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Mayor of Portmore, Councillor George Lee has indicated that the Municipal Council would be seeking to collaborate with the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) on developmental plans for that municipality. The Mayor informed that he would be making representation shortly to make the effort a reality, as to not do so would delay the Council's agenda for a developmental...

A project to recycle used water for lawn and garden purposes is to be implemented by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs at their Denbigh 4-H centre in Clarendon. The project is being funded by the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), at a cost of some $1.8 million, for which approval has already been given."The project, I believe, is a very good...

The St. Catherine community of Christian Gardens which is usually affected by rainwater run-off from the recently renamed Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, is to receive assistance from the Portmore Municipal Council shortly to arrest the problem. This undertaking was given by Portmore Mayor, Councillor George Lee during a JIS News interview. Mayor Lee said the Portmore local authority was concerned...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) has been lending extensive support to the Agricultural Development Programme being conducted at the Richmond Adult Correctional Centre in St. Mary. The project, which began in 1994 involves the cultivation of 50 acres of the land on which the Centre is located. It is being operated by the inmates of the institution with the areas...

Lay Magistrates of St. Thomas have expressed optimism to the concept of restorative justice being introduced into the country's justice system. At an annual general meeting last week, Lay Magistrates of the Morant Bay chapter of the Lay Magistrates Association were introduced to the concept by a team from the Ministry of Justice, which has embarked on a sensitisation campaign...

Canada's Niagara College in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Tourism will be offering tuition entry scholarships to two Jamaican citizens to pursue its four-year Bachelor of Applied Business (Hospitality Operations Management) programme. The scholarship includes tuition of approximately US$8,000 for the first year to each recipient and an additional US$1,000 per year for the remaining years if recipients...

The number of registered participants for the second Jamaican Diaspora Conference has almost doubled from the 250 persons who attended the inaugural event in June 2004. State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn made the disclosure at Friday's (Feb. 10) sitting of the senate, where he said an estimated 450 persons were expected...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn has re-emphasised that Jamaica would receive favourable economic benefits and gain global exposure when it hosts the opening ceremony and a number of matches for ICC Cricket World Cup next year. According to Senator Franklyn, more than 1,000 international media representatives were expected to make...

The Canadian Friends of St. Thomas Healthcare Organization (CFSTHO) will be sponsoring two Canadian eye-care specialists on a five-day medical visit to Jamaica from February 20 to 24. Optometrist, Dr. Samuel Ho and optician German Cuartas, assisted by President Andrea Wilkie and approximately 14 other members of the organization, will conduct eye examinations and distribute eyeglasses to residents of St....

British-Jamaican author Zadie Smith has won the Best Book category for the Eurasia region in the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (CWP) 2006, the Commonwealth Foundation announced in London on Monday. Smith whose mother is Jamaican won for her third book, titled 'On Beauty', portrays the interaction between two families with different beliefs and looks at the friendship and the feuds caused...

Some 103 civil servants in Montego Bay, St. James received Certificates of Participation on February 9, for courses completed at the Montego Bay Community College under the Public Sector Employee Training Programme. The Public Sector Employee Training Programme forms part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions...

Jamaican author, award winning poet and motivational speaker, Dr. Elaine I.Duval recently presented a copy of her book 'America After Siege: Roadmap to Victory After 9/11' to Jamaica's Consul General, Ricardo Allicock, during a courtesy call at his office in downtown Miami. The 150-page publication can be described as a collection of inspirational poetry and "a spiritual primer on how...