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The 10 finalists in the 2006 Jamaica Popular Song Competition were presented to the public at the launch of the competition and album, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston yesterday (May 24). Speaking at the launch, Director of Planning, Information and Research at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Carey Brown, noted that the main purpose of the competition...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has called on parents and caregivers to comply with the law and report cases of child abuse, warning that failure to do so could result in them being fined or imprisoned. "Comply with the law don't hide the cases you know about; the law requires compulsory reporting. Failure to comply will attract a fine of $500,000...

It's Silver Gilt-Flora again for Jamaica at this year's prestigious Chelsea Flower Show, which got underway yesterday (May 23) in London. The Silver Gilt-Flora is the premier award in the Silver Gilt category and is the second highest honour offered at Chelsea. Team leader from the Jamaica Horticultural Society's Chelsea Group, Gladys Hakansson, told JIS News that the judges were...

The national carrier, Air Jamaica, recently thanked its United Kingdom-based (UK) customers for 10 years of support for the airline, with a special dinner and dance at the Thistle Marble Arch in London. On hand to celebrate the occasion were new President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Conway; Senior Vice Presidents Will Rogers and Paul Pennicook; Manager for UK and...

Five schools in St. Elizabeth have benefited from 60 refurbished computers and audiovisual equipment, which were sourced through the efforts of the Bull Savannah Past Students Association (BSPSA). The beneficiary institutions were Hampton High, Munro College, Ballards Valley Primary, Top Hill Primary and Bull Savannah Primary. President of the BSPSA, Dr. Pearl Dunkley, who handed over the equipment to the...

The Kingston Gardens cultural plaza in downtown, Kingston was given a facelift on Labour Day (May 23), as residents from surrounding communities sought to beautify the area in time for World Cup Cricket 2007. The work, which was organised by the Allman Town Community Development Committee, which comprises Allman Town, Kingston Gardens, Campbell Town, and Woodford Park, entailed bushing, white...

Cabinet yesterday (May 22), gave its approval for drafting instructions to be issued to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel for amendments to be made to the Corruption Prevention Act. Information and Development Minister, Senator Colin Campbell, made this disclosure at the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Minister Campbell told journalists that members of the Cabinet considered a submission from the...

Students of the Norman Manley High School in Kingston will be greeted with freshly painted walls and well groomed grounds when they return to school following the midterm break, as a result of the Labour Day efforts of the school community. In keeping with the National Labour Day theme: 'Jamaica's Beauty - Our Duty', teachers, students, ancillary staff and residents...

Residents from the Nannyville and Homestead communities in Mountain View, turned out today (May 23), to work on beautifying the Mountain View strip, one of the major Labour Day parish projects undertaken by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). The project, which comprises beautifying the strip along Mountain View Avenue, extends from the top of Arthur Wint Drive down...

This is my first broadcast to you, my Jamaican Family, since assuming office as Prime Minister. I can think of no better occasion than that of Labour Day to speak to my extended Family. I am taking the opportunity to call this great nation to action. Our history of survival and success is rooted in organized labour and collective endeavours...

Scores of Portmore residents today (May 23) participated in the beautification works in Gregory Park Square, which is the major Labour Day project for the municipality. Mayor George Lee, who was on hand, said he was heartened by the support for the major project and other community works, which would be undertaken during the day. He noted that the Gregory...

The 2006 Labour Day theme, 'Jamaica's Beauty - Our Duty' was evident at a number of projects visited by the JIS News team in western Jamaica today (May 23). Some 94 registered projects and an equal amount of unregistered ones are ongoing in that end of the island, which includes the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. Work on...