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Jamaicans in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, have planned one week of events to celebrate the country's 46th anniversary of independence. The activities will commence on Sunday, August 3 with a Thanksgiving Service at the Hillside Presbyterian Church, beginning at 4:00 p.m. Guest Preacher will be Deacon Ronald Thwaites and the Moderator will be Reverend Dr. Winton Lawson, Pastor...

Persons attending the Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show in Clarendon from August 1 to 3, will be able to view an exhibit on alternative sources of energy. The display is being set up at the pavilion of the St. Thomas office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). Deputy Parish Manager at the St. Thomas RADA office, Peter Thompson, told...

A Bill to amend the Broadcasting and Radio Re-Diffusion Act, which seeks to expand the categories of broadcasting licences available under the Act and also to recognize independent programme providers as licencees within the cable framework, was passed in the Senate on July 25. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, who piloted the Bill, informed that it...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore, has said that very soon, the Government would be setting aside five per cent of jobs for disabled persons who are qualified. "I have full blessing from the government in trying to break the barriers that have been placed in front of persons who are disabled. After...

Sub-officer in charge of traffic at the Manchester Police Department, Sergeant Lancelot Fraser, has reported that there has been a significant decrease in road accidents in the parish for the first seven months of the year. In a recent interview with JIS News, Sergeant Fraser disclosed that 300 accidents have taken place over the period January to July 2008, compared...

The Traffic Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has improved its complement of trained breath analysts from 33 to 58, following the recent conclusion of a course for 25 officers. "The breath analyzing course was done last week [July 21-25] and it directly involved 25 persons, who were mostly from the Corporate Area and St. Catherine," Head of the...

Five retired workers of the Cornwall School of Nursing in Montego Bay, were recognised for a combined 93 years of service to that teaching institution, on July 26. They are Vivette Tulloch, who served for 30 years; Rita-McDonald Cooke, 29 years; Marjorie Ferguson; 14 years; Nerri-Rose Heath, 12 years; and Arthur Warren, nine years. At an appreciation ceremony held at...

Some $676 million has been spent to upgrade roads in five parishes under the National Road Services Improvement Programme (NARSIP). The sum represents 67 per cent of the contracted amount to be spent in the parishes of Manchester, Portland, St. Catherine, St. Thomas and Westmoreland. The programme is being funded by the Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will deliver a special Independence Day message to Jamaica's athletes taking part in the Olympics in Beijing, China, via live streaming. They will watch the broadcast a day ahead of Jamaica on August 5 because of the time difference between the two countries. This was disclosed by Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has called on correctional officers and the wider public to support Government's new measures to fight crime. "We solicit your support for the new measures, which were recently outlined by the Prime Minister. We can't be resistant to changes, but want changes at the same time. We in the Government are determined...

Minister of Health, Rudyard Spencer, has called on Jamaicans to play a more active role in helping to reduce the growing incidence of lifestyle illnesses among nationals. He noted that 60 per cent of deaths in Jamaica are attributable to non- communicable or lifestyle diseases. The Health Minister was speaking at the recent launch of the Longville Park Green Space...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has emphasised that the Government is committed to returning Emancipation and Independence celebrations to the glory, meaningfulness and fanfare of yester year. "As a new government, we are committed to a revitalized emancipation and independence celebration and so we have embarked on ensuring that we mobilize the nation and reintroduce some...