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Three secondary schools in St. Thomas are to be expanded by the Ministry of Education and Youth to accommodate the surge in the student population in the parish. The project, which is estimated to cost several million dollars, will see two classrooms being added at St. Thomas Technical; three classrooms at Morant Bay High; with a 100 per cent expansion...

Jamaicans Arnett Ramsey and Rohan Lynch were crowned the best domino pair for 2007 at the Chivas Regal World Domino Championship held on the weekend in Queens, New York. The Jamaicans took home the grand prize and the coveted Chivas Regal Challenge trophy after a 3-1 defeat of Floridians Vincent Elliott/Paul Lowe in the best of five sets finale. Barbadians...

The Lighthouse Holiness Church in Miramar, Florida, has donated a large shipment of supplies amounting to US$58,000 to families and health institutions across the island. Needy families in St. Elizabeth, Portland, St. Thomas, Trelawny, Clarendon, Westmoreland, St. James and Kingston and St. Andrew will benefit from the supplies. The shipment includes clothing, beds, wheelchairs and walkers, non-perishable foods and educational...

Two new secondary schools are on schedule to open their doors on September 10, to accommodate students at the grades seven and 10 levels. The schools are Troy High School in Trelawny and the Foga Road High School in Clarendon. Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Jasper Lawrence, speaking at a JIS Think Tank held on...

Preparations are in high gear for the high level Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) Forum and 47th Meeting of the CTO Council, which is slated to take place in the island later this month. Up to 300 delegates and technology ministers from Commonwealth countries are expected to converge at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, from September 24 to 27...

Approximately US$25 million will have to be sourced by the Negril Chamber of Commerce in Westmoreland, to effectively rehabilitate the seven miles white sand beaches of Negril, which have eroded progressively over the years. This update was given on (Sept. 5), at a meeting held at the Couples Swept Away Resort in Negril, where a preliminary beach restoration report from...

Eighteen-year old Salome Messam of Orlando and 12-year-old Briana M. Wright of Miramar, are the winners of the annual Jamaica Independence Essay Competition organized by the Miami office of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Salome, who was born in the island and Briana, a second generation Jamaican, will be presented with congratulatory plaques from Jamaica's Consul General to Miami, Ricardo...

The Ministry of Education and Youth has allocated $1 billion to the School Feeding Programme for the new school year, which begins on Monday, September 10. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank on (Sept. 5), Director of the School Feeding Unit in the Ministry, Helen Robertson, explained that there are two components to the programme - the traditional cooked lunch...

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Jasper Lawrence has assured that schools are in a state of readiness, in spite of the effects of Hurricane Dean. "Whether the conditions created by the hurricane have been severe or mild, we have responded and our schools should be quite ready for the start of the new school year,"...

Seven persons, including former Governor-General, Sir Howard Cooke, are to be honoured by the Jamaica Progressive League (JPL), at its 71st anniversary dinner and awards presentation ceremony on Saturday, September 8, in the Bronx, New York. They will be recognized for supporting the JPL and for giving outstanding service to the New York Jamaican community over the years. Others to...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth Hall is now awaiting official documentation from the Chief Electoral Officer, in the form of a gazette, declaring the Members of Parliament, after which he will officially appoint the new Prime Minister. In an interview with JIS News regarding the transition period for Government, constitutional lawyer, Bert Samuels explained that, "what happens...

With just a few days until the start of the new academic year, Director of the School Feeding Unit in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Helen Robertson, is encouraging parents to prepare healthy and nutritious meals and snacks for their children to take to school. "Often I go into the supermarket and I see people's trolleys full of little...