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The National Youth Service (NYS) has launched a media sensitization campaign gender-based violence, to turn national attention to the problem and to ultimately, change behaviour. The campaign, which was rolled-out at a JIS Think Tank session on March 22, targets young people between the ages of 17 and 24, and will span a period of two to three months. Executive...

The Mary Seacole memorial statue appeal is seeking to raise

Three Jamaican artists are currently exhibiting works at a one-month show titled, 'Island Muse', at Dharma Studio in Coconut Grove, Miami. They are Judy Ann McMillan, Jonna Brasch and Colin Garland. The show, which will last until early April, highlights three distinctive works, each inspired by the beauty and culture of the island. The repertoire of Colin Garland defies category...

Members and staff of the St. James Parish Council, and health care givers and patients from clinics in St. James came together recently, to honour Dr. Anjina Sridhar, who has given eight years of service to the parish. Dr. Sridhar, who will be returning to his homeland, India, was showered with accolades and presented with numerous plaques, certificates and other...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND), will host its 13th Annual Public Lecture on Thursday, March 30. The lecture will take place at the Life of Jamaica Auditorium in New Kingston, beginning at 5:30 p.m., and the speaker is Research Fellow at the Mona School of Business, Professor Barry Chevannes. For this year, the theme of the lecture will...

Vice President of Caribbean Operations with the Princess Cruise Line, Steve Nielsen, has commended the government and tourist officials, for the "quick and passionate" response in the wake of a fire, which broke out on its Star Princess cruise ship early yesterday morning (March 23). The ship was some 50 miles off the coast of Montego Bay when fire of...

The historic swearing in of Portia Simpson Miller, as Jamaica's first female Prime Minister, will be web cast on Thursday, March 30, at 5:00 p.m. The Jamaica Information Service (JIS), in association with Emoquad and Cable and Wireless Jamaica Limited, will facilitate the web casting of the ceremony, which will be held at King's House, the official residence of the...

For over half a century, Morgan's Harbour has stood as a landmark at the entrance of historic Port Royal. After the somewhat lonely journey along the Palisadoes strip, the property's solid walls and old-style gates have long provided a welcome sight, seeming to signify one's arrival into another world, with the promise of an experience that can be duplicated nowhere...

The Ministry of Health yesterday (March 23) launched new competency standards for health care assistants, which will be used by institutions offering training in practical nursing. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Grace Allen Young, who delivered the main address at the launch held at the Ministry's downtown Kingston offices, said that the new standards, which guide the healthcare given...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), formerly the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), has reported a steady trend in the number of companies incorporated over the last five years. Reports indicate that 1,355 companies were formed in 2002, a slight decrease from 1,357 in 2001; while 2004 had 1,735 companies formed, up from 1,578 in 2003 Data also...

Members of the Caribbean Educators Association (CARE) have awarded scholarships to two graduating high school seniors of Caribbean descent, and have donated school supplies and toys to the Woodlawn School of Special Education in Mandeville, Jamaica. The scholarship recipients are Kaidero Hutchinson, a Jamaican national of Pahokee Senior High School, who intends to attend Florida State University in Tallahassee, and...

The operating theatre at the St. Ann's Bay Hospital was officially re-opened on Wednesday (March 22), after an $11 million refurbishing exercise. The project was funded by the National Health Fund (NHF). "The NHF offers grants to public sector institutions to improve the delivery of health care. Grants are being made for training and research, purchasing of equipment and for...