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The established partnership between the Government of Jamaica and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), which at its core seeks to provide the country's children with the opportunity to lead qualitatively better lives, has been hailed for achieving a number of successes. Speaking against the background of the four-year initiative, which seeks to put strategies in place to empower children,...

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day will be observed tomorrow (November 17) under the theme: 'Geographic Information Systems and Disaster Management'. The day is a global event for users and vendors of GIS technology, to educate and showcase real-world applications of this important technology to schools, businesses and the general public. The day is also a part of Geography Awareness Week,...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has received assurance from Chief Executive Officer of the Office of National Reconstruction Danville Walker that the verification of damage to houses resulting from the passage of Hurricane Ivan would be completed by Friday of this week. Mr. Walker gave the assurance on Wednesday (Nov. 17) at a meeting convened by Prime Minister P.J. Patterson at...

Jamaicans are set to benefit from a wide range of rich and innovative business ideas and opportunities, as the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) stages its sixth annual conference under the theme: 'Bowling for Business', at the Jamaica Conference Centre from November 17 to 19. The conference this year takes on an even more significant role than in previous years,...

The Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), in collaboration with the Bakers Association of Jamaica, is seeking to re-establish the local baking industry as a prime focus for support, in light of the significant contribution it has been making to the economy. A workshop aimed at highlighting the opportunities that exist within the industry is set to take place at the...

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) continues to give individuals an opportunity to pursue computer courses, and to obtain certificates in other educational programmes. On November 18 the branch of the NCSC in St. Ann, in collaboration with Sandals Dunn's River Hotel and the St. Ann Parish Library, will be hosting a graduation and awards ceremony for 53 Seniors...

Adjudged the most deserving for their well-researched project on traffic congestion, students from Wolmer's High School for Boys have won a geographical-based competition, which saw six secondary schools taking part. Eighteen year-old Tremaine Buchanan, a sixth form student from the winning Wolmer's team is now attending a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) conference in Tallahassee, Florida, as his prize. The recent...

In recent times, the most common problems affecting environmental Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are their survivability, sustainability, capacity and development. According to Commander John McFarlane, Executive Director of the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ), the problems were not a reflection on Jamaica alone but in fact, were international issues. He was addressing the opening of Conservation Training Week under the theme,...

St. Jago High School in St. Catherine emerged winner of the 2004 St. Catherine Co-operative Credit Union Limited Knockout Quiz competition, held recently in Spanish Town. Team members, Naudia Patterson, David Brown, Bobby Morgan, Dwayne Morrison, Ralston McKenzie and Juedeen Chambers defeated students from Bridgeport High by 62 to 17 points. Other schools participating in the event were McGrath, Tacius...

Cabinet has approved the arrangements by which the Jamaican Government, through the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), will initiate a round of petroleum exploration within Jamaica's Exclusive Economic Zone. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman gave details of the initiative at yesterday's (November 15) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He informed that approval was given for the initiation of a...

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has to date, allotted $130 million to facilitate the further development of the early childhood education sector. Overall, the allotment has enabled the implementation of 57 projects in less than two years, which dates back to the official commencement of operations of the Fund in January 2003. In addition, the funds...

The Summit Police Station, located on Delisser Drive in Montego Bay, is back in operation following the completion of a $10 million upgrading project at the facility. The station had fallen into disrepair and was left unoccupied for a number of years but the increase in the crime rate in St. James and the need to allocate more law enforcement...