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Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry Wilson has urged parents and communities to take a vested interest in the development of early childhood institutions. "Children benefit more when the community is involved", the Minister said, as she addressed a ceremony for the adoption of Burke's Early Childhood Development Centre by CARI-MED Limited, at the school in Swallowfield, Kingston...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry Wilson has voiced her support for the levy on incoming international calls, which was announced by Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell yesterday (May 18). The revenue to be earned from the charges, which is projected at $1 billion, will go toward the establishment of a Universal Service Fund, to...

Parents and teachers in Trelawny are encouraged to come out and participate in the Western early childhood exposition, to he held at the Hague Showground in Falmouth on Thursday, May 26.The event, which is being held as part of Child Month activities, is designed to provide parents with the necessary information to prepare their children for school. According to Audrey...

As part of Labour Day 2005 activities on May 23, members of the public are being urged to take in their used lead acid batteries to designated temporary depots island wide. The appeal comes in light of the impending June launch of a National Used Lead Acid Battery Project by the Ministry of Land and Environment in collaboration with several...

When Hurricane Ivan hit the island's shores last September, Jamaicans had a better handle on the preventative and safety measures they needed to take in the face of the 150 mph category four hurricane, unlike 16 years ago when Hurricane Gilbert all but caught the nation off-guard. Ronald Jackson, Deputy Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency...

A total of 37 projects have been registered in the parish of Trelawny for National Labour Day 2005. The work to be undertaken includes the upgrading of community centres, planting of trees and drain cleaning activities. In keeping with the emphasis on disaster preparedness, the renovation of the Wakefield community centre has been chosen as the parish project. "It is...

About 60 volunteers from Sligoville in St. Catherine will participate in the patching of potholes on the Waugh Hill road in the community on Labour Day (Monday, May 23). The Day is being observed under the theme: 'Prepare for Disaster, Recover Faster'. Co-ordinator for the Labour Day activities, Rosemarie Greene told JIS News that the road was being repaired because...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry Wilson has urged parents and communities to take a vested interest in the development of early childhood institutions. "Children benefit more when the community is involved", the Minister said, as she addressed a ceremony for the adoption of Burke's Early Childhood Development Centre by CARI-MED Limited, at the school in Swallowfield, Kingston...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry Wilson has voiced her support for the levy on incoming international calls, which was announced by Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell yesterday (May 18). The revenue to be earned from the charges, which is projected at $1 billion, will go toward the establishment of a Universal Service Fund, to...

Labour and Social Security Minister, Horace Dalley has stressed that the flexi work arrangement was an issue that the Ministry "must conclude and implement in the country" in the very near future. Making his presentation in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate to the House of Representatives yesterday (May 17), Minister Dalley said the delay in the implementation of the flexi work...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United States Department of Labour, for the implementation of a HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Programme. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley, who made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2005 Sectoral Debate in the House of...

An additional $80 million is to be disbursed to some 7,870 families in Northern parishes, whose homes were severely affected by Hurricane Ivan last September, beginning this week. Labour and Social Security Minister, Horace Dalley made the announcement during his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House, yesterday (May 17). The Minister said that another 3,000 households in...