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The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging farmers in eastern St. Thomas to grow more cassava to be utilized by the Jamaica Producers Group, following the destruction of the Eastern Banana plantation in St. Thomas by Hurricane Ivan in September. Presenting a report at the recently held St. Thomas Assessment Forum, RADA Deputy Parish Manager, Peter Thompson, said that...

The Tenth Special Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community was held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 8-9 November 2004. The meeting was chaired by Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister of Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique, and Chairman of the Conference. Other Heads of Government in attendance were: The Prime Minister...

Residents of Old Harbour are to benefit from hurricane relief supplies valued at US$13,800 from the Fort Lauderdale Assembly Hall of Jehovah Witness Incorporated. The supplies, which comprise mattresses, tarpaulins, bedding and construction equipment, was handed over to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Jamaica for distribution. Ernest Tilton, Depot Manager for the Fort Lauderdale Assembly Hall, said that...

Twenty-one students of Clarendon College have been awarded scholarships to continue their education at the institution. The awards were part of the annual scholarships presented to students for their scholastic achievements by the South Florida chapter of the Clarendon College Alumni, at their sixth annual banquet held on November 6 at the Sheraton Hotel in Davie. Two outstanding achievers, current...

The Government is currently designing an innovative Mobile Learning Unit targeting the 13 per cent total "out of school youth", according to Dr. Donald Rhodd, State Minister with responsibility for Youth Development in the Ministry of Education, Youth & Culture. Addressing a JIS 'Think Tank' recently, Dr. Rhodd noted that the main objective of the Unit was to reach young...

The Early Childhood Commission has embarked on a programme aimed at ensuring the coordinated delivery of early childhood services across the nation. The programme, called 'Spring of Hope,' will among other things, entail the certification of early childhood educators and putting a legal and regulatory framework in place to ensure quality service within learning institutions. "We are going to have...

Over 300 persons, including many students, turned out for the first day of the Lions Club/Canadian Vision Care one-week eye clinic, which began in Montego Bay today (November 9), at the Calvary Baptist Church Hall. The team of optometrists, opticians and physicians, including surgeons, will be in Jamaica for three weeks giving free eye care to thousands of Jamaicans. Clinics...

More than 3,500 farmers from St. James, whose holdings were extensively damaged by Hurricane Ivan on September 10, will be receiving assistance from government in the month of November. A total of $220 million is expected to be distributed by government nationally through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), which has been carrying out farm surveys and assessments to determine...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Environment Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) and the Royal Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (RBTT) Jamaica Limited, have come together to implement a US$5 million loan facility, through which entrepreneurs can access funds for industrial, manufacturing, and tourism-related projects. The loan facility, called the Development Credit Authority (DCA), was launched today (Nov....

A committee headed by Dr. Donald Rhodd, State Minister with responsibility for Youth Development in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, is currently assessing the need for the establishment of a mandatory service programme for unattached youngsters. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank on youth issues, Executive Director of the National Youth Service (NYS), Rev. Adinhair Jones, explained...

The YMCA has announced plans to organise the redevelopment of Caymanas Bay in St. Catherine, which once accommodated its residential camp. The cost of redeveloping the residential camp area, also known as Camp Hamilton, which was vandalised in the 1970s, is estimated at $55 million. Sarah Newland-Martin, General Secretary of the Kingston YMCA told JIS News that the area was...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman has called on high school students to take personal responsibility for their actions as part of the thrust to develop positive values and attitudes in the nation. He was speaking on Thursday, November 4 at a seminar hosted by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) in collaboration with the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and...