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The role of the Public Defender in Jamaica should not be confused with that of the American office of the same name. In Jamaica, the Public Defender acts on behalf of persons against whom a wrongful act has been committed by a government agency or department. Importantly also, the Jamaican Public Defender does not go to court to address these...

The Clarendon Youth Council, a project of the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, was officially launched in May Pen on February 26. The council is targeted at young people age 12 to 29 years, and aims to empower them through the provision of educational, employment and other opportunities. Council president Damion...

In the midst of a society, which is generally uncongenial to persons, who have been on the wrong side of the law, Cornerstone Ministries is one non-government organisation that has assumed the gargantuan task of helping to reform those behind bars and to reintegrate ex-inmates and deportees into society, Established nearly 20 years ago by Douglas and Lorna Kessner, the...

The Yallahs High School in St. Thomas is preparing to stage its Career Fair on Thursday, March 9, and from the interest being generated among stakeholders in the parish, the event should be very successful, said school guidance counsellor, Dorothy Bradshaw. "We are taken aback at the level of interest it's generating so far," she told JIS News. "People are...

A double-CD, featuring recordings of Jamaica folk music, will be launched today (March 2) at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts. The launch comes some five years after a project was undertaken with 82,000 Euros in funding from the German government, to digitise taped recordings of indigenous Jamaican folk music such as ettu, mento and bruckins....

Some $13.5 million will be granted to the Ministry of Agriculture to implement a surveillance and prevention plan for the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) commonly known as 'Bird Flu'. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, informed journalists at this week's post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House that, "the provision is in support of the continuing successful efforts to protect...

Small citrus farmers, with holdings of up to one hectare, are being encouraged to take advantage of the $10 million replanting programme provided by the Ministry of Agriculture. The initiative was put in place last August to assist in the rehabilitation of small farms, which were devastated by the citrus tristeza virus. Funding is provided for the purchase of seedlings...

Cabinet has approved amendments to the Broadcasting and Radio Re-Diffusion Act, to expand the categories of broadcasting licenses provided under the legislation and allow for the use of new technologies in the provision of subscriber television services. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, told journalists at this week's post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, that the primary objective was to...

Alton Ellis, one of Jamaica's pioneering reggae recording artistes, along with Caribbean counterpart Eddie Grant, will be inducted into the International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) Hall of Fame this year. Ellis and Grant, considered icons of the pop music industry, will be honoured during ceremonies for the 25th annual staging of the IRAWMA at the world famous Apollo...

The Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom has congratulated Member of Parliament for South West St Andrew, Portia Simpson-Miller on her victory in the People's National Party leadership election. "The Jamaican Diaspora UK congratulates the Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, MP on her success in the leadership election as the fourth president of the People's National Party. The Diaspora welcomes her and assures her...

Amendments to the Offences Against the Person Act, to cover any murder committed during a housebreaking, will be tabled in the Houses of Parliament before the end of the legislative year. Information Minister Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at today's (Feb. 28) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, informed that Cabinet gave approval for the tabling of...

The National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) should make ready, some 269 residential lots in Hague/Cave Island in Trelawny, by the end of this year. This follows Cabinet's approval of a proposal for the implementation of infrastructure works on the property to be awarded to Buildrite Construction Company Limited at a cost of some $20.579 million. Information Minister Senator, Burchell Whiteman,...