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Minister of Development with responsibility for gender affairs, Dr. Paul Robertson has announced that the Gender Advisory Committee to consider the framework in which a more developmental approach to the advancement of women can be achieved, will be officially launched next Wednesday. The Minister was addressing a panel discussion to mark International Women's Day 2005 held at the Holy Cross...

The life of a Jamaican-born nurse has sparked the interest of a popular United Kingdom (UK) television show.Mavis Stewart who moved to the UK as a 17 year-old in 1954 was featured on the popular BBC Radio 4 'Home Truths' recently. She told the programme about how she flew from Jamaica on September 3, 1954 for New Jersey in the...

The deadline for submission of nominations for the 2005 National Civil Honours and Awards is Thursday, March 31, 2005. The awardees, who are to be announced on Independence Day (August 6), will receive their honours and awards during the National Heroes Day celebration in October. Candidates may be nominated for the Order of Merit, the Order of Jamaica and the...

Two of the five new early childhood institutions being constructed under the North Western Jamaica Schools Project will be opened for the September 2005 school year. The schools are being built at a cost of $230 million, with the remaining three scheduled for completion by year-end. The five schools are being constructed in the north western section of the island...

Patrons visiting the Hope Zoo will soon witness some changes, with the relocation of the petting zoo to another area on the compound. Spearheading the project dubbed 'Bringing back Hope to the Zoo', is the Kiwanis Club of New Kingston, which initially planned to build a playground to add to the popular tree house, which was put in place more...

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has commenced an investigation into the trading in shares of the Dyoll Group Limited on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) from the period September 1, 2004 to February 15, 2005. Executive Director of the FSC, Brian Wynter made the announcement at this morning's (March 7) press conference where he also announced that the FSC was...

Jamaica has been ranked as the highest maximizing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination in the Caribbean and comes in 20th on a per capita basis in the world. "During the past decade, we have seen a quadrupling, even five to six times the increments of FDI. We peaked out at US$720 million in 2003 and we have managed to move...

When Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson officially opened the Frome Technical High School in Westmoreland, on Thursday, March 3, he also launched the values and attitudes programme in Region 4 schools, which comprises those institutions in St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. The thinking is that inculcating good values and positive attitudes in the nation's youth can only be achieved if there...

The Financial Services Commission (FSC), regulator of the insurance industry, has assumed temporary management of Dyoll Insurance Company Limited as of today (March 7). Making the announcement at a press conference this morning at the FSC's New Kingston offices, Executive Director, Brian Wynter explained that the action came against the background of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan on the...

Community policing has been embraced by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) as an effective means of establishing closer ties with members of communities, which ultimately should result in better co-operation in the fight against crime. Over the last six years, this strategy has been a compulsory component of the training which all members of the Force have to pursue. Deputy...

Several cruise liners are scheduled to make calls at the Ken Wright Pier in Port Antonio, Portland, during the course of this year, as efforts continue to reposition the town as a major cruise ship destination. This is in keeping with a trend established last year, when 11 calls were made to the Ken Wright Pier by cruise liners. Among...

The Senate yesterday (March 4) passed a Bill to Amend the Nurses and Midwives Act. Debate on the Bill was suspended last January, as there were concerns about the penalties applied for offences committed under the Act, and a decision was taken to refer the matter to officials of the Ministry of Health and the Parliamentary Counsel, for discussion. Several...