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Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson has said that many Jamaicans are still grappling with the impact of cable and the intrusion of foreign values and lifestyles. She contended that the impact of drugs, promiscuous sex and conflict-ridden behaviour pervaded "all of our experiences", adding that the education sector was reeling from the worst effects of the combination...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has mandated the Director of Public Prosecutions to submit reports on the work and performance of that department at timely intervals to Parliament. The Prime Minister made the formal request on Tuesday (April 27) during his contribution to the 2004/05 Budget Debate in Gordon House. "Until the Constitutional requirements which govern the duties of the Director...

The proposed National (Independent) Investigative Authority, which will investigate allegations of criminal conduct against the police, should be in place before the end of this legislative year. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson provided details on the proposed unit on Wednesday (April 28), at the post-Budget press briefing at Jamaica House. "The drafting instructions to create that body are being finalized, they...

Director of the Social, Manpower and Planning Division of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Pauline Knight has said that recent findings have demonstrated "the importance that the poor attach to education". Indicating that the findings were "quite interesting", she pointed out that a survey of the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA), conducted by the PIOJ, revealed that the poor in...

A trailer-load of food, clothing and medical supplies will be shipped to Jamaica to be distributed among Haitian refugees currently on the island.This effort is being spearheaded by the United Caribbean American Network of New Jersey (UCAN-NJ).President of the UCAN-NJ, Jamaican-born Councilwoman Elsie Foster-Dublin, gave details of the donation to JIS News, recently. "I reached out to members of the...

A contract worth some $3.5 million has been signed by the Jamaica Social Investment fund (JSIF) for the Wakefield Primary School project in Trelawny. The project will involve completion of a 70 square metre classroom to be used as a computer laboratory, and rehabilitation of the front entrance and side road leading to the school. Wakefield Primary School computer room...

The St. Ann Parish Library in St. Ann's Bay will be staging a reading session titled, 'Rally for Reading', at Lawrence Park in the town, on Friday, April 30, as part of activities to mark Reading Week (April 26 - May 1). About eight schools in close proximity to the town will take part in the event, with students speaking...

Information Minister Burchell Whiteman has said there is need for a change in the way political leadership is viewed. The Minister who was speaking at a joint forum on Values and Attitudes and the Access to Information Act at the Edna Manley College for the Visual and Performing Arts recently (April 22), urged the students to be more analytical in...

The Council of the University of the West Indies at its annual business session on Friday, April 23, 2004 chaired by the newly appointed Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne, paid tribute to the outgoing Vice Chancellor, Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford, who will retire on September 30, 2004, after serving six years as head of the regional institution, culminating a career...

There will be some 776 performances in music, dance, speech, drama and traditional folk forms during the annual parish finals of the St. Catherine division of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC).The performing arts festival will be held from April 27 to May 19 at the Ascot Hall in Old Harbour under the theme: 'Excellence begets Excellence'. Cultural Officer of...

Prime Minister P.J Patterson announced today that 560 hectares of land have been acquired for a major resort development in the parish of Trelawny. Making his Budget presentation in Gordon House under the theme 'One Vision One People: A Strong Jamaica' the Prime Minister informed that the property for the development was acquired by a new entity with the National...

The Council of the University of the West Indies has decided to establish a Task Force to determine the status and nature of commitments made by Caribbean Governments under the World Trade Organisation's General Agreement on Trade in Services (WTO/GATS). The Task Force, which will seek collaboration from the Regional Negotiating Machinery, will research and provide relevant information as a...