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Their Excellencies, Governor-General, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Lady Allen, continued their islandwide tour on Wednesday (May 16), with a visit to the parish of Westmoreland. The tour, which was led by Custos Owen Sinclair, started in Petersfield in the central section of the parish, where the Governor-General was given insight into the operations of the Association of...

Flowers will be placed at the shrines of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Samuel Sharpe, in Kingston and Montego Bay, as part of activities to mark Labour Day on May 23. The ceremony in Kingston will take place at the Sam Sharpe monument in National Heroes Park, while a similar function will be held at Sam Sharpe Square in Montego...

More than 512 Labour Day projects have so far been registered by citizens for completion on Labour Day, being observed on Wednesday, May 23. Some 94 projects have also been registered on-line via the JIS E-Labour Day registration form. There are also 14 Municipal projects earmarked for cleaning and beautification on Labour Day, under the theme, ‘Step Forward…Make Jamaica Beautiful’....

Drivers employed to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) are to be re-trained under a safe driving campaign, Transport, Works and Housing Minister, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies, has announced. The initiative will be undertaken in partnership with the Road Safety Council and the Insurance Association of Jamaica. “We are going to ensure that the drivers of the JUTC buses are...

The Senate, on Friday (May 18), passed the Judicature (Supreme Court) (Validation and Amendment) Act, 2012, with two amendments, during its sitting at Gordon House. Piloted by Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, the Bill seeks to regularize certain provisions outlined in Section 441A of the now repealed Judicature (Civil Procedure Code) Law, which had empowered the Supreme Court...

The National Council on Senior Citizens (NCSC) will be stepping up its activities for 2012, beginning with Centenarian Day, to be observed on May 22. Dubbed, ‘Seniors in Action’,  this year’s Centenarian Day seeks to highlight the importance of senior citizens, and importantly, the work that they have done over the years, said Executive Director at the Council, Mrs. Beverly...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (fourth left), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna-Marie Rowe (fourth right); share a moment  with retired and retiring JIS employees, who were honoured by the agency on Saturday (May 19), during a function at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston. The honourees (from right)...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will observe World International Day for Biodiversity on Tuesday May 22, under the theme: ‘Marine Biodiversity’. Manager of Public Education and Corporate Communication at NEPA, Natalie Fearon, informed that the annual observance aims to reinforce and heighten the awareness of biological diversity issues in Jamaica. She added that biodiversity is important, and encompasses...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has underscored the significant contribution of workers to Jamaica’s economy and the society’s fabric.   “Workers’ Week bears testimony to the power, the strength and the accomplishments of the Jamaican labour force, which constitutes an important catalyst in nation-building,” the Minister said. He was addressing a Workers’ Week and Labour Day National...

Chief Relationship Officer, Aeromar Group, Dr. Blossom O’Meally-Nelson, has called on Jamaicans to begin speaking positively of the police, and to show them more respect, as they put their lives on the line to ensure peace and public safety. “The relationship between the public and the police is a symbiotic one. Whether it is individuals, lobby groups or human rights...

Minister of Education, Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says the continued development of programmes to assist children with special needs is important in nation building. “These children deserve as much attention, in fact, even more than children without challenges... The Ministry would like to help more and more and to sensitize all schools, all parents and the nation in fact, so that...

Signs and billboards marking major crash ‘hot spots’ are to be erected across the island, to warn motorists of these danger zones, so they can avoid getting into accidents. This will be undertaken by Jamaica National General Insurance (JNGI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, through its Road Safety Unit. The initiative forms part of JNGI's...