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Professor Leroy DaCosta is the 2007 Distinguished Alumnus of the Canadian chapter of the College of Arts, Science and Technology/University of Technology (CAST/UTech) Alumni Association. At the association's fifth anniversary awards banquet held recently in Canada, former President of UTech, Dr. Rae Davis was made a Lifetime Achievement Awardee, while Dottie Higgins, UTech's first Scholarship Coordinator and Financial Aid Officer,...

The fire-fighting capacity of the Black River fire station in St. Elizabeth was boosted on (April 20), with the acquisition of a fire truck donated by the Managing Director of JR Group, Rennie Wellington. Spearheading the effort to acquire the truck was Member of Parliament for St. Elizabeth South Western, Donald Buchanan. Speaking at the presentation ceremony at the JR...

Chair of the National Advisory Council (NAC) on Local Government Reform, Professor Rex Nettleford has said that a reformed Local Government should allow for the distribution of revenues to directly benefit the communities from which they were gleaned. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank, in Kingston, Professor Nettleford, pointed out that while some amount of revenue goes into the Consolidated...

When the Government of Jamaica implemented the Public Sector Modernization Programme (PSMP) in 1996 it was with a vision to transform the public sector into one of which every Jamaican citizen could be proud, and today, the fruits of this initiative are evident across many institutions. In a JIS News interview, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Dr....

Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mark Shields says the body of Pakistan coach, Bob Woolmer is to be released. The Coroner, Patrick Murphy requested the presence of DCP Shields at the Coroner's Court this morning, where he directed that Mr. Woolmer's body be released from his jurisdiction, and gave instructions for the process of repatriating the body to commence. The Crime...

Director of Elections, Danville Walker, has pledged to work to improve the electoral system and to continue the trend of peaceful elections in the island since 1997. "Since 1997, we've had peaceful elections every time we have had to go to elections and over 90 per cent of polling stations were ready to open by 7:00 a.m.," he noted. "I...

Findings from resistance testing of the Anopheles mosquito to insecticide by two malaria consultants from the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), has confirmed that there is significant resistance from the pest to the traditionally used insecticide. The result supports the preliminary tests conducted recently by local experts Trevor Castle and government entomologist, Sherine Huntley, which indicated that there was some...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Senator Noel Monteith, on Friday (April 20) presented the Sterling Early Childhood Institution, and Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland with cheques totaling $3.5 million, to assist in infrastructure development projects. The funds, which were provided by the Ministry of Education and Youth, will be used to enhance physical education facilities,...

The Ministry of Health will boost the capacity of its health desks at both the Norman Manley and the Sangster International airports in time for the semi final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 on April 24. This as hundreds of visitors are expected to flock the island. The health desks form part of the malaria surveillance system...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said motorists and pedestrians should develop a greater sense of responsibility for their safety and that of others as they use the country's roadways. She was addressing the launch of the first United Nations Global Road Safety Week in Kingston on Wednesday (Apr. 18) under the theme 'Road Safety is no Accident'. Mrs. Simpson Miller...

The Lime Hall road in St. Ann is now open to vehicular traffic, as a result of extensive repair and rehabilitation work carried out by the National Works Agency (NWA) at a cost of some $40 million. A major breakaway, resulting from flooding, had made the roadway impassable, and was subsequently closed by the NWA to facilitate repairs. Motorists and...

Five amendments are to be made to the Road Traffic Act by 2008 to include making dangerous and careless driving a ticketable offence; and the setting of standards for tyres and the tinting of private vehicles. Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Paula Fletcher, indicated that the Council, along with the Jamaica Automobile Association, would be lobbying the...