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With Christmas fast approaching, members from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) journeyed to the Mount Olivet Boys' Home in Walderston, Manchester, to bring cheer to the boys, through a work day, on Saturday (October 30). The JIS work day included painting of the Ackee Dorm, putting up curtains, making beds, cutting the yard, ironing and several other activities to give...

Woman District Constable (DC), Mazilyn Miller Prince, of the Portmore Police Station in St. Catherine was on Tuesday (October 26) named District Constable of the Year. The DC, who topped a field of 17 finalists from across the island, walked away with the coveted Minister's trophy plus a cash incentive at the inaugural award ceremony held at the Knutsford Court...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has said that the Jamaica Rent A-Car industry forms an integral part of the island's tourism product. "To this end the industry not only contributes to improving the tourism product, but to national development through employment and well needed revenue," he said during the Jamaica Rent-A-Car Association Limited...

With 150 families being displaced from their homes in Chigwell, Pearces Village and Forrest in Eastern Hanover, since the heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Nicole, flood waters in Chigwell have been rising at a rate of approximately six inches per day. Approximately 650 individuals are affected, of which four persons have been located in an emergency shelter in Chigwell....

Minister of State for Local Government, Hon Robert Montague, on (October 25) presented the Jamaica Fire Brigade with $5 million towards enhancing the working environment of its staff. In addition, rescue equipment were donated by Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) valued at approximately $20.8 million, including 30 sets of protective gear, five extrication tools (jaws of life) and two tripods....

Resident of Bull Savannah in St. Elizabeth, Mrs. Simonette Rochester, was showered with praise by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen; Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, and Leader of the Opposition, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, for reaching the milestone of 100 years on October 22. Mrs. Rochester is the mother of former State Minister...

The Portland Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade is observing Fire Safety Awareness Week from October 24 to October 30 under the theme: 'Partnering with communities for fire safety'. Activities got underway on (Oct. 24) with a national church service at the Buff Bay Emanuel Gospel Hall and an exposition and lecture will be held on (Oct. 25) at the...

Measures to prevent mosquito infestation and reduce the risk of Dengue Fever transmission, were outlined at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Community Meeting at Mount Pleasant All Age School, Portland, on Wednesday (October 20). Among the measures outlined by Assistant Entomologist at Portland Health Services, Neville Schobourgh, were: careful management of necessary water-holding containers; disposal of unwanted water-holding containers; keeping...

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica and CARICOM's Special Representative on Haiti's Reconstruction, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, has said that Haiti deserves unprecedented levels of support from the international community. Speaking at the 12th Annual Eric Williams Memorial Lecture Series at Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, recently, Mr. Patterson said, however, that the recovery process must be driven by...

Local geologists studying the Haiti catastrophe say Kingston, Portmore and Spanish Town are among the most vulnerable areas should an earthquake the magnitude of the January 12 tremor or stronger hit Jamaica. Research Fellow and Head of the Earthquake Unit, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Lyndon Brown, said Kingston was probably in one of the worst locations and...

Merita Charles, mother-in-law of Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, and mother of Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, was laid to rest in Moneague on Sunday, October 17. The Thanksgiving Service for the life of the late centenarian, affectionately called 'Miss Rita', was held at the Moneague Seventh Day Adventist Church, in St. Ann. "To say that...

On Wednesday, October 20, Jamaica will join the rest of the world in celebrating the inaugural World Statistics Day, a United Nations' designated day which will be observed under the theme, "Celebrating the Many Achievements of Official Statistics". The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is urging all entities engaged in data collection and analysis in Jamaica, across the region and...