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Jamaica's Consul General to Miami, Ricardo Allicock will deliver the keynote address at the 10th Annual Dinner and Dance of the William Knibb High School Alumni Association (South Florida Chapter) on Saturday, October 16 at the Inverrary Country Club in Fort Lauderdale. Past students from across the United States and Jamaica are expected to attend the event. President of the...

On Monday, October 11, hundreds of telecommunications and broadcasting regulators from all over the world will converge on Jamaica, to participate in the 35th Annual Conference of the International Institute of Communications (IIC). The Jamaica Broadcasting Commission, in collaboration with Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI) and Caribbean Central American Action (CCAA), is hosting the IIC Conference, which will be held...

The Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), in a bid to swell the pool of funds available for reconstruction and relief efforts, will be seeking to host a number of fund-raising activities, by year end. Communications Liaison in the ONR, Tracey Hamilton, told JIS News that the office was looking at hosting fund-raising activities in the Tri-state area of the United...

State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Errol Ennis has urged St. Thomas farmers to register their activities under the Agri-business Information System (ABIS). Explaining the benefits of ABIS, Mr. Ennis said it would provide details of what the farmers were planting, where they were planting, the quantities and types of crops to be harvested, the farmers who were planting...

In a move directed at conserving and restoring the country's tropical forest resources, Jamaica has reached a debt-for-nature swap agreement with the United States (US) amounting to some US$16 million (J$987 million). This agreement has officially launched the local Tropical Forest Conservation Fund, with Jamaica giving its commitment to preserve the island's natural flora and fauna. The launch, which took...

Over 80 families from Southern St. Elizabeth, who were devastated by the passage of Hurricane Ivan four weeks ago, have received assistance from the staff of the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventists. The members, operating under the banner of the Adventist Disaster Relief Agency (ADRA), recently undertook the task of restoring temporary roofing to two houses as...

Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan has reported that the 39 million Euro Great River to Lucea Water Supply Project in Hanover was completed on time and within budget. Speaking on Saturday, October 9 at a press briefing held at the Great River water treatment facility to mark the completion of the main project, Mr. Buchanan said, "not only...

The first staging of the 'Volunteer and Share' programme, had its successful clean-up of Negril last weekend (October 9-10), with several members of the community joining in the exercise. This programme is a collaborative effort among the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force and the National Youth Service (NYS). Communications Liaison in the ONR, Tracey Hamilton...

The Support to Intra-City Volunteerism (SICV) Project has donated a cheque for $48,000 to four schools in the parish of Trelawny to assist needy students with book rental fees. United Nations volunteer, Abel Kipeja, explained to JIS News that the SICV Project, which began two years ago, had approached a number of schools in Falmouth, Trelawny to assess difficulties being...

Fellow Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica at home and abroad: During this week, we celebrate the memorable legacy of our Forebears and the Great Founders of our Nation. One month ago, this precious little part of God's creation, was buffeted by the winds, the rains and the surges of Hurricane Ivan. As we waited with anxiety and trepidation for the...

Mental health officers from the Ministry of Health have been making visits across the island to talk to persons experiencing feelings of despair, following the passage of Hurricane Ivan four weeks ago. Health Minister, John Junor made this revelation during a recent address to the House of Representatives. "The mental health officers have paid visits to communities and [have been]...

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the Jamaican Institution of Engineers (JIE) are working together to adopt the International Building Code (IBC) as a base document for Jamaica's building code, to upgrade the current code and bring it in line with new technological developments. Speaking at last Friday's (Oct. 8) meeting of parish council authorities at the Jamaica Conference...