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Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), arrived in the island yesterday (May 1) for his first official visit to the country. Speaking to journalists on his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, the Director-General, who opened the World Press Freedom Conference today (May 2) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, noted...

Over 150 delegates from countries around the world are expected in the island for the World Press Freedom Day Conference, to be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston from May 2 to 3. To be conducted in English, French and Spanish, the Conference will see the participation of a number of Caribbean delegates, including officials from Jamaica, Grenada,...

Jamaica is considered to be one of the more tolerant countries in the world, in relation to freedom of the press. This observation has been made by Mogens Schmidt, Director for the Division of Freedom of Expression at the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in France. "Whenever we assess the press freedom situation globally...

Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will be making his first official visit to Jamaica on Thursday, May 1 for the opening of the International World Press Freedom Day Conference, to be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston from May 2 to 3. It is the first time since the observation...

Head of the Bureau of Women's Affairs, Dr. Glenda Simms, is urging females "to take a more pro-active role" as it relates to the shaping of their future. Her call came at the recent annual yard sale of the Treasure Beach Women's Group in St. Elizabeth, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO). "I am happy to be here to see the...

Israeli Journalist, Amira Hass, is this year's recipient of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Miss Hass has been recognized for her efforts in reporting the facts on the Palestinian territories for the Israeli daily newspaper Ha'aretz. She is the first and only Israeli journalist living in the Palestinian territories. She moved...

Teenage pregnancy is a reality. But being a teenage mother should not be a 'death sentence', says Beryl Weir, Director of the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation. She insists that teenage mothers should resolve to continue their education and pursue the career they had envisaged before their pregnancy. "Being a teen mother is not the end of the world. The...

For almost 25 years the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has been quietly going above and beyond the call of duty, not only assisting pregnant teenagers through its programme for adolescent mothers, but also following up the progress of the babies to as far as secondary education. Executive Director of the Women's Centre, Beryl Weir, tells JIS News that...

The Women's Resource and Outreach Centre (WROC) has been just that for the women of the surrounding communities of Beechwood Avenue in Kingston, a rock. For the past 20 years, the centre, situated at 47 Beechwood Avenue, has been one of the pillars of the community, providing needed medical resource and guidance for families and women, especially, in the troubled...