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June 23 and 24 2005 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Guyana, in collaboration with the Government and the Private Sector Commission (PSC) will be hosting the Caribbean Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Business Initiative 2005 at the Le Meridien Pegasus, in Georgetown, Guyana. This event is a unique attempt to bring together a wide range of actors, particularly business...

Students and teachers at the Holiness Temple Basic School in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, are now enjoying improved facilities with the recent refurbishing of the institution at a cost of approximately $200,000. The project, which was financed by the Colombian community in Jamaica in collaboration with the Colombian Embassy, involved the painting and re-roofing of the school building, which was...

Scores of students are expected to participate in the upcoming Youth Forum, to be held on May 31 at the Scouts Headquarters on Camp Road, commencing at 10:00 a.m. The forum, which is being hosted by the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), will focus on the theme for Child Month: 'Instilling positive values, securing our children's future', with representatives from...

Young people are the future of a nation and it is important that they are provided with the requisite resources to acquire the skills necessary to continue building the nation. This is the objective, which the National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) seeks to achieve with the establishment of Youth Information Centres (YICs) across the island. Director of the NCYD,...

Hundreds of parents, teachers and children turned out to support the Western Early Childhood Exposition, which was held at the Hague Show Ground in Trelawny on May 26. As part of the day's activities, students from Stettin, Hope and Ulster Spring Basic Schools showed off their talents for members of the audience, which included Governor General, His Excellency the Most...

Persons having knowledge of instances of child abuse, or of children being used to commit illegal acts, but fail to make a report to the relevant authority, can be prosecuted under the Child Care and Protection Act. "This is the only place in the law, this is the first time.that the law has made all of us our brothers' and...

The food children eat during their early years can impact, not only on their physical well-being, but also on their intellectual capacity as they grow. Given this truism, Audrey Morris, Nutritionist at the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), says a sound nutritional diet is of critical importance in a child's youth, given the fact that he or she requires...

In two weeks, work will begin on the White Horses/Pamphret/Botany Bay water supply project in St. Thomas, the second project being implemented under the Rural Water Programme. Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan, who was speaking at the contract signing ceremony held recently at his offices in Kingston, revealed that it should be completed in ten months and would...

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has struck another landmark in its history, with the launch of its associate degree programme slated to be awarded in 2006. The programme, which was launched today (May 27) at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, will see candidates being able to get an associate degree in any of the nine disciplines, namely business studies, computer science,...

The 2005 National Used Lead Acid Battery Project got off to positive start on Labour Day with just under a hundred batteries collected islandwide. The project aims to minimise the threat posed to public health and the environment from the improper disposal of used lead acid batteries. According to Ann-Marie Rodriquez, Director of Enforcement and Compliance at the National Solid...

Members of the Jamaican community in Washington D.C. turned out last Sunday (May 22) to honour the memory of Jamaica's late former ambassador to the United States (US) and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Alfred Rattray. Mr. Ratrray, who passed away earlier this year, was the island's envoy in Washington from 1975 to 1980. The event...

Teen-age track and field sensation, Usain Bolt has been added to the growing list of world class athletes down to compete at the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meet in New York City on Saturday, June 11. The 18 year-old 2002 World Junior champion and current World Junior record holder at 200 metres, is considered among the top two runners in...