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The Jamaica Fire Brigade in Westmoreland is reporting a dramatic drop in fire calls, between January and July, when compared with the similar period for 2007. Statistics show that for the period in 2008, approximately 200 calls were received by the division, 176 of which were genuine, 10, false alarms and 14 requiring special services. For the corresponding period last...

The first batch of students who will study at the Western Jamaica Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), in Montego Bay, St. James turned up for orientation, today (August 26). Some 90 of the 120 registered students for the 2008/2009 academic year, attended the exercise. The campus has been established on the grounds of the former Chatwick...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, says Government is committed to establishing a centre of international sporting excellence, through which new and upcoming talents in all areas of sports will be identified and provided with professional training. Government will also be strengthening institutional support to sporting organisations such as the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association, the Jamaica Olympics Association, and the Institute of...

Well known community activist, Amir Abdullah Mohammed Abdul Akbar, was laid to rest in a New Jersey cemetery on August 22, after a brief service at the Masjid Kalifa Mosque in Brooklyn, New York. Born Everette Barrington Ranglin in Kingston, 'Brother Akbar', as he was affectionately known, committed to the Nation of Islam in 1965 and 11 years later, relocated...

As efforts continue to reduce praedial larceny in St. Mary, farmers in the parish are working closely with the police, to ensure success in the fight against offenders. As in other parishes, praedial larceny has been a major challenge confronting the farming community in St. Mary, resulting in losses totalling millions of dollars yearly. Among the communities most affected are...

Some 32 students from the May Day High School in Manchester were presented with certificates on August 22, for participating in a summer programme run by TEACH Caribbean, a group of Jamaican Rhodes Scholars, who graduated from Oxford University in the United Kingdom (UK). The programme, which began in 2006, is called Jamaica Math Science and English Project (JaMSE). It...

Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, has advised that a submission is expected to be made to Cabinet shortly, regarding efforts to revive rail services across the island. Speaking at last week's post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Henry said that the submission, jointly undertaken with the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, has been completed. He told...

Education and training are regarded as key components of Vision 2030, a 23-year development plan, which seeks to position the country as a place of choice to live, work, do business, and raise families. To this end, the Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) Trust/National Training Agency (NTA), has embarked on the development of a (five-year) strategic plan, aimed at...

Senior Officer in the Student Assessment Unit of the Ministry of Education, Sharon Neil, is encouraging all parents to have their children registered in a primary level school before August 25, so that they can be in the national orientation programme. "The Ministry of Education is encouraging all parents to have their children registered in a primary level school before...

Some 50,000 Grade One students island wide are expected to participate in the first ever Grade One Individual Learning Profile assessment, which is to commence on Monday, August 25 in all primary schools. The announcement was made by Senior Officer in the Student Assessment Unit of the Ministry of Education, Sharon Neil. "It replaces the Grade One Readiness Inventory and...

The Portmore Municipal Council, is to undertake a reclamation exercise to restore the quality of the Hellshire Beach in St. Catherine and enhance beach space. Chairman of the Portmore Municipal Council, Mayor Keith Hinds, told JIS News, that the problem that exists on the Hellshire Beach was "frightening." "We have serious erosion on the beach right now, in fact, there...

Prime Minister, The Hon. Bruce Golding, will tomorrow (Aug. 24) address the nation, in a live broadcast, on the performance of Jamaica's athletes at the 29th Olympiad, being held in Beijing China. The broadcast will be aired at 9:00 p.m. on Television Jamaica and CVM Television, and at 8:00 p.m. on all other radio and television stations. On Thursday (Aug....