Manchester institution, told JIS News, that the day was quite exciting as the students showed off their knowledge in various...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, says that the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Conference, now underway in Montego Bay St. James, is being held at a time when the justice landscape is facing global and national challenges. He noted that the conference provides a valuable opportunity for redressing imbalances, reinforcing fundamental concepts, sharing ideas and practices and finding common cause in resisting the...

A total of 128 Jamaicans, who have made outstanding contributions to nation building, were duly recognised at the National Honours and Awards Ceremony held on National Heroes' Day, Monday (Oct. 20), at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, and Opposition Leader, Portia Simpson Miller, headed the list of dignitaries and other guests, who attended the...

For the second consecutive year, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), has been voted the Favourite Tourist Board in Canada, by Canadian travel agents in the annual Agents' Choice Awards. The announcement was made during the recent staging of the "Come and Discover Jamaica" seminar, organised by the JTB's Toronto office in Canada. The award was presented to the JTB's Regional...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that it is the resilience of our ancestors that has become a beacon of hope to successive generations. It is this heritage that has bred greatness such as that which was displayed by the Jamaican team at the 2008 Olympic Games, Minister Grange said, while speaking at the National...