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The first ever National Youth in Agriculture Exposition will take place on March 18, at the Denbigh Agricultural Show Ground in Clarendon.It will be staged by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) National Youth in Agriculture/Schools' Agricultural Programme, which was established in 1990. Since its inception, the programme has implemented several activities, such as school gardens, revolving loans, competitions and...

Basic school students in the community of Bloomwell in north Clarendon are to benefit from the construction of a new basic school in the community through the assistance of citizens and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The contract to construct the basic school is valued at a more than $9 million and was signed recently at a ceremony held...

Hundreds of patrons turned out recently for the annual 'Taste of the Caribbean/African Food Expo' held in Toronto, Canada to address the health and eating habits of Afro-Canadian and Caribbean people. Staged in partnership with Jamaican-born chef, Victor Henry (owner of Tipper's Restaurant), and the Association for the Advancement of Blacks in Health Sciences (AABHS), the expo was officially opened...

The Hanover Parish Council is cracking down on the number of animals roaming the streets with some 21 strays impounded and disposed of as at February 3. Secretary/Manager of the Hanover Parish Council, Alfred Graham, told JIS News that most of the captured animals have been sold by public auction, "because in most cases, the owners have not gone to...

Jamaica's High Commissioner to London, Maxine Roberts has welcomed Grace Kennedy and Company's Birthright Internship programme, noting that it complemented the Government's efforts to strengthen ties with overseas-based Jamaicans. The project had its United Kingdom launch at the High Commission in London on March 12. "Targeting the first and second and third generations in a programme of professional development and...

Government, through the National Works Agency (NWA), has spent in excess of $11 billion over the past two and a half years to improve the main road network across the island. "We have embarked on the National Road Improvement Programme, which is the largest ever single road rehabilitation programme to be undertaken in the history of Jamaica," said Vando Palmer,...

Conflict is a fact of life and in many cases, inevitable. Every day people are faced with problems or disagreements with family members, friends, colleagues and even strangers. The challenge, according to Donna Parchment, Chief Executive Officer of the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), is how one handles conflict. She is of the belief that a person's "mental model" impacts on...

Seven months after the Japan embassy and the Board of Cornerstone Ministries signed a US$76,483 grant contract to establish an automotive training centre at Cornerstone's Connolley Avenue facility in Kingston, things are set to get under way. Managing Director of Cornerstone, Randy Finnikin tells JIS News that as of Monday, March 15, a batch of 22 youth from the Allman...

The long awaited closure of the Black River bridge in St. Elizabeth, will take place next week. Approaches to the Bailey bridge that will be used as an alternative while the old bridge undergoes repair, are nearing completion. Speaking with JIS News, Vando Palmer, Manager, Communications and Customer Services at the National Works Agency (NWA), said during the course of...

The Hanover Parish Council is moving to take action against businesses and individuals who have breached the building regulations and code within the parish. Secretary/Manager of the Council, Alfred Graham told JIS News that a significant number of notices of breaches had been served on persons carrying out illegal developments, for them to visit the Council to have their developments...

Government is expected to spend some $50 million on river training at Seaforth and York in St. Thomas. The National Works Agency (NWA) is currently inspecting work sites and meeting with residents living along the river banks. Secretary/Manager of the St. Thomas Parish Council, Clinton Gordon has said that of the amount, some $5 million would be spent on equipment,...

Representatives from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Boston community in Portland on Thursday (March 11) signed a $7.3 million contract for the expansion and upgrading of the Boston Primary and Infant School. The signing was held at the Boston community centre. The signatories were Owen Sweeny, Operations Manager at JSIF; Gangolf Schmidt, Technical Advisor to the European...