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More than 20 umbrella church groups have given their support for Peace Month activities that will be staged from February 6 to March 4 this year. They were responding to an invitation from the Co-Chair for the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Professor Barry Chevannes, who asked the church leaders to join the Peace Day rally on March 4 and "swell...

Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward, has said Jamaica must invest in its children to ensure a peaceful and prosperous country. "It is how we invest in our children that will determine the level of peace we have in our country.it's how you invest in your children for prosperity at all...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has announced that provisions are to be made in the 2008/09 Budget to effect changes within the education system that will adequately prepare high school students for substantial post-secondary pursuits. Mr. Golding told journalists at a media briefing on Wednesday (Jan. 23) at Jamaica House that a report presented at the recent Cabinet retreat by Education...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has lauded the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) for its continued thrust to "facilitate the sustainable development of the micro and small enterprises in Jamaica." Speaking at the opening of the sixth Jamaica Business Information Centre (JAMBIC) on (Jan. 24) at Shop 93, Portmore Pines Plaza, Mr....

Some 120 schools islandwide are to participate in the 'Trees for Peace' initiative, an activity being spearheaded by the Citizenship Education Programme (CEP) within the Ministry of Education to observe Peace Month. Programme Manager of the CEP, Celia Champagnie explained that the 'Trees for Peace' initiative will involve the planting of trees in schools throughout Peace Month, which will be...

Several Jamaican athletes will participate in the 101st staging of the Millrose Games in Track and Field at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Friday, February 1, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Jamaica's athletes will match strides with some of the best athletes from around the world. In the absence of Olympic and World Championship gold medalist, Veronica Campbell and Asafa...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has been successful in its drive to help farmers find outlets for the excess tomatoes that are on the local market. In an interview with JIS News, Marketing Manager for RADA, Byron Henry, said that more than 10,000 pounds of tomatoes were sold last week through this initiative and the effort will continue as...

A two-day festival honouring the life and works of Jamaica's late cultural Ambassador, Louise Bennett-Coverley, O.J. (Miss Lou), will be held in Florida from January 31 to February 1. Titled 'Colonization in Reverse' the event, slated for the South Regional Broward Library in Pembroke Pines, will kick off the library's Black History Month celebrations. It is being held under the...

Cabinet has given approval for the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to procure and install a 40-megawatt gas turbine, in order to boost the light and energy company's generating capacity. Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, told journalists at Jamaica House on (Jan. 23), that the move is aimed at averting a possible energy shortage, which he said, could occur in 2009, if...

The high level of violence in Jamaica consumes an estimated four per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which has resulted in much loss to the country. This is included in data produced by the University of the West Indies, Mona, Professor Barry Chevannes, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), has said. "That is a...

The Government will be adding two years of compulsory education for students, who have not gained the required academic qualifications after five years of secondary schooling. Education Minister, Andrew Holness, speaking at the opening of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Research Day on the Mona campus this morning (Jan. 24), said the move is to reduce the number...

Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Professor Barry Chevannes, is urging corporate Jamaica to come out and support the Peace March and Rally that will be held on Peace Day, March 4. The event will be the major activity to bring Peace Month, which will be observed from February 6 to March 4, to a...