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The Flankers Peace and Justice Centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security, will host an Information Fair and Peace Concert as part of activities to observe Peace Day (March 4), in the tourist capital, Montego Bay. Director of the Flankers Peace and Justice Centre, Marilyn McIntosh-Nash told JIS News that the objective of both activities was to promote...

Since the beginning of 2008, a total of 63 persons have graduated from the Police Training Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, to take up duties as Municipal Police in the 14 Parish Councils islandwide.The latest batch of 32 persons completed their three-week training course, and graduated from the academy on February 29. They will serve the Parish Councils of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has said that growth in the agricultural sector could serve as a catalyst for expansion in other areas of the economy, such as manufacturing. He also pointed out that with expansion in those sectors, the country would benefit from employment creation. Delivering the main address at the...

Residents of the old capital, Spanish Town, will be taking the message of peace to the streets on Peace Day, March 4 between 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Among them will be students accompanied by teachers from seven or more schools within the community; trainees from the Jamaica Police Academy; members of the Chamber of Commerce and representatives from the Child...

The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that it is working to control the spread of the Red Palm Mite, which was discovered in April 2007. The pest affects a number of plants, including coconut, bananas and Heliconias. At present, the mite is confined to the parishes of St. Thomas and St. Catherine and can be transferred to other parishes by...

Residents of Flankers in St. James are being encouraged to support the Peace Mobile on Peace Day, March 4, as part of activities to promote non- violence and social change. Co-ordinator of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme, Simeon Robinson, told JIS News that this was an appeal to the residents of Flankers "to come together with the Citizen Security...

The Flankers Peace and Justice Centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Security, will host an Information Fair and Peace Concert as part of activities to observe Peace Day (March 4), in the tourist capital, Montego Bay. Director of the Flankers Peace and Justice Centre, Marilyn McIntosh-Nash told JIS News that the objective of both activities was to promote...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has appointed a 12-member committee to review the country's libel and slander laws, but what are some of the critical issues surrounding the matter? Mr. Golding had ordered the review to facilitate greater openness and transparency in governance with a view to empowering the Press to do more investigative journalism. In the Prime Minister's own words,...

Hundreds of persons in the Corporate Area are expected to join in the Peace March on Peace Day, March 4, and the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), the group spearheading the activities for Peace Month, is reporting that a number of organizations and government entities are expressing their support. The Peace March will start at 3:00 p.m. from three points: Mandela...

Plans for the staging of the 22nd annual St. Mary Agricultural Expo are progressing smoothly.The show, which will be held on March 23 and 24, at the Gray's Inn Estate in Annotto Bay, will be hosted by the St. Mary Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), in association with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The...

A contract valued at $83.06 million for the construction of a fishing village complex on the Dyke Road in St. Catherine was officially signed today (February 28), at the offices of the Ministry of Transport and Works. Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, explained that the construction of the fishing village complex was a continuity of the development of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore has said that the Ministry, through the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), will be refocusing its efforts to help senior citizens maintain a better standard of living.He was speaking at a national consultation on, 'Survey Results of Older Persons in Selected Communities', held at the Jamaica...