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The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday (Dec. 6) honoured several volunteers from St. Mary, Portland, St. Ann and St. Thomas, for their assistance to the disabled communities in the four parishes. At an awards function held at the Casa Maria Hotel in Port Maria, plaques were presented to Sharmine Wilks of the 3D Project in Portland and...

More than 1,700 young people on Thursday (Dec. 7) graduated from the HEART Trust/ NTA's south-west region, with certification in some 35 skill areas. The graduates, from the Black River Vocational Training Centre, Ebony Park Academy, Enterprise Based Training, Mandeville Care Givers, and the Junction and Newport Vocational Training Centres, were presented with certificates in areas such as Business Administration,...

Twenty-six members of staff at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, were on Thursday (Dec. 7) recognized for their dedicated service to the facility during 2005, at the hospital's first annual conference and awards ceremony held at the Lodge Hall in Mandeville. Of the awardees, 18 persons were honoured for more than 30 years of service, while Glendon Morris was named 'Worker...

Twenty-six members of staff at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, were on Thursday (Dec. 7) recognized for their dedicated service to the facility during 2005, at the hospital's first annual conference and awards ceremony held at the Lodge Hall in Mandeville. Of the awardees, 18 persons were honoured for more than 30 years of service, while Glendon Morris was named 'Worker...

Producers of jams, jellies, candies, aromatherapy and fashion items, are benefiting from a series of workshops organized by the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), as the agency focuses on product development for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JBDC, Valerie Veira, told JIS News that the workshops were providing technical assistance, which would inspire...

Operation Friendship emerged the overall winner at this year's International Volunteer Day Awards Ceremony for the parish of Kingston on December 5. The 45 year-old organization is one of the most respected organizations of its kind in the Caribbean, as over the years it has been very responsive to the needs of community residents, offering a comprehensive programme in health,...

The New Road All-age School in Westmoreland, which was recently expanded at a cost of some $16. 3 million was officially handed over to the school community on Thursday (Dec. 7). The project involved the construction of a new block to house four classrooms, administrative offices, sanitary facilities and the provision of furniture for students and teachers. The Jamaica Social...

Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Audrey Marks, has said that much emphasis was being placed on the development of the resort areas, in a bid to have tourism become the driving industry for economic growth. In her presentation to delegates at the 30th annual conference on the Caribbean Basin, held in Miami this week, Miss Marks said...

The St. Ann Primary School has benefited from the donation of four scholarships in addition to several high speed Pentium computers with accompanying software, at a cost US$5,000. The donation was made recently by the Benevolent Missions of Atlanta, a Jamaican organization based in the United States, which adopted the school a year ago. President of the BMA, Dr. Conrad...

Producers of jams, jellies, candies, aromatherapy and fashion items, are benefiting from a series of workshops organized by the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), as the agency focuses on product development for the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the JBDC, Valerie Veira, told JIS News that the workshops were providing technical assistance, which would inspire...

Operation Friendship emerged the overall winner at this year's International Volunteer Day Awards Ceremony for the parish of Kingston on December 5. The 45 year-old organization is one of the most respected organizations of its kind in the Caribbean, as over the years it has been very responsive to the needs of community residents, offering a comprehensive programme in health,...

The New Road All-age School in Westmoreland, which was recently expanded at a cost of some $16. 3 million was officially handed over to the school community on Thursday (Dec. 7). The project involved the construction of a new block to house four classrooms, administrative offices, sanitary facilities and the provision of furniture for students and teachers. The Jamaica Social...