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Approximately 10 laboratory technicians will undergo training in a diagnostic technique that will facilitate the quick screening of early cases of leptospirosis in both animals and humans. Called the Elisa technique, the weeklong training for the procedure will commence tomorrow (Nov. 28) at the Veterinary Services Division located at Hope Gardens. Dr. Linnette Peters, Director of Veterinary Public Health in...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson has charged students to become apostles in spreading the message of positive values and attitudes, as part of the process to reduce crime and violence among the youth. She noted that young people were the main perpetrators and victims of crime and the scourge was costing the country billions of dollars in...

Fifty-two employees of the Kingston Family Court, who participated in a seven-month training course, were presented with certificates of completion at a graduation exercise held on Thursday (Nov. 24) at the Knutsford Court Hotel. The court staff, which included judges, court administrators, accountants and police personnel, were exposed to diverse training modules that sought to improve their understanding of the...

Jamaican lawyer Greg Christie has been appointed the new Contractor General and will officially be sworn in by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, at King's House on Wednesday (Nov. 30). He will replace Dr. Derrick McKoy, who served for seven years and opted not to renew his commission.Mr. Christie, who is a Caribbean and British...

Dr. Peter Phillips, Minister of National Security, has commended members of the Police Officer's Association (POA) for displaying "the highest level of maturity" during the negotiations for an increase in remuneration for officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). "I want to congratulate all those from the Ministry of Finance and Planning and from the Police Officer Association for the...

Development Minister, Dr. Paul Robertson, has said that the government was seeking to strengthen and implement appropriate legislation to reduce and eliminate gender-based violence. Dr. Robertson, who was speaking at a public forum entitled: 'Educating Minds to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence' yesterday (Nov. 25) at Emancipation Park in Kingston, said that chief among the government's strategies was the recent ratification of...

Wayne Anthony Brown, a 17-year old first year student of the Montego Bay Community College, is the St. James Parish Council's Junior Mayor for 2005/06. He was awarded the prestigious position at the Junior Council Competition held at the Montego Bay Civic Centre on November 23, where some 17 students vied for the honour of representing their communities at the...

Governor General, Sir Howard Cooke and Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, Carl Marshall will head the list of mourners at the funeral services for the late Dr. Garth Taylor today (November 26) at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada. The 61-year-old Dr. Taylor, a well-known ophthalmologist and cornea specialist, died on Nov. 19 in the Ottawa Heart...

The National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC) has announced plans to undertake a number of housing projects targeted at the middle and upper-middle income markets. In a recent interview with JIS News, Rosemarie Brown, Manager of Project Development at the NHDC, informed that the Corporation was completing preparatory work for the implementation of a number of projects under its open market...

Ten retirees of the Westmoreland Parish Council, who together served for 206 years, were honoured for dedicated and meritorious service at a function held on Thursday (Nov. 24) at the Commingle Hotel in Savanna-la-mar. The list of honourees, headed by Joan Housen, who served as Planning Coordinator for 29 years, were presented with citations, plaques and gift packages. Other awardees...

Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have expressed disappointment at a recent decision taken by European Union Agriculture Ministers to reduce the price cut to ACP states for sugar exports to the EU by only three percentage points, from 39% to 36%. The CARICOM Heads made their position clear at a meeting with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has exhorted graduates of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) to use their training to help Jamaica become more competitive in the global market. Dr. Davies, who was addressing CASE's 10th annual graduation ceremony held on November 24 on the college campus in Portland, said that the training provided by...