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The Sanguinetti community in North West Clarendon is to benefit from a new basic school funded by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund at a cost of $7.8 million. The signing of the contract for the project took place at the school/ community centre on October 26.On completion, there will be three classrooms, a Principal's office, an...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has called for more training in psychosocial support across the island, to help children who are traumatized by violent circumstances. Mrs. Clarke, who was speaking at the recent inaugural Caribbean Child Research Conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, said that, "we need early, skilled and empathetic intervention. We need to be able to identify...

A contract valued at $3.5 million, to upgrade the Cacoon Basic School in Hanover, was signed between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Cacoon Benevolent Society on October 26, at the school. The upgrading work will include installing grills at the school's windows and doors, repairing the roof, constructing a sick bay, fencing and equipping the playing area...

A programme to build nursing capacity at the University of the West Indies (UWI), by offering distance teaching from the Mona campus to nursing students at centres around the Caribbean, will soon be a reality. Officials at Ryerson University in Canada, who are involved in the project, gave an update to Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth...

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, has said that farmers must have access to relevant information for the development of the sector. Minister Clarke, who was speaking at a workshop on Lifelong Learning for Farmers held yesterday (Oct. 26) at the Canadian High Commission on Waterloo Road, pointed out that "in the agricultural sector and especially in the area...

Some US$6.8 million worth of diagnostic equipment is expected to arrive in the island within the next four to six weeks, for distribution to the Kingston Public, Victoria Jubilee, University, and the regional hospitals. "The order that we have placed [is for] diagnostic, radiological and other equipment such as ultrasound, MRI [magnetic resonance imaging], CT scanner etc., for hospitals across...

Local interests are being encouraged to capitalise on the global market for hot pepper, which is being bolstered by the demand for hot and spicy ethnic foods. Associate at the United States-based On the Frontier Group (OTF), Lisa Lake, in her address at an agriculture forum held recently at the Terra Nova Hotel, said that world demand for pepper and...

Minister of State for Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer, has urged young persons to develop an interest in establishing small businesses, as this was an area of economic growth and development. "As the young people of today, we are going to have to start to change our mindset; go through the formal education system yes, and understand...

A service of thanksgiving and an exhibition on the life of Jamaica's National Heroes will take place at the Hillside Presbyterian Church in Decatur, Georgia on October 29, beginning at 5:00 p.m. The service and exhibition, organised by the Atlanta Jamaican Association's Cultural Committee, is under the distinguished patronage of the Honorary Consul of Jamaica in Atlanta, Vin Martin. Dr....

The Montego Bay branch of the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister City Committee has received the City of Atlanta's highest honour, the Phoenix Award. The award was presented to Metty Scarlett Jones, Chairman of the Montego Bay branch by Atlanta's Mayor, Shirley Franklin, at a reception held in Atlanta on Friday, October 20. Mayor Franklin lauded the Montego Bay Committee for its...

Minister of Local Government and Environment, Dean Peart, recently broke ground for the development of the new Cashew Grove Housing Scheme located in Irwin, St. James. The scheme, comprising some 183 lots, will be established on a 20-acre plot of land, which is part of the Irwin Estate. It will be developed by CAN-CARA Construction Company at a cost of...

President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), Wayne Jones, has lauded the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Government and the Public Sector, noting that, "the agreement has resulted in increased social cohesion and improved governance within the public sector". Speaking on the topic, 'MOU and U' at a seminar on October 24, at the Management Institute for...