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The Scout Association of Jamaica launched its year-long Centenary celebrations at a press conference in Mandeville Manchester, on January 23. Throughout the year, the organisation will stage several events to mark its entry into Jamaica from England in 1910, including District, Parish and Regional functions, an International Jamboree to be held on July 23 at the Essex Valley Agricultural Showground...

Kingston, January 25, 2010 - The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Honourable Olivia Grange, MP has expressed her "deep sadness" at the loss of lives in Haiti caused by the earthquake that struck the country on January 12. Thousands of men, women and children died, including Myrian Merlet, Magalie Marcelin and Anne Marie Coriolan - the founders of...

The Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation and Madeline's Restaurant in Toronto, Canada, have raised more than C$12,000 for earthquake-ravaged Haiti. This amount should eventually become C$24,000, as the Canadian Government has announced that it will match funds collected by charitable organisations for Haiti. In seven days, the Foundation was able to organise a sold-out fundraising dinner at Madeline's in downtown Toronto,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says the world has not yet learnt that if global growth is to be sustained and highly developed economies are to continue growing, they have to find new markets. They cannot find new markets within their own markets or among themselves as they have gone pass saturation points, he warned. Mr. Golding said there are vast...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says while the world focuses on bringing immediate aid to Haiti, it should not make the mistake of walking away when things appear to be returning to what may be regarded as normal. Mr. Golding made the appeal when he addressed yesterday's (Jan 24) opening session in Kingston of the first forum of Ministers...

Secretary General of CARICOM, Dr. Edwin Carrington, has said that several member states have expressed a willingness to accommodate Haitians, who might seek refuge from the devastation caused by the January 12 earthquake. Already, Jamaica is making preparations to accept Haitians, who may arrive on its shores, and Dr. Carrington stated that other Governments are also onboard. "In fact, I...

A team from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) yesterday (Jan. 23) wrapped up three days of meetings with key disaster management agencies to assess the country's disaster management programme and determine the level of technical assistance that can be offered by the Japanese government. The team of experts, which began their work with meetings with the Office of Disaster...

Listeners will have an opportunity to share their views and get their questions answered as Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding hosts the first of Jamaica House Live for 2010 on Wednesday, January 27 at 8:30 pm. Last year the programme proved to be a success as Jamaicans at home and abroad had their concerns or issues addressed by PM...

The world famous floating book store, the Logos Hope, sailed into Montego Bay St. James on Wednesday (January 20) to begin a two-month visit to the island, which will take it into Kingston next month. Addressing a welcome reception held aboard the ship on Thursday (Jan. 21), Deputy Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Cecil Davis, stated that the people of...

The Government is pursuing private sector partnership to construct a new public morgue in Kingston, Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, disclosed on Friday (January 22). Speaking in the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate, Senator Nelson said that plans for the facility, projected to cost some $426 million, have already been approved by the...

Britain's new High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Howard Drake has praised Jamaica for its quick and positive response to the Haitian earthquake crisis. During his courtesy call on Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding at Jamaica House in Kingston this morning, (Jan 22) Mr. Drake said Britain was also committed to playing its part in providing much needed medical...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD), is slated to roll out its new state of the art Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) telephone system at its head office, Twickenham Park, St. Catherine, early February, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr. Patricia Holness, has disclosed. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank session at the Half -Way Tree Road head office of the Jamaica...