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The regulations for the Companies' Rules Resolution 2005, have been approved by the Senate after the debate was deferred to allow for further clarification following concerns raised by Opposition Senators. At the time Opposition Senators Shirley Williams and Arthur Williams expressed concerns over Section Two of the regulations which speaks to the conditions under which applications by companies to be...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson, has made an impassioned plea to residents of communities surrounding schools to adopt these institutions and ensure their protection. The Minister noted that because communities were the primary beneficiaries of the education system, they had a duty to ensure that schools continued to function effectively. "We know that schools face particular challenges...

Debate on the revolutionary Maintenance Bill was discontinued yesterday (October 13) in the Senate, to allow for further consensus on the contents of the provision and for consultations with stakeholders. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator A.J. Nicholson, who piloted the Bill, said the intention was to circulate proposed amendments to various women's groups, churches and other concerned parties...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its National Community Development Project (NCDP), expended more than $150 million to assist scores of basic, primary and all-age schools that suffered varying degrees of damage following the passage of Hurricane Ivan last year. As contained in the agency's 2004/05 report, more than 100 educational institutions were targeted by JSIF to receive financial...

A total of 1,341 small citrus farmers have so far registered for financial assistance under the Ministry of Agriculture's $10 million Special Assistance Programme (SAP). The programme was launched in April of this year to help farmers to access loans and materials to resuscitate their farms. Coordinator of the Citrus Replanting Project, Dr. Florence Young, told JIS News that prior...

Governor General Sir Howard Cooke has expressed the opinion that the increase in natural disasters happening around the world, has created an urgency for everyone to be more conscious of their responsibility to respect and protect the environment. He said that with proper environmental practices, persons and countries could be prepared as well as prevent some of these disasters. The...

The Jamalco bauxite company will be reaching out to communities in Clarendon and Manchester from October 15 to 22, as the company marks its annual 'Week of Service'. The occasion is being observed under the theme: 'Children.Parents, Good Health, Sound Education, Partners for Life', and is aimed at giving back to the community through developmental projects, said Ealane Livingston-Smith, Public...

Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay has emerged winner in the National Secondary Schools Nutrition Quiz Competition for 2005, earning the right to represent the western region at the national finals scheduled for October 26 in Kingston. The competition is organized and staged by the National Food and Nutrition Co-ordinating Committee of Jamaica (NFNCCJ), in collaboration with the Ministry...

Head of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Robert Miller has said that the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was not a court of appeal for Jamaicans. The CCJ, he explained, functioned as a court of original jurisdiction, applying the rules and international law in interpreting and applying the...

The regulations for the Early Childhood Act, passed in the House of Representatives in September, are now before the Upper House for consideration. The regulations, which are intended to make the more than 2,100 early childhood institutions in the island adhere to stipulations, address the educational and physical well-being of children and seek to ensure that school grounds meet minimum...

Residents of western Jamaica are now participating in an Entrepreneurial Exposition being staged by the HEART Trust/NTA on October 12 and 13, at the West Jamaica Conference Centre, in Mount Salem, Montego Bay. The Entrepreneurial Expo is being held under the theme 'Seizing Opportunities, Creating Wealth through Self-employment' and targets students at the secondary and tertiary levels, as well as...

The Pennsylvania Kiwanis International has donated approximately 5,016 bottles of multi-vitamins to 62 childcare facilities in Jamaica. The $1.2 million donation was officially handed over to the Child Development Agency (CDA) today (October 13) at the Ministry of Health in Kingston. Roy Glick of Pennsylvania District Kiwanis International, in handing over the vitamins to Alison Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of...