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The Manchester Parish Council in collaboration with the Parish Health Department will on Monday, June 9 host a four-hour seminar, at the Cecil Charlton Hall to update persons providing beauty services on the public health regulations. The seminar, which is slated to start at 8:30 a.m., will see presenters highlighting the importance of operators of barber shops and beauty salons...

With the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season set to begin tomorrow (June 1) the St. Mary Parish Council has been conducting a drain cleaning programme throughout the parish to reduce the possibility of flooding. Speaking with JIS News, Disaster Coordinator for St. Mary, Yolande Williams said the programme began in April and is being conducted in all 13 parish council divisions....

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is appealing to the private sector to contribute to the National Disaster Insurance Fund to increase it from $150 million to $30 billion. Director General of ODPEM, Ronald Jackson made the appeal yesterday (May 30) at the press launch of Disaster Preparedness Month which is observed in June. "My biggest concern...

The Montego Bay Metro Bus Service is to be expanded to facilitate improved and efficient service across western Jamaica, Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry has announced. Speaking in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (May 28), Mr. Henry said there was a need for the expansion of the state-owned bus service in western Jamaica...

Leader of the Youth Parliament of Jamaica, Tamian Beckford, has said that adults need to invest in young persons to enable them to become more competent in the future. "As a young man who has had a pretty rough time growing up.I am pretty aware of the investments that we need to make or that adults need to make. These...

The Dispute Resolution Foundation of Jamaica (DRF) will be staging its second annual fundraising concert today (June 1) in an effort to improve its training facilities. Featuring the Jamaican Folk Singers, the concert will take place at the Wolmer's Girls School Auditorium, 2 Marescaux Road in Kingston commencing at 5:00 p.m. Tickets cost $1,000 for adults and $500 for children...

The Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation (C-CAM) has received US$30,000 from the UN Global Environment Facility Fund to promote tourism in the Portland Bight area, which encompasses most of plains of South Clarendon, and Hellshire in St. Catherine. Since 1999 the National Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) created the zone as a Protected Area, and in 2004 it delegated management of...

Minister of Health, Rudyard Spencer, has called for an alliance between the health sector and other sectors of the society, pointing out that the issue of healthcare is not the exclusive domain of health professionals. "The health sector must forge and maintain strategic alliances with other sectors such as agriculture, tourism, environment and customs and immigration, to protect the health...

"This is just the beginning of great things to come," Minister of Information, Culture Youth and Sports said of Usain Bolt's spectacular world record run of 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York at the Icahn Stadium yesterday. I know that they (the athletes) will grow from strength to strength and do great things in Beijing" Minister...

During the fiscal year 2008/09, infrastructural improvements will be undertaken at the Scientific Research Council (SRC). These include the refurbishing of the microbiology laboratory and other facilities of the Product Research and Development building and the Marketech offices, and safety systems (fire escapes). In addition, the security systems and information and communications technology (ICT) facilities of the SRC will be...

Jamaican author, Beverley East, will do a reading and signing of her well-received novel 'Reaper of Souls' in Florida next Wednesday (June 4). The event, slated for the Broward Community College in Pembroke Pines, is under the patronage of the Jamaica Consulate General in Miami in conjunction with the Broward Library Divisions. The reading is the start of a series...

Modernization plans are in place for the country's transportation system, particularly in the Corporate Area, the city of Montego Bay and three rural towns, Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, has said. The Minister was making his presentation in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on May 28. The rural towns earmarked are Ocho Rios, Santa Cruz and...