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Jamaicans in Florida will come together to celebrate the first anniversary of Jamaican Diaspora Day on June 16, with a reception at the Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale. Professor Rex Nettleford, Chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Foundation will be guest speaker at the event, being held under the patronage of the Consulate General of Jamaica and the Jamaica Diaspora...

Jamaica's senior netball team, ranked second in the world, will take on third ranked England in a three-match tour, starting June 21. The team will play England at Metro Radio Arena, the Manchester Evening News Arena, and at the Birmingham National Indoor Arena. Team members will arrive on June 21 and will play a one-off friendly match against the England...

Several activities have been planned by the St. Mary Disaster Committee in observance of Disaster Preparedness Month (June). The events, which were officially launched during a function held at the St. Mary Parish Library in Port Maria on June 9, include educational talks in schools throughout the parish, the mounting of a month-long exhibition at the parish library, a training...

Director of Passport Services, Hugh Thomas, has announced that effective immediately, married women applying for passports in their maiden name, are no longer required to present their marriage certificates with their application. "Essentially, the marriage certificate is there to substantiate a change of name, so if you are not adopting the married name, then you need not provide the marriage...

The Water and Housing Ministry held its second in a series of three Gender, Water and Sanitation workshops yesterday (June 14) under its Rural Water Sanitation Programme (RWSP). Some 50 stakeholders attended the forum, where they received feedback from pilot groups in the rural communities of Mile Gully/Warwick Castle in St. Mary and Gravel Hill in Clarendon, which have been...

Transport and Works Minister Bobby Pickersgill has credited the spike in the interests of carriers to expand or begin service to Jamaica, to the ongoing programme of expansion and upgrading of the island's two international airports. Minister Pickersgill, who was making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday, said the improvement works now in progress would...

Negotiations are underway to access funds for the completion of road rehabilitation works under the National Road Improvement Programme (NARIP). Some 152 roads were identified for upgrading under the project, ranging from flat coastal plains to steep rugged mountains and carry traffic volume loads varying from 2,000 to less than 100 vehicles per day. As stated in the Transport and...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd is calling on employers to exercise understanding in dealing with employees affected by HIV/AIDS, by creating a non-discriminatory work environment. Dr. Rhodd issued the challenge during his address at the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) Wide Area Training of HIV/AIDS Response in CARICOM and Central America, held...

First Vice President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris, has charged farmers to assume leadership roles in their communities, and not to allow developments to take place without their full input. Mr. Harris, who was addressing the Annual General Meeting of the Hanover Association of Branch Societies of the JAS on June 14, at the Anglican Church Hall...

The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has identified 43 drains and gullies to be cleared as it embarks on a cleaning programme in 20 divisions across the city at a cost of $35 million to $38 million. Mayor of Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, informed that the programme would be carried out in three phases, with the first phase costing $11...

The Boscobel Primary School in St. Mary has been rebuilt and expanded through the collaborative efforts of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the school's Parent Teachers Association (PTA).The school, which was established in 1847, was in a state of disrepair in addition to being overcrowded, making conditions uncomfortable for its five teachers and 218 students. In an effort...

Leaders from developing countries around the world have issued a call for the creation of a more conducive multilateral framework, the implementation of the development agenda and the strengthening of South-South cooperation. The call came as heads of state and governments addressed the official opening of the Second South Summit of the G-77 and China, which is being held in...