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The Ministry of Justice will, in the coming weeks, begin a series of public discussions on the Victims' Charter, which provides policies and programmes to support victims of crimes. "Within weeks, we will embark on a series of consultation exercises with the public as together we examine the Victims' Charter that has been developed by the Ministry of Justice," Attorney...

As part of its contribution to Child Month, the Kingston Parish Church will on Saturday (May 27) host an immunization outreach for children residing in communities in the vicinity of the church. Parents are being asked to take their children, including babies, to the church grounds at 70b King Street between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to...

With the 2006 hurricane season just seven days away, the Portmore Municipal Council has accelerated preparedness activities, with focus being placed on trouble spots. "We have begun to clean the drains, and there are some very challenging ones," Mayor George Lee told JIS News.He said that funds have been requested from the Ministry of Local Government and Environment to assist...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced that a National Parent Teachers Association will be launched in July of this year, to provide the right channel for meaningful intervention for parents who are in need of assistance in coping with their children. She was speaking on Wednesday (May 24) at the presentation of awards ceremony for the Prime Minister's Medal...

Thirty-one educators who have dedicated a combined 450 years of service to the country's education sector, were honoured yesterday (May 24), at a ceremony at Jamaica House, where they were presented with the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation. With scores of supportive family members and colleagues on hand to cheer them on, the awardees were recognised for their invaluable contribution,...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has said that globalization has helped to create equal opportunities for all states. According to the Minister, globalization, in particular the Information Technology (IT) revolution, has eliminated many of the differences, which previously characterized such classifications as First World and Third World nations. Dr. Davies was addressing the annual dinner and dance...

The deep water fishing, fishery research and training capabilities of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), will be further improved with the use of a 42-foot training fishing vessel, which was handed over to the CMI by the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), today (May 25). The presentation of the 'CM1002' at the CMI's Palisadoes Road campus, is the culmination of...

As Jamaica works to meet all the obligations for the full establishment of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), Head of the Legal Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Michelle Walker, is encouraging the public sector to embrace the vision of regional integration and to transmit the same level of enthusiasm to the public. "It's...

A 164-page book titled, 'Alternative Dispute Resolution: A developing world perspective', and written by Professor Albert Fiadjoe, was officially launched on May 24 at the Half Moon Hotel, in Rose Hall, Montego Bay. The launch was included in the official welcome reception for the 3rd Caribbean Conference on Dispute Resolution, being held at the hotel from May 24 to May...

Some 40 stakeholders in the pesticides industry are expected to converge on the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on May 31 to participate in a National Consultation on the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure on Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade. These stakeholders will include representatives from the Ministries of Agriculture and Land, Local Government...

Statistics from the Ministry of Health indicate that bleach remains the number one substance in accidental poisoning, especially among children under five years old. A further breakdown of the information shows that over a five-year period, from 2001 to 2005, four substances - bleach, kerosene, pharmaceuticals and pesticides - have accounted for over 80 per cent of accidental poisoning. While...

More than 120 businesses and organisations in the New Kingston community have confirmed their participation in the upcoming New Kingston Earthquake Drill on June 7. The number is expected to increase in the upcoming weeks, as many more are scurrying to receive earthquake sensitisation training from the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). The drill will cover business...