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The Jamaica 4-H Club is seeking to increase its membership this year by targeting more community and church-based groups. "We see community clubs as an agent of social intervention programmes as too many young persons (especially young men 18-25) get caught up in illicit activities," said chairman of the 4-H board of management, Senator Norman Grant. He was addressing a...

Assistant Superintendent of the Hanover Fire Service, Paul Hibbert is urging residents in the parish to take every precaution against bushfires and has strongly advised against the use of fire to clear land for farming. He noted that already, the department has responded to 15 bush fires. "Somehow the dry season seems to be on a little earlier this year...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking repairs to the Cascade and Bangor Ridge main roads in western Portland, which were extensively damaged during heavy rains last year. Collin Morrison, Community Relations Officer for the NWA's northeastern region, told JIS News that the agency was dealing urgently with the matter to return normalcy to the affected communities. He noted that...

Civil engineer, Karl D. Martin, is to be appointed to the National Contracts Commission, succeeding the late Anthony Gibson, who passed away last year.The announcement was made at yesterday's (February 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, by Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who pointed out that Cabinet had supported the appointment. Mr. Martin is currently co-ordinator of new initiatives...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson will lead discussions on developments related to external trade negotiations at the 17th Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), scheduled for February 9 to 10 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at yesterday's (February 6) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...

Officials assisting the progress of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM), have said that one of the main reasons behind the push for full free movement of skills/labour in the region, is the increasing demand from bourgeoning regional industries. With success examples, such as RBTT Bank, which has increased its earnings from US$3 million in 1990 to a projected US$160 million...

Farmers in the parish of Trelawny are being encouraged to get on board the Domestic Food Crop and Marketing Project, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). "With the World Cup of Cricket coming to the parish in the year 2007, there will be the need for our farmers to increase production, seeing that there will be many thousands of...

In keeping with government's thrust to develop and foster a new customer friendly culture within the civil service, the Ministry of Agriculture this morning (Feb. 6) launched its citizen's charter to improve service delivery to the public. Speaking at the event, which was held at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke said the Ministry would first...

Work began today (February 6), on the two fordings located at 11 Miles in Bull Bay, St. Thomas. The work is budgeted at some $4.5 million. "It is expected that the project will be completed within 50 working days," Community Relations Officer at the National Works Agency (NWA), Colin Morrison told JIS News in an interview. He pointed out that...

The newly constituted Board of the Independent Central Firearm Licensing Authority will hold its first meeting on Friday, February 17. Chairman, former Chief of Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General John Simmonds, as his first duty, will preside over the selection of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the authority. The other Board members are: Attorney-at-law, Ethan...

Linvern Wright, principal of the Alston High School in Clarendon is giving high marks to the Safe Schools Programme, noting that the joint government/private sector initiative has helped to reduce incidents of violence among students. The school has been a part of the programme since 2004 and according to Mr. Wright, over the two-year period, "the frequency of the fights...

The second annual Michael Manley Memorial Lecture will be held on Friday (Feb. 10) at the Steele Auditorium at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Professor Rex Nettleford, O.M., chairperson of the Jamaica Diaspora Foundation and former Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, will be the guest speaker and he will give a...