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Mediation, with an emphasis on conciliation and restoration, is being forwarded as one proven and effective way of resolving much of the social conflicts plaguing Jamaica. This was the common view expressed by various individuals at PALS Jamaica's Peace Day celebrations held at King's House in Kingston, this morning (March 2), under the theme "Peace Every Time" with emphasis on...

Senior Citizens' Clubs in St. Thomas have launched several income generating projects to expose the versatility of the elderly in the parish. The launch, organized by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), was held on February 26 at the Anglican Church Hall in Morant Bay, where several handicraft items, foods, preserves as well as fruits and vegetables were displayed....

The Trelawny Lay Magistrates Association will be hosting its annual prayer breakfast, at Roy's Villas, in Deeside, Falmouth, in the parish, on Thursday, March 11, under the theme, 'Love Thy Neighbour as Thyself'. The event, which is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m., will see Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, as a special guest, while...

A first aid kit valued at $3,000, was recently donated to the One Love Basic School in Mansfield Heights, Ocho Rios, St. Ann by members of the Young Children's Priority One Club. The kit contains antiseptic wash and ointment, lotion, cotton balls, gloves, gauze pads, tongue blades, alcohol, cough syrup, vitamins, and a pair of scissors. Club Director, Ava Neil,...

Some 50 students from three schools in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, are now benefiting from a breakfast programme, initiated by the Kiwanis Club of St. Ann. The schools include Parry Town Primary, Ocho Rios Primary and the One Love Basic School. Majorie Robinson, 1st Vice President of the club, told JIS News that the breakfast programme, which started about three...

The Women's Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC) has been just that for the women of the surrounding communities of Beechwood Avenue in Kingston, a rock. For the past 20 years, the centre, situated at 47 Beechwood Avenue, has been one of the pillars of the community, providing needed medical resource and guidance for families and women, especially, in the troubled...