More

Winners in the Trelawny Association of Volunteer Organisation's (TAVO), 'City with a Heart' poster competition will be presented with their awards on Monday, September 26, at a function slated for the William Knibb Memorial High School in Falmouth. "All of the schools that participated in the competition will be presented with certificates, while the top three participants will receive cash...

Mr. Ainsley Henriques, Chairman, Norman Manley Foundation, yesterday, donated a documentary series entitled Norman Washington Manley: Son of Jamaica, Father of the Nation, to Honourable Maxine Henry Wilson, Minister of Education, Youth and Culture. The six episode documentary was produced by Video For Change and sponsored by the CHASE Fund. Mr. Henriques said, "the documentary tells the story of the...

Prime Minister P. J. Patterson and Opposition Leader Bruce Golding yesterday (Sept. 20) signed the much anticipated joint agreement and Declaration on Political Conduct, during the weekly sitting of the House of Representatives. The Prime Minister, in his remarks, said that the code was significant as unlike previous agreements, it served to characterize the actions and service of members of...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, was last Saturday (Sept.17) conferred with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Civil Law by the Hartwick College in Oneonta, Upstate New York. Reverend Adrian A. McFarlane, Professor of Philosophy and Pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church of Oneonta, offered the Governor General for the honour. The Rev. Dr....

The government of Jamaica's programme to transform the education system gets underway this academic year with focus to be placed on the critical areas of governance and management; curriculum and teaching support; anti-social and violent behaviours; stakeholder partnership and school refurbishment, construction and maintenance. Minister of Education, Youth and Culture Maxine Henry-Wilson, who was speaking at the launch of the...

Amendments to the Motor Vehicle Insurance Act are now being drafted to make provisions for insurance companies to provide compensation for the repair of "road furniture or road assets" in the event of accidents. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill said that, "reckless and careless driving" were the primary causes of damage...

Water and sanitation systems in Kingston and St. Andrew are to be improved through a US$40 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. The House of Representatives, at its sitting yesterday (Sept. 20) approved a Government guarantee for the loan to the National Water Commission (NWC), which will undertake the Kingston Water Sanitation Project. The project is estimated at US$54.7...

Jamaican-born educator, Dr. Inez Elliston and businesswoman, Delores Lawrence are among a group of 29 Canadians who have been chosen to receive the Order of Ontario for 2004. The recipients will be presented with the insignia today (September 20), by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, James Bartleman, at a formal investiture ceremony at Queen's Park in Toronto. Deemed the Canadian...

Jamaican-born educator, Dr. Inez Elliston and businesswoman, Delores Lawrence are among a group of 29 Canadians who have been named to the Order of Ontario for 2004. The recipients will be presented with the insignia today (September 20), by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, James Bartleman, at a formal investiture ceremony at Queen's Park in Toronto. Deemed the Canadian province's...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has reported that Jamaica's inflation rate for the month of August was 0.1 per cent.This compares with inflation rates of 1.6 per cent for July, 1.5 per cent for June, and 2.2 per cent for April, and according to Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, this represented a "dramatic slow down in the rate of...

Cabinet has awarded a contract valued at $21.43 million to install a mooring facility for the delivery of heavy fuel oil to the Jamaica Private Power Company (JPPC) by Petrojam. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman made the disclosure yesterday (September 19) at the weekly post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The purpose of the facility, explained the Minister,...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Gail Mathurin has said that Jamaican and other Caribbean organizations in the UK should educate the younger generation about the true Caribbean heritage. The High Commissioner was speaking on Saturday (September 17), at the special 30th anniversary dinner of the Ipswich Caribbean Association. "I am particularly pleased that some of your projects involve...