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Approximately 130 Labour Day projects have been registered with the Labour Day secretariats in the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. Checks made on Friday, (May 20) revealed that Westmoreland leads the way with 55 registered projects, St. James follows with 52 while Hanover has 30 projects planned. With the fever of volunteerism running high within these western parishes,...

The Ministry of Health has re-launched its Dietetic and Nutrition Internship programme. The fourth batch of interns were officially welcomed into the one year programme, at an orientation seminar, held at the Ministry's King Street Offices in Kingston today (May 20). The programme was last undertaken in 1998. Programme Co-ordinator, Deon Bent explained that the internship sought to enable interns...

Some 80 quarts or 160 pounds of sorrel seeds have been distributed to over 60 farmers from Eastern St. James for the St. James Parish Council/Adelphi Area Sorrel Project. The supplies were handed out to the farmers at the official launching of the project on May 18 in the Adelphi square. Valued at over $50,000, the items, which included machetes...

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on Tuesday (May 17), honoured Jamaican heroine, Mary Seacole when it named its Boardroom at Beckford Square in her honour. High Commissioner, Her Excellency Gail Mathurin who officially unveiled the plaque, said she was elated to see that Mary Seacole was finally receiving the international recognition she deserved. "As a Jamaican, I...

The National Council of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations in Canada (NCJSOC) will be choosing a new president at its 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) set for May 22 in Toronto, Canada. The organization, an umbrella group for approximately 35 Jamaican associations across Canada, is led by Jamaican-born Olive Steele whose second term as President is coming to an end. A...

The Ministry of Health has re-launched its Dietetic and Nutrition Internship programme. The fourth batch of interns were officially welcomed into the one year programme, at an orientation seminar, held at the Ministry's King Street Offices in Kingston today (May 20). The programme was last undertaken in 1998. Programme Co-ordinator, Deon Bent explained that the internship sought to enable interns...

Some 80 quarts or 160 pounds of sorrel seeds have been distributed to over 60 farmers from Eastern St. James for the St. James Parish Council/Adelphi Area Sorrel Project. The supplies were handed out to the farmers at the official launching of the project on May 18 in the Adelphi square. Valued at over $50,000, the items, which included machetes...

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on Tuesday (May 17), honoured Jamaican heroine, Mary Seacole when it named its Boardroom at Beckford Square in her honour. High Commissioner, Her Excellency Gail Mathurin who officially unveiled the plaque, said she was elated to see that Mary Seacole was finally receiving the international recognition she deserved. "As a Jamaican, I...

The National Council of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations in Canada (NCJSOC) will be choosing a new president at its 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) set for May 22 in Toronto, Canada. The organization, an umbrella group for approximately 35 Jamaican associations across Canada, is led by Jamaican-born Olive Steele whose second term as President is coming to an end. A...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson left the island on Friday (May 20) for Washington D.C., where he is scheduled to deliver a lecture entitled "Global Challenges: Democracy and Development" at Howard University on Saturday May 21. The Prime Minister's presentation will be delivered in the context of the many serious challenges facing the international community including development, disease pandemics, poverty and...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill has informed that work on the Half-Way-Tree Transportation Centre and the subsequent rerouting of traffic from South Odeon Avenue to North Odeon Avenue, will commence on Labour Day (May 23). "Changes may take effect on Labour Day, weather permitting." the Transport and Works Minister informed a press conference held yesterday (May 19), at...

An Educational Exposition, aimed at highlighting the use of teaching aids to promote numeracy and literacy in Primary and All-age Schools in St. Thomas, was held yesterday (May 19) at the Yallahs Primary School in the parish. The event, which was organised by the Western St. Thomas Principals' Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, was...