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The needs of children will be the main focus of volunteers in all parishes on December 4, as activities heighten to commemorate International Volunteer Day on December 5. "We are so very excited about what is happening in the various parishes this year," President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council of Voluntary Social Services , Winsome Wilkens told...

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has upped its oversight operations at the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) in Rockfort, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer said yesterday (December 1). Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, he said that as part of improved preventive measures...

Jamaica's first convalescent home for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was opened this week in Black River, St. Elizabeth, by Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips. Speaking at the event, Dr. Phillips noted that the project was one that he was quite satisfied to have developed and completed. "This facility will help the dedicated members of the...

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has upped its oversight operations at the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) in Rockfort, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer said yesterday (December 1). Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, he said that as part of improved preventive measures...

Jamaica's first convalescent home for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), was opened this week in Black River, St. Elizabeth, by Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips. Speaking at the event, Dr. Phillips noted that the project was one that he was quite satisfied to have developed and completed. "This facility will help the dedicated members of the...

"The broadening of destination Jamaica's product mix will be another of our long term benefits from hosting CWC, as we will now have an established and well established bed and breakfast programme," according to David Shields, Deputy Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Shields made the point at a Debate Series, hosted by the Caribbean Business Club (JAMPRO) in...

"The broadening of destination Jamaica's product mix will be another of our long term benefits from hosting CWC, as we will now have an established and well established bed and breakfast programme," according to David Shields, Deputy Director of Tourism, Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB). Shields made the point at a Debate Series, hosted by the Caribbean Business Club (JAMPRO) in...

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, has said that the capital development programme at the Norman Manley International Airport as well as infrastructural improvements to the Sangster International Airport, would be a major boost to the country's tourism sector. "In less than two years, the Sangster International Airport will be unveiled as a truly first class international...

The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities will be celebrating Disability Awareness Week from December 3 to 9, under the theme: 'Accessibility to Information Technology'. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities, Ransford Wright, said that this year's theme was chosen in order to highlight the need for information technology to be made...

Contracts for all park and ride sites for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, with the exception of the National Heroes Park, have been finalized. "We are still trying to negotiate an affordable fee with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), who exercises control over the park," Executive Director of the Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LOC), Robert Bryan,...

As of May 2007, all operators of early childhood institutions (ECI) will be required to register their institutions with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), as is stipulated by the Early Childhood Act of 2005. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the ECC, Merris Murray, said that, "in another six months we (ECC) shall be ready to enforce the law",...

Women for PACE (Canada), which has adopted more than 180 basic schools in Jamaica, is the beneficiary of a Cdn$20,000 donation from Air Canada and WestJet airlines. The organization is one of 175 charities which received a total of Cdn$10 million "for the benefit of children and youth". The donation was made possible by Air Canada's In-charge Flight Attendant, Jamaican-born...