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The Dispute Resolution Foundation and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Caribbean Chapter, will host the inaugural workshop for certifying Arbitrators as Associates of the Chartered Institute. The workshop will be held on March 28 at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston. According to Donna Parchment, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Foundation, the one-day workshop would provide a unique opportunity to...

Literacy plays an important part in reducing the intensity of violence in the society, as the inability to read or communicate effectively contributes significantly to the problem that is now affecting some schools. This was the view expressed by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, yesterday (March 17), when he addressed the opening of the international conference on adult education, hosted...

Associate Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada, Dr. Donovan Plumb, has suggested the learning city concept as a way to enhance the capacities of citizens in developing countries, such as Jamaica, to deal with critical issues, including uncontrolled urban growth, poverty, and preserving the vitality of the rural areas. The learning city concept seeks to mobilize sectoral...

Minister of Energy, Mining, and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings has called for full utilization of the policy that will govern fuel consumption in order for Jamaica to effectively deal with the impact associated with global oil price increases. Speaking at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's (PCJ) public sector energy efficiency seminar at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Tuesday (March...

Adviser to the Minister of Tourism, with special responsibility for Marketing and Investment, Zachary Harding has said there are major linkages between sport and community development. "Sport in general, but football in particular, is one of those activities that we can actually use as a country to help transform the entire nation. When you really look at the game of...

The St. Augustine's Boys Home in Chapelton, Clarendon received a face-lift on March 14, when staff and trainees of the Ebony Park Heart Academy carried out upgrading work at the facility. Electrical and landscaping works were undertaken, and businesses in the parish, including National Commercial Bank and Clarendon Co-operative Credit union, donated cash to purchase fans and a microwave for...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, on March 14, officially launched the Meadows of Irwin Housing Development in Montego Bay, a new scheme to be undertaken by Can-Cara Development Limited. The project is aimed at providing some 800 housing solutions on approximately 147 acres of land in the Irwin area of St. James. In his address, Dr. Chang...

The Dispute Resolution Foundation and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Caribbean Chapter, will host the inaugural workshop for certifying Arbitrators as Associates of the Chartered Institute. The workshop will be held on March 28 at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston. According to Donna Parchment, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Foundation, the one-day workshop would provide a unique opportunity to...

Literacy plays an important part in reducing the intensity of violence in the society, as the inability to read or communicate effectively contributes significantly to the problem that is now affecting some schools. This was the view expressed by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, yesterday (March 17), when he addressed the opening of the international conference on adult education, hosted...

Associate Professor at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada, Dr. Donovan Plumb, has suggested the learning city concept as a way to enhance the capacities of citizens in developing countries, such as Jamaica, to deal with critical issues, including uncontrolled urban growth, poverty, and preserving the vitality of the rural areas. The learning city concept seeks to mobilize sectoral...

Chief of Epidemiology and AIDS in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Peter Figueroa, has said that although the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to rise, the death rate from these infections, particularly HIV/AIDS, has been declining. This he says is due to the success of the Ministry's national AIDS/STI programme. Dr. Figueroa, who was speaking at...

Chief of Epidemiology and AIDS in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Peter Figueroa, has said that although the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continues to rise, the death rate from these infections, particularly HIV/AIDS, has been declining. This he says is due to the success of the Ministry's national AIDS/STI programme. Dr. Figueroa, who was speaking at...