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The Safe Schools Programme has contributed to a sustained reduction in the instances of violence and social discord in primary and secondary schools and their associated communities, Education and Youth State Minister, Noel Monteith, has said. "The programme has served to heighten public awareness of the issues impacting the safety of the learning environment," he added. In his contribution to...

May I add my own welcome to all of you to our beautiful shores and say how delighted we are as a country to be hosting your 8th. World Congress. Your selection of Jamaica for this gathering reflects the Federation's confidence in and respect for Jamaica, and the capacity and leadership of the Consular Corps of Jamaica. I commend Mr....

Housing, Transport, Water and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill, yesterday (Nov.11) signed contracts valued at $46 million for the rehabilitation of three pieces of roadway in the parishes of St. James and Westmoreland. Of the total, $31 million will go towards phase two of the Montpellier to Cambridge upgrading project in Southern St. James, with a total of $15 million for...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said that the transformation now taking placing in education will involve the gradual phasing out of the shift system in some of the country's primary and secondary schools. Speaking at an Awards Luncheon of the Rusea's Old Students Association at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Friday (Nov. 10), Mrs. Simpson Miller said programmes are in...

Security capabilities in three resort areas are to be enhanced through a $24 million allocation from the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) for the provision of essential policing equipment and services. Tourism, Entertainment and Culture Minister, Aloun Ndombet Assamba and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Gilbert Scott, on Friday (Nov.10) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the...

Executive Director of the Diabetes Association of Jamaica's (DAJ) Outreach Programme, Owen Bernard, has expressed concern about the growing number of young persons, who were developing Type 2 diabetes. "We use to think that it was an old people disease. We are seeing a lot more young people with Type 2 diabetes. This is very serious and the numbers are...

Interest in the Bed and Breakfast Home Stay (BBHS) programme is gaining momentum, as more persons are beginning to take advantage of the opportunities to be derived from the ICC Cricket World Cup, next year. This is good news, according to Patricia Patterson, Co-ordinator for the BBHS programme at the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), who told JIS News that...

United Way of Jamaica has granted $2 million to the Salvation Army for the refurbishing and equipping of its multi-purpose centre in Port Antonio, which was extensively damaged during Hurricane Ivan in 2004.Among the equipment to be provided are refrigerators, stoves and computers. The facility, which is located on the compound once operated by the Jamaica Railway Corporation, provides a...

The Dental Auxiliary School is seeking to expand its programme offerings to include training in the fields of Dental Maintenance Engineering and Dental Surgery. Director of the institution, Dr. Theo Jones, said that school was in the process of developing a curricular for the Dental Surgeon programme with the aim of "submitting the curricular to the University Council of Jamaica...

The Sam Sharpe Teachers' College in Granville, St. James, has received a laptop computer and two projectors valued at approximately $150,000.00, from the Past Students Association. Chapters of the association in New York and Miami spearheaded the drive to purchase the equipment, and this forms part of the objective of giving back to the institution for the further educational growth...

Seven Jamaican authors will be among 15 Caribbean writers who will participate in the 23rd annual Miami International Book Fair, beginning on Sunday, November 12, at the Miami Dade College campus, in downtown Miami. For several years, Jamaican authors have been participating in the annual one-week literary street fair, featuring nearly 400 international authors. Among the Jamaican authors making presentations...

Jamaica's Ambassador-at-Large and West Indies cricket legend, Courtney Walsh, has urged Jamaicans in the United Kingdom to support the West Indies cricket team during next year's ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), noting that their backing would determine the fortunes of the region's players. "The West Indies team will be hosted in Jamaica and they need the support from day one....