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Residents of York Town in Clarendon benefited from a community development fair, hosted by the York Town Community Development Committee (CDC) on February 12. The fair was held in collaboration with several Government agencies, including the Registrar General's Department, HEART Trust/NTA, the Social Development Commission (SDC), and Youth.now, a project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)...

There will be 500,000 cruise passengers to the island annually, guaranteed. This is as a result of a five-year facility Fee Agreement. Valued at US$17.75 million the agreement was signed by Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill with the Port Authority of Jamaica and Carnival Cruise Lines at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. "This contract is therefore groundbreaking in more...

This year is poised to be a very important one for the Disputes Resolution Foundation as the organisation celebrates its tenth anniversary in July 2004. In a recent interview, Executive Director, Donna Parchment told JIS News that the Foundation had planned to utilize the year for public education to, "create a greater buy in of various stakeholders in the community...

An 11-year-old student is the youngest recipient of the Bob Marley award handed out each year in Toronto, Canada. Christine Exeter, who excels in both soccer and tennis, was among seven recipients at an event where Toronto's Mayor, David Miller proclaimed February 6 as Bob Marley Day. Not only is Christine captain of her soccer team which has maintained first...

The Petersfield community in Westmoreland played host to a conference on Youth Volunteerism and Activism, last week, which had over 100 youth volunteers participating. The conference was organised by volunteers within the National Youth Service (NYS), Jamaica Net Corp (JAMNET) programme, and is the second such event to be staged in the parish in the last two months. Under the...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be deferring the sale of the Mayor's official residence on Argyle Road in Kingston, to a date to be announced later this year. Explaining the withdrawal of the property from the market, Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie told the Council's monthly press briefing on Wednesday (Feb. 11) that, "in order not...

Dr. Clare Roberts, First Vice President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has said that his group was moving to increase public awareness of its work within the Caribbean in order to advance human rights in the region. However, he said that this objective could only be achieved when misconceptions by Caribbean states about the IACHR were cleared...

National Security Minister, Dr Peter Phillips has said in the face of the regional struggle against organized crime and drug financed criminal networks there was need for regional and international cooperation to develop new approaches to policymaking and to update the basic tools in law enforcement. In this, he said, the contribution of legal scholars and academic researchers in re-examining...

The diplomatic community in Washington paid glowing tribute and gave warm statements of praise to outgoing Jamaican Ambassador to Washington, Seymour Mullings, at a farewell function held for him at the Embassy in the United States on Tuesday (Feb. 10). The well-attended function brought together several United States government officials including representatives from the Congress, members of the international financial...

The Government of Jamaica is introducing the accrual system of accounting in the public sector, which will allow for greater efficiency in the management of resources. Presently, ministries and departments use the cash accounting system, which recognises transactions between the government and its clients only when the money is paid. The accrual system of accounting however will recognise those transactions...

A total of $3.1 million has been spent to upgrade sanitary facilities at the Ewarton Primary School in St. Catherine. Work on the project included the construction of a new toilet block equipped with 18 water closets, while the existing bathrooms were upgraded with flush toilets installed. A total of 1,652 students and 51 staff members are expected to benefit...

The cities of Kingston and Port-of-Spain in Trinidad have agreed to unite to share expertise to advance the local government process. Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, who made the announcement at the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation's (KSAC) monthly press conference on Tuesday (Feb.10), said that a formal twinning ceremony would be held in Kingston in July. He said...