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The Jamaican Consulate in Miami recently held its inaugural Community Service Awards, where homage was paid to 18 Jamaican nationals for their "pioneering spirit and perseverance" in the development of the South Florida community. Consul General Ricardo Allicock and Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth Hall, presented plaques to the honourees, at the function held at the Biltmore...

Jamaicans in Toronto will officially welcome High Commissioner to Canada, Evadne Coye, at a reception to be held tomorrow (March 29) at the Jamaican Canadian Association Centre. Representatives of Jamaican community organizations and government agencies are expected to attend the event. High Commissioner Coye, who succeeded Carl Marshall, assumed duties on January 22. The career diplomat brings a wealth of...

State Minister in the Ministry of Housing, Transport Water and Works, Richard Azan has informed that the Ministry will be spending some $3.5 billion to repair Parish Council roads across the island. "We will be doing some work in all the parishes across the island. We have done a lot of road repairs (already) in Manchester, Clarendon, St.Catherine, St.Thomas and...

The 2007 renewal of the Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial show is scheduled for the Montpelier Show Grounds in St. James, on Monday, April 9. Under the theme 'Grow our fortune through agriculture - Eat Jamaican', the one-day show, which has been described by Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, as "the premier agri-expo in the western part of Jamaica"...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) staged a seminar in Montego Bay yesterday (March 27) to sensitize representatives of Government, and related organizations and groups about preparedness. The aim of the seminar was to heighten the readiness levels of these entities so that in the event of a disaster,...

Repair work has started on an old building at Church Corner in Morant Bay, St Thomas to facilitate the monthly meetings of the St. Thomas Parish Council. The regular meeting room, located at the Morant Bay Courthouse, was destroyed when fire gutted the historic courthouse on Tuesday, February 20 and since then the Councillors have not had their customary sittings....

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Burchell Whiteman, has said that one of the legacies of the abolition of the slave trade must be to ensure equality and justice for all people. "We need to, in a structured way, influence the decision makers at all levels to make decisions that are equitable. We need to accelerate the journey towards...

Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Hon. Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has said that the history and experiences of African ancestors should not only be of concern to people of African descent, as Jamaica is a multicultural place. "Our country has always experienced a level of inter-ethnic inter-dependence and continues to do so. We need to move to a situation where...

Opposition Spokesman on Education, Andrew Holness, has urged Jamaicans to use the observance of the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade as an opportunity to confront their history and move forward. He was responding to a presentation made by Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba on the matter in Gordon House yesterday (March 27). Mr....

Following recommendations by the General Legal Council (GLC) and subsequent changes to the Legal Profession Act, attorneys-at-law, who practise without a certificate, will now face disciplinary sanctions instead of criminal charges. A Bill to provide for this amendment, inter alia, was passed in the House of Representatives yesterday (March 27). Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, explained that a...

Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, Professor Rex Nettleford, has stressed that on the issue of reparation, instead of capital transfer, there should be serious investment in human resource development in countries that suffered, by countries which have been enriched by the heinous crime of the slave trade and slavery. He said this could be done...

Education Officer in the Guidance and Counselling Unit of the Ministry of Education and Youth, Eugene Brown, is encouraging parents of children who are slated to sit the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), this week, to refrain from becoming overly anxious or stressed, as this can have a negative impact on the children. Miss Brown said even though some amount...