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Jamaican artist, Cheery Stewart is set to showcase her latest work on May 23 at the Empire State Building Development Corporation in Brooklyn, New York. Speaking with JIS News, Ms. Stewart said that she was very excited about her latest show. "Painting makes me happy and I have always enjoyed sharing my work with others, especially my Jamaican people," she...

The Standing Finance Committee of Parliament yesterday (April 7) voted against a motion submitted by Opposition Spokesman on Finance Audley Shaw to increase the allocation for fire services in the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport's budget by $637 million. During the sitting at Gordon House, Local Government Minister Portia Simpson-Miller indicated that the Jamaica Fire Brigade board...

More than 80 schools in the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Trelawny will participate in the Schools Agricultural Science and Environmental Competition and Fair, to be held at the York Castle High School in Brown's Town on May 20. This is being organized by Region Three of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, under the theme: 'Maintaining...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry Wilson last night (April 7) declared that she had accepted the education budget and was willing to perform well with the allocation. Fielding questions from Opposition members at the 15-hour sitting of the Standing Finance Committee at Gordon House, the Education Minister said that despite the fact that the 2004/05 budget for...

National Labour Day will be celebrated on Monday, May 24, under the theme: 'Road Safety First.Avoid the Worst'. Details of the event were outlined by Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson, at a joint ceremony held in observance of World Health Day and the official launch of Labour Day 2004 on Tuesday, April 7 at Excelsior Community College...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has embarked on sensitization programmes for the police, to improve the information base about the provisions of the law that govern the improper disposal of solid waste and litter. According to Legal Officer and Company Secretary of the NSWMA, Kerry Ann Mason, who has conducted a number of the sensitization programmes, one of...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and the Jamaica Dairy Farmers Federation yesterday (April 7) signed a memorandum of collaboration, which will see both organizations teaming up to design and develop technical assistance programmes relevant to the needs of its respective members. The memo was signed by JAS president, Norman Grant and chairman of the federation, Raymond Brooks at the offices...

The Ministry of National Security is moving to address the overcrowding in the island's Adult Correctional Service Centres by repairing these facilities and revising the classification of inmates. Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips who was before the Standing Finance Committee on Tuesday, April 6 at Gordon House said, "what we are seeking to do is first of all...

The National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association of America (MFDNA) will host their annual conference at the Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay on April 24-27, 2004. In an interview with JIS News Sharon Seay, Executive Director of the MFDNA, spoke of the group's high expectations for the upcoming conference. "We hope to expand our relationship with our brothers and...

Jamaican artist, Cheery Stewart is set to showcase her latest work on May 23 at the Empire State Building Development Corporation in Brooklyn, New York. Speaking with JIS News, Ms. Stewart said that she was very excited about her latest show. "Painting makes me happy and I have always enjoyed sharing my work with others, especially my Jamaican people," she...

The Standing Finance Committee of Parliament yesterday (April 7) voted against a motion submitted by Opposition Spokesman on Finance Audley Shaw to increase the allocation for fire services in the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport's budget by $637 million. During the sitting at Gordon House, Local Government Minister Portia Simpson-Miller indicated that the Jamaica Fire Brigade board...

More than 80 schools in the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Trelawny will participate in the Schools Agricultural Science and Environmental Competition and Fair, to be held at the York Castle High School in Brown's Town on May 20. This is being organized by Region Three of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, under the theme: 'Maintaining...