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Their Excellencies, Governor General, Professor Kenneth Hall and Mrs. Rheima Holding-Hall, have been honoured by the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) for their counsel and contribution to the Council's board and to the development of tertiary education since 1996. UCJ's Executive Director, Ethley London, in her remarks at a special function held today (Sept. 21) at the Council's offices on...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has endorsed the upcoming International Trade Expo, noting that the show was an excellent way of showcasing Jamaica to the rest of the world. "The expo is important for our country as it is the largest international conference to be held in Jamaica and is expected to expand considerably, the market...

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, has said that top of the agenda at this year's 28th Ministerial Meeting of the Group of 15 (G-15), which was held in Havana, Cuba, from September 12 to 13, were rural development and the conservation of water resources. In an interview with JIS News on his return from the meeting, the Minister...

The Westmoreland Health Department yesterday (Sept. 20) staged an awareness road march in the town of Savanna-la-mar, as part of activities to mark Breastfeeding Week. Gerard Miller, Assistant Health Education Officer, told JIS News that more than 150 students from some seven schools along with their teachers, parents and members of the general public, participated in the march, which started...

The Clarendon Health Department, the Chapelton Police Youth Club and Peace Corp Volunteers, will join forces on Saturday (Sept. 23) to clean-up and beautify the roadway leading to the Chapelton hospital. Earl Shakespeare, Public Health Inspector with responsibility for the Chapelton area, told JIS News that the scope of work would involve landscaping Brenton Avenue. "The condition of the road...

The need to harmonize the registration of pesticides throughout the region will be high on the agenda later this year for the Co-ordinating Group of Pesticides Control Boards. The Group, which is an amalgamation of regional pesticide Boards, has been lobbying for the past two years to improve the management of pesticides across the Caribbean and will make its case...

Construction of a two-storey block, consisting of five classrooms and sanitary facilities, along with other amenities, will begin this term at the Kellits High School in Clarendon, thus increasing the number of classroom spaces by 200. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Youth, Maria Jones said that the works to be undertaken formed part of a larger programme,...

The Southern Regional Transport Authority is moving to rid the town of Spaldings of traffic congestion, by encouraging operators of public passenger vehicles to use the municipal parking area and not to park on the streets. The move is being spearheaded by Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Richard Azan and has the support...

More than $42 million is being spent to renovate and expand the Yallahs Basic School and Resource Centre in St. Thomas. Work began in July and is expected to be completed by December this year. The project falls under the Ministry of Education and Youth's Enhancement of Basic Schools Project (EBSP), jointly funded by the Government and the Caribbean Development...

Pearl Piccott, Commissioner of Land Valuations at the National Land Agency (NLA) has said that the Division would be making every effort to clear the backlog of objection cases in the system. "The Land Valuation Division acknowledges that there is in fact a backlog of objection cases in the system at this time, and has been making every effort to...

The Sickle Cell Trust will be embarking on a series of public meetings in the parish of St. Elizabeth, aimed at educating the public about the sickle cell disease and to encourage persons to get tested for the trait. The meetings, which will be held in collaboration with the Jamaica Information Service's Mandeville office, will begin Monday, October 2 at...

Parents of Rocky Point in Clarendon were yesterday (Sept. 21) informed of their responsibilities under the Child Care and Protection Act at a community outreach organised by the Clarendon Office of the Child Development Agency (CDA). Francine Wallace-Rhoomes, Team Leader for the Clarendon CDA, told JIS News that parents had a number of obligations under the Act and they could...