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The Braes River community of St. Elizabeth has added to Jamaica’s tourism offerings, with the opening of the ‘Come Meet a Jamaican Village’ community tourism initiative. The large, attractive village complex, located in the heart of the rustic farming community, offers an authentic experience that goes beyond shopping to sharing and connecting with the locals.  It boasts individual shops where...

To encourage improved sanitation practices among residents in the Corporate Area, the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) and the Social Development Commission (SDC) have rolled out a Downtown Clean Community competition. The competition, which runs from May 21 to 31, forms part of a public health clean-up initiative, which provides an incentive for communities that make sustainable strides to...

Residents of Sheffield and adjoining areas in Westmoreland were engaged in the construction of a bus shelter and pedestrian crossing to serve the more than 500 students of the Sheffield All-age School as well as community persons. This was the Westmoreland Parish Project for Labour Day 2012 and was among the 42 registered projects carried out under the theme: ‘Step...

The round-a-bout situated at the intersection of South Camp Road and Harbour Street, popularly known as the ‘gateway to downtown Kingston’ is being given a much needed facelift on May 23 as part of Labour Day activities. The work for the day is focused on beautifying the green area, including gardening and bushing, whitewashing of stones, replanting of flowers and...

Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, and Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson, headed a large group of volunteers who, on Wednesday (May 23), undertook refurbishing of the Port Royal Primary and Infant School. The school was selected by the PIOJ as its major project for Labour Day 2012. They were joined by...

The Government has earmarked $2.2 million to continue work on the March Pen Road community centre in Spanish Town for use by residents under the Community Crime Prevention Programme. As set out in the 2012-2013 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the project will see the completion of renovation and refurbishing works on the computer laboratory at...

The town of Black River in St. Elizabeth is to be given a major facelift on Labour Day, May 23. Selected as the parish project for the day, members of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council and the general citizenry are expected to turn out in their numbers to bush the roadways leading into the town, clear debris, and carry out...

Residents of Trench Town and Tivoli Gardens in Kingston are to benefit from the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practices in resolving conflicts, which is expected to foster peace among citizens in the areas. This will be achieved through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which was signed on April 26 between the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) and representatives of...

The competencies of 40 community health aides (CHAs) have been significantly enhanced with their successful completion of the Ministry of Health’s training/certification programme. Implemented at a cost of over $8 million, the project sought to improve the CHA’s contribution to the nation’s primary health care system. Sixteen assessors/trainers also completed the programme. The participants were presented with their certificates on...

The Office of the Children's Registry (OCR) has expanded its operations to Mandeville as it moves to reduce and eliminate incidences of child abuse across the island. Persons can now make reports of known or suspected child abuse to OCR’s registration officers occupying space at the Child Development Agency’s (CDA) office located at Caledonia Mall in the Manchester capital. The...

The Municipality of Portmore has a new Mayor. He is Mr. George Lee, who was sworn in on April 2,  at a ceremony, held at the Portmore HEART Academy, in St. Catherine. This is Mr. Lee’s second stint as Mayor, after he polled 15,011 votes in the recent Local Government elections, defeating former Mayor, Keith Hinds  who got 8,287 votes...

Newly installed Mayor of Kingston, Senator Angella Brown Burke, has indicated that the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be moving to develop a plan of action to address the reported rodent infestation affecting sections of the Corporate Area. Delivering her inaugural address at the installation ceremony at the KSAC, Church Street, downtown Kingston, on April 2, Senator Brown...