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November is being observed as Parents' Month, and during the period, the Ministry of Education and Youth in partnership with the Coalition for Better Parenting (CBP) will focus on promoting good parenting strategies and celebrating outstanding parents. In observance of Parents' Month, the Ministry will be conducting a number of parenting workshops across the island. Communication Director of the Education...

Over the next five years the two year old Manchester Homecoming Foundation (MHF) intends to raise $10 million to finance various scholarship programmes for youths living in the parish. Custos Rotulorum of Manchester, Dr. Gilbert Allen made the announcement at a press conference last week. The conference was called to highlight the upcoming Manchester homecoming celebrations, which gets underway on...

Fire fighters in Lucea, Hanover will soon enjoy improved working conditions as the Ministry of Local Government and Environment has signed a contract with Bajad Limited to refurbish that fire station. The contract valued at $18.1 million, was signed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Environment, Harry Douglas and Managing Director of Bajad Limited, Douglas...

Parents are being urged to endeavour to understand the different stages of development in a child's life in order to mold them into wholesome adults. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank session recently Education Officer for Region One in the Guidance and Counseling Unit at the Ministry of Education and Youth, Mavis Fuller said that more attention needs to be...

Twenty-eight Nigerian nurses arrived in the island on November 2 as part of the bilateral agreement between the Jamaican and Nigerian Governments on the Technical Aid Corps (TAC) Scheme to bring heath professionals to Jamaica to assist in areas where there are critical shortages. Two other nurses are also expected to arrive in Jamaica at a later date, as visa...

Minister of Health, Horace Dalley on Thursday (Nov. 2) broke ground for the construction of an $88 million health centre in Highgate in St. Mary, which will improve the delivery of health care to the people of that community and surrounding areas. The project, which will be financed by the National Health Fund (NHF), is to be completed in 11...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Derrick Kellier has urged self-employed persons to participate in the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), in order to access loans under the National Insurance Fund Credit Facility. "Jamaica, like other countries in the Caribbean and Latin America has a situation where large segments of the population are without social security coverage because of the high...

Residents of St. Thomas are putting plans in place to clean up and beautify the Rudolph Elder Recreational Park in Morant Bay and the Paul Bogle Shrine in Stony Gut, on Thursday November 18, as part of activities to highlight Local Government MonthLuther Cummings, Field Services Manager for the Social Development Commission with responsibility for St Thomas, told JIS News...

Jamaican-born Dr. G. Raymond Chang was officially installed as the third Chancellor of Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, on November 2. The installation ceremony took place during the university's Fall Convocation and after receiving his ceremonial robe and hat, and pledging to carry out the duties and responsibilities of his office, the new Chancellor presided over his first graduation exercise....

The Senate on (November 3), approved a Bill to amend the Registration of Business Names Act, following its passage in the House in October. This Bill seeks to provide for, among other things, the disposal of records and closed files, the recognition of electronic registration of a business name that has not been prior assigned to a company, increased penalties...

Thirty three persons were presented with Certificates of Title under the Land Settlement Programme, at an official handing-over ceremony held on November 1, at the Spaldings United Church in Clarendon. The recipients are from the parishes of Clarendon and St. Elizabeth, and are part of a scheme managed by the Estate Management Division of the National Land Agency, which sells...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has lauded Jamaicans, who continue to make significant contributions at the community and parish levels. Professor Hall, who was speaking at yesterday's (Nov. 2) Governor-General's Achievement Awards (GGAA) pinning ceremony at King's House, said he was especially heartened by the contribution of the youth to the country, noting that, "Jamaica's youth...