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Several hundred young persons from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across the island have participated in a Youth in Agriculture Exposition hosted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) National Youth in Agriculture/Schools Agriculture Programme. The exposition was held on Thursday (March 18) at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon under the theme: 'Youth Reshaping Agriculture Through Technology'. Bridgette Williams,...

Come April 19 some 240 residents of South St. Andrew will be enrolled in continuing education and literacy studies under the Adult Continuing Education programme (ACE). The programme has three levels; ACE 1, which will seek to improve the literacy status of adults through the use of computer technology; ACE II will concentrate on adults who have not attained Grade...

The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) in collaboration with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) hosted a seminar last week in Clarendon to sensitise depositors and investors about the work of both institutions. The seminar entitled: 'Securing Your Financial Safety' was held recently (March 18) at the Hotel Versalles in May Pen. Hughlette Jackson, Director of Insurance and Risk Assessment said...

Several hundred young persons from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across the island have participated in a Youth in Agriculture Exposition hosted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) National Youth in Agriculture/Schools Agriculture Programme. The exposition was held on Thursday (March 18) at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon under the theme: 'Youth Reshaping Agriculture Through Technology'. Bridgette Williams,...

The highly anticipated return of Jamaica's national airline to Canada is less than three weeks away and the airline is resuming service with pomp. On Monday, April 5, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson will head a list of dignitaries on Air Jamaica's first flight into Toronto's Pearson International Airport in 14 years. Also expected on that flight are Finance and Planning...

The Atlanta Jamaican Association and the DeKalb County Police have taken a major step to bridge the gap between the Jamaican community and the DeKalb County Police. In a recent address to the Atlanta Jamaican Association's monthly meeting held in the Hillside Presbyterian Church Hall, Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb County Chief of Police, Eddie Moody said he would do everything to...

The highly anticipated return of Jamaica's national airline to Canada is less than three weeks away and the airline is resuming service with pomp. On Monday, April 5, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson will head a list of dignitaries on Air Jamaica's first flight into Toronto's Pearson International Airport in 14 years. Also expected on that flight are Finance and Planning...

The Atlanta Jamaican Association and the DeKalb County Police have taken a major step to bridge the gap between the Jamaican community and the DeKalb County Police. In a recent address to the Atlanta Jamaican Association's monthly meeting held in the Hillside Presbyterian Church Hall, Decatur, Georgia, DeKalb County Chief of Police, Eddie Moody said he would do everything to...

Tonight, I want to bring the nation up-to-date on a number of domestic issues and share some very positive information with you. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING In my address to the nation in January, I had outlined our time-table for bringing our National Budget into balance and the targets we had set to achieve this objective. I explained then that one...

Tonight, I want to bring the nation up-to-date on a number of domestic issues and share some very positive information with you. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING In my address to the nation in January, I had outlined our time-table for bringing our National Budget into balance and the targets we had set to achieve this objective. I explained then that one...

Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr. the Hon. Ralph Gonsalves paid a brief personal visit to former President of the Republic of Haiti, Jean Bertrand Aristide on Saturday, March 20. The meeting took place at the Government house where Mr. Aristide and his family are temporary guests of the Jamaican authorities. Dr. Gonsalves was in Jamaica at...

Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman has said that persons with strong interpersonal skills could form social cohesion, not only in the workplace but in the broader society as well. The Minister said he was supportive of the view that "when the interpersonal skills of persons are very strong, they are able to affirm themselves and others". Senator Whiteman was addressing...