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Activities to mark Diabetes Awareness Week, from November 11 to 16, will turn attention to the growing problem of Type 2 diabetes among children and adolescents. Type 2 diabetes, also referred to as adult onset diabetes, typically develops in persons over the age of 40 however, there are many juveniles, who are living with the disease, said Executive Director of...

Consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, Dr. M. D. Sawh, has said that the high incidence of road accidents is placing a tremendous financial burden on the victims and the health care system, with costs estimated in the billions. "The costs are tremendous. Hospital costs, direct costs are around $250 million. If you look at the total...

The Road Safety Unit in the Ministry of Transport and Works is reporting an increase in the number of passengers killed in traffic accidents since the start of the year. According to the Unit, the number of passengers killed in traffic accidents between January and October 25 has increased by nine per cent when compared to the same period last...

Since its inception in May 2005, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has approved funding valued at $1.1 billion for 60 projects islandwide. Speaking at a recent Think Tank session at the JIS head office in Kingston, Executive Director of the TEF, Ian Neita informed that these projects include the beautification, general maintenance and clean-up of the island's resort towns and...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that agriculture must be transformed into a modern and competitive sector in order for it to survive and grow. Dr. Tufton was speaking on November 7 at the agriculture task force workshop at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, to discuss the draft vision for the sector as part of Jamaica's plan...

The spotlight will be turned on the parish of St. Thomas from December 3 to 9, when the St. Thomas Heritage and Tourism Committee and the United States-based philanthropic organization Upliftment Jamaica, host the 'Cum Bak Ya' investment and trade fair in the parish. The initiative is the brainchild of entertainment communications guru, Gary Foster, who is Executive Vice President...

A campaign aimed at protecting watershed areas in St. Thomas was officially launched on Wednesday (Nov. 7) at the Anglican Church Hall in Morant Bay. The one-year project, launched under the theme: 'The Man, the Land and the Plan,' will target communities along the St. Thomas Great Morass, Bowden Morass, and surrounding coastal areas. The initiative is being funded by...

A two-day meeting, designed to empower young people to initiate youth-friendly programmes on road safety, got underway on (Nov. 8) at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston. Organized by the Road Safety Unit, the meeting, which takes the form of workshops, fulfills a commitment given at the United Nations (UN) Youth Assembly on Road Safety held in April, to empower...

Representatives of the Ministry of Water and Housing and its partners from community-based organizations will leave the island on Sunday, November 11 for Cali, Colombia to participate in the Latin American Sanitation Conference (LatinoSan 2007) to be held from November 12 to 16. The delegation includes executives of Development Benevolent Societies (DBS) formed to administer community managed water supply systems...

The Ministry of Education's Education Transformation Programme has an exciting and innovative programme which brings parents and the school community closer together in an effort to improve the quality of education. Known as the Home School Agreement, the programme involves a formal agreement between the school administration, students and parents to collaborate in achieving specific goals. This programme deepens the...

As part of efforts to enhance the global competitiveness of the country's creative industries, the draft regulations to the Geographical Indications Bill are to be completed over the next 12 months in partnership with the Swiss Intellectual Property Institute. This, according to Minister of Information, Youth, Culture and Sports, the Hon. Olivia Grange, during her address at the International Conference...

Fifty (50) young persons attending a number of tertiary institutions in Jamaica were this afternoon presented with scholarships awarded to them by the Ministry of National Security and Police Federation. The scholarships are awarded to children of police personnel in three categories: those killed in the line of duty, those who were injured/disabled while on the job, and serving members....