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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maria Jones, has urged graduates of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), to apply their newfound knowledge and qualification to enhance the new public sector. Mrs. Jones, who delivered the main address at a graduation ceremony at MIND recently, encouraged the graduates to make the link "between your new education,...

Police activities will be stepped up in Mandeville and its environs in Manchester for the Christmas season. In an interview with JIS News, Superintendent of Police in charge of Manchester, Michael James informed that the residents in the areas should witness a higher visibility of uniformed police, especially in the commercial district. "We have already started by increasing our police...

A number of persons in Annotto Bay and surrounding communities in St. Mary are benefiting from skills training in food preparation, which is designed to improve their employability. The programme, which began in January of this year, is the collaborative effort of the Annotto Bay Methodist Church and the business community. Louise O'Hara, co-ordinator of the training programme, told JIS...

Ground was broken yesterday (December 11), for the construction of a shift shelter and an auditorium at the Hayes Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon.Funding for the project is being provided through a grant of US$15,000.00 from the Alcoa Foundation. The cheque was handed over to the Principal of the school, Mark Nicely, by Managing Director of JAMALCo, Alberto...

Chairman of the government's Audit Commission, Leighton McKnight, has urged professionals working on public sector audit committees to exercise vigilance in carrying out their duties. "In the public sector, the margin for error does not exist. In the private sector you can make a mistake but in the public sector, when you do so, it is called corruption," he warned....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maria Jones, has urged graduates of the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), to apply their newfound knowledge and qualification to enhance the new public sector. Mrs. Jones, who delivered the main address at a graduation ceremony at MIND recently, encouraged the graduates to make the link "between your new education,...

Police activities will be stepped up in Mandeville and its environs in Manchester for the Christmas season. In an interview with JIS News, Superintendent of Police in charge of Manchester, Michael James informed that the residents in the areas should witness a higher visibility of uniformed police, especially in the commercial district. "We have already started by increasing our police...

A number of persons in Annotto Bay and surrounding communities in St. Mary are benefiting from skills training in food preparation, which is designed to improve their employability. The programme, which began in January of this year, is the collaborative effort of the Annotto Bay Methodist Church and the business community. Louise O'Hara, co-ordinator of the training programme, told JIS...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has said that the provision of overseas work for the people of the Caribbean was vital to the economies, societies and quality of life of the citizens. He pointed out that overseas employment "provides opportunities for social and economic advancement, generates income and is currently fuelling the economies of the region...

The Tourism Product Development Company Ltd (TPDCo) is inviting up to 100 persons in St. Thomas to participate in the Bed and Breakfast Programme, during the staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup in March next year. This was disclosed by TPDCo's Training Officer, Eritha Huntley, at a recent sensitisation meeting with home owners, at the Social Development Commission (SDC)...

The defeat of the ruling St. Lucia Labour Party (SLP), led by Dr. Kenny Anthony, in general elections on December 11, should not affect the nation's commitment to host the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) next year, says Senior Legal Counsel for the ICC CWC West Indies 2007 Inc., Derek Jones. "I would be very surprised if there was any...

Jamaicans are being urged to go the legal route in obtaining a licence to sell their products under the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 brand, during the tournament next year. The appeal was issued by officials of the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), at a press briefing on small business and the ICC CWC 2007, which...