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Hundreds of citizens from St. James came out to embrace and participate in the Emancipation celebrations at Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay on Saturday night (July 31). The celebrations were organised and produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), in association with the St. James Parish Council. It included demonstrations by marching bands, renditions from a number of gospel...

The Clarendon Parish Library now has a new roof and multi-media equipment to better serve the hundreds of students and adults, who use the facility. The United States-based Alcoa Foundation, parent company for Jamalco, funded the exercise at a cost of $2.2 million. Senior Librarian, Cheryl Cousins-Reid, speaking at the official handing over ceremony on July 30, expressed gratitude to...

Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, has expressed satisfaction with the pace of construction and the quality of work accomplished to date on the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James. The Prime Minister, accompanied by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, toured the facility in Montego Bay Friday...

Hundreds of residents of Somerton and surrounding communities in Eastern St. James will get an opportunity to voice their concerns on challenging issues, when the second Mayor's forum is staged at the Somerton All-Age School on Thursday, July 29. The main objective of the forum is to provide a platform for residents to meet with various stakeholders from government and...

Persons from the civic and business communities, as well as members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), heaped praises on young people in Huntley and surrounding communities in Manchester, for launching the Hills United Police Youth Club on Sunday (July 25). Guest speaker, public commentator, Kevin O'Brien Chang, told the members of the Club at the launch at the Huntley...

Another 200 residents of West Kingston communities affected by recent violence, participated in the second of two therapeutic trips to Kool Runnings Water Park in Negril Westmoreland, enjoying a full day of fun, relaxation and emotional healing, on Wednesday July 14. The project, organised by the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), a crime prevention initiative of the Ministry of...

Residents of Hanna Town, Denham Town, Trench Town, Fletchers Land and Tivoli Gardens in West Kingston are lauding the efforts of the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), in helping them to get past the recent violence, which has left many of them emotionally disturbed. "I feel so good on a day like today, because I have gotten a chance...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that Government was moving to assist persons who lost their homes as a result of last month's West Kingston security initiative. Speaking in Parliament on June 22, the Prime Minister said that Government was making efforts to see how persons who were "unavoidably and inescapably affected by the operations" can be assisted. Mr. Golding said...

The Government has spent some $13 million to upgrade and refurbish the Three Hills Community Centre and Sports Complex in St. Mary. The project, which was funded through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, also includes a fenced football field, and an irrigation system to maintain the landscape. The facility will serve more...

The Senate gave approval on Friday (June 18) to two Bills postponing Local Government Elections to 2011. The elections, which were to be held by June 30 this year, are now scheduled to be held no later than March 30, 2011. Bills amending the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) Act and the Parish Councils Act to allow for the...

Residents of Trelawny who live in flood prone areas, are being sensitised about the importance of moving quickly to a shelter in the event of a hurricane or flooding. Disaster Preparedness Co-ordinator for the parish, Deon Hylton-Lewis, told JIS News that Zion in Martha Brae was chief among flood-prone areas that were under the 'watchful eyes' of the disaster committee,...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is seeking to improve the burial grounds at the May Pen Cemetery, in Kingston, to reclaim the interest of persons who seek to give their loved ones a proper burial. On a tour of the cemetery yesterday (June 15), the Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie showed Minister of State with responsibility for...