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Jamaica joined the rest of the world in celebrating the efforts of United Nations' peacekeepers who have lost their lives working to maintain global peace and security, on Thursday (June 17). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordinator, Mr. Mihn Pham, said Jamaican peacekeepers have done tremendous work over the last 20 years, contributing to a number of peacekeeping missions...

As the Broadcasting Commission continues its efforts to increase engagement with the nation's young people, it has developed a series of monthly features for the Children's Own, Youth Link (Gleaner) and Teenage (Jamaica Observer) publications. The features, the 'Young Commissioners', which appear in the Children's Own, and the 'BC 2.0', which will debut in the Youth Link and Teenage on...

The Emergency Powers Review Tribunal was established pursuant to Regulation 38 of the Emergency Powers Regulations 2010 on the 28th May 2010. The members of this Tribunal are Pamela Benka-Coker, Q.C., Chairman, Mr. Justice Henderson Downer, retired Judge of Appeal, and Nancy Anderson, Attorney-at-law. The Tribunal and representatives from the Ministry of Justice have been working assiduously to put in...

The second stop on the Jamaican leg of the Caribbean Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Road Show was held at the St. James Parish Library, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (June 9). Students representing primary, secondary and high schools in western Jamaica participated in the activities, under the theme "Harnessing the power of innovation - the engine for ICT enabled Caribbean...

The funeral service for Leweek 'Lee' Morris, stalwart of the Jamaican community in Leicester, England, will be held on Friday (June 11) at St. Peter's Church. Born in Kingston, Mr. Morris moved to Leicester in 1954 and was among the first West Indians to move to the East Midlands city. He was a founding member of the Leicester Jamaica Community...

The Ministry of Water and Housing is looking to complete assessments and estimates of the damage done to infrastructure in last month's police/military operation in West Kingston, within the next two weeks. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who today (June 8) toured Tivoli Gardens to get a first-hand look at the damage, said that the windows, doors and ceilings...

The police has advised that post mortems on the bodies of those killed during the current operation by the security forces in West Kingston will begin tomorrow, June 1, 2010. The relatives of the deceased are advised to appoint independent pathologists to observe the process. Relatives may do so on their own or through the Office of the Public Defender...

The official Service of Thanksgiving for the late former Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party and Minister of Health, Dr. Herbert Eldemire, C.D., will be held at the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, 1 Fort Street, Montego Bay, St. James, tomorrow (May 28), beginning at 2:00 p.m. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding; medical practitioner and family friend, Dr....

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has advised that, as of today, all residents in communities affected by the ongoing State of Emergency are free to go about their lawful business. Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz "Based on a meeting which took place this morning, the Government...

The Ministry of Education takes the safety of our students very seriously and as such has taken steps and is taking steps to ensure their physical safety, psychological health and emotional wellbeing. Concerns have been raised about sittings of the CSEC and CAPE examinations. The Ministry has no authority to reschedule the Caribbean-wide examinations, which are organized and administered from...

Braeton Primary and Junior High School staged its inaugural Reading Fair, to stimulate and foster a culture of reading, at the school, St. Catherine on Friday (May 21). Held under the theme, 'Read Today for a Brighter Tomorrow', the day's events featured reading competitions, story telling, a puppet show, parents competition, dub poetry, and spelling, disc jockey (DJ) and project...

With just under half of the 800,000 parcels of land on Jamaica's tax roll unregistered, islandwide, expansion of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) is being considered. LAMP, which falls under the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), was established by the government in 2000, to assist individuals in securing titles for land for which they have no formal...