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Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, emphasized today (September 19), that the Government was committed to the preservation of the country's forest cover, and outlined several strategies in train to protect the island's natural vegetation. "We are doing all in our power to ensure compliance with policies designed to protect our forests. In this regard, the government is taking...

Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, has called for more support in the promotion and encouragement of breastfeeding across the country. In his message, read by Acting Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry, Dr. Yvonne Munroe, at the launch of National Breastfeeding Week 2006, held at the Spanish Town Hospital yesterday (September 18), Minister Dalley said that breastfeeding was...

A GSAT student from the Shirley Castle Primary School in Portland is the recipient of a scholarship offered by Hylton Shirley Estate Limited, to assist with meeting the expenses of high school education.This year's awardee is 11 year-old Deandrea Taylor, who has been awarded a place at Titchfield High School. Hylton Shirley Estate Limited is a coffee producing company, which...

Work is well underway on the US$50 million Soapberry Wastewater Project in St. Catherine, which is aimed at saving the Kingston Harbour. Chief Engineer and Senior Vice President at the National Water Commission (NWC) Franklyn Williams, tells JIS News that the first phase, which involves the connection of communities in Kingston and St. Catherine to the system, should be completed...

The Manchester Chapter of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) has honoured six residents and two organizations in the parish, for their work and contribution to the Council throughout this year. At a ceremony held recently at the New Testament Church of God in Mandeville, awards were presented to Doctor Jeffrey Gayle, Dr. Sydney Beaumont, Herbert Brown, Pastor Stephen...

A $60 million contract is to be signed soon for the construction of a new National Water Commission (NWC) office on Ward Avenue in Mandeville, Manchester. This was announced by Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, during a tour of several NWC projects in Manchester on September 15. "This facility should...

International Coastal Clean-Up Day was a success in the community of Bluefields, Westmoreland, with some 30 volunteers helping to remove garbage and other debris from the Bluefields public beach on Saturday (Sept.16). Keith Wedderburn, Chairman of the Bluefields People Community Association (BPCA), which organised the beach clean-up, told JIS News that more than 20 bags of debris were collected from...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Kern Spencer, has urged factory operators, workers and business interests to embrace all aspects of workplace safety and health. Speaking today (September 18), at the launch of Health, Safety and Environment Week 2006, at Caribbean Cement Company Limited at Rockfort, Senator Spencer said that, "health, safety and environment...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has said that the Jamaican Diaspora had a significant role to play in the country's development. Professor Hall, who was addressing the 15th anniversary celebrations of the New York Chapter of the Ruseas Old Students' Association (ROSA) on Saturday (Sept.16) in Queen's, challenged nationals abroad to see themselves as more than...

Eden's Valley Children's Village, a $25 million facility, which will cater to the health, education and developmental needs of orphaned or underprivileged children across the island, is being established in the parish of Clarendon. Ground was broken yesterday (Sept. 18) for the facility, which will be situated on 18.8 hectares (47 acres) of land in Four Paths. The village is...

Approximately 16,000 tonnes of cement will be available for distribution this week by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL). This is the word from the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce (MITEC), in conjunction with the Incorporated Master Builders Association, the Hardware Merchants Association, and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce. At a joint meeting at the Ministry today (September...

Senior Lecturer and Head of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies at the University of West Indies, Mona, Dr. Leith Dunn, has been appointed to a 10-member Commonwealth group to observe the Presidential, National Assembly and Local elections in Zambia on September 28. The Commonwealth observer group will be headed by the former Prime Minister of Mauritius, Paul Berenger.This...