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Twenty-one young people from Flankers in Montego Bay have been certified to work in the hotel industry, having successfully completed a 12-month training course through the Sandals/Flankers Training and Recruitment Tier (START) programme. The 19 males and two females are part of a group of 25 youngsters who were selected from the Flankers community to the pioneers in an on-the-job...

Executive Director of the Bureau of Women's Affairs, Dr. Glenda Simms, has called on female victims of sexual violence to come forward and admit that they have been wronged. She noted that until more "high profile Jamaican women" stood up and admitted that they have been victims of violence, the problem would never be dealt with effectively. "When we take...

In keeping with the requirements of the amended Agricultural Produce Act, which was passed recently by the Senate, farmers will soon be required to utilize a special Agricultural Receipt Book when conducting agricultural transactions with merchants. The receipt book system, expected to come on stream fully in 2005, is part of the Ministry of Agriculture's endeavour to crack down on...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has been honoured by the Goat Breeders' Society of Jamaica for his contribution to the development of the goat industry over the last seven years, since the formation of the Society in 1997. The honour was bestowed on the Minister at the annual general meeting of the Society, held yesterday (November 24) at the Bodles...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has said that many opportunities existed for farmers to increase goat production to supply the local and international markets. "Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica for 1998 to 2003, showed a persistent shortage in the local supply of goat meat. According to that data, while just over 3.36 million kilograms of goat meat were...

The Office of National Reconstruction (ONR) will be undertaking a major clean-up exercise at the Hope Zoo from November 26 to 28. Residents living in close proximity to the zoo, including the Hope Pastures community and students attending the University of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Mona Preparatory, are being invited to come out and support the...

In keeping with government's thrust to improve service delivery and performance in the public sector, the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport will launch its Citizen's Charter on Friday (Nov. 26), at its Hagley Park Road offices in Kingston, beginning at 10:00 a.m. This comes against the Prime Minister's mandate to state agencies in 1994, that they devise...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States (US), Professor Gordon Shirley, will deliver the keynote address at the 10th annual charity gala of the Children Of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) of New York on December 4. The event, proceeds from which will benefit inner-city children in Jamaica and New York City, will take place at 8:00 p.m., at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,...

Approximately 10 young men from the Hill Top Juvenile Correctional Centre in St. Ann were recently presented with certificates of achievement and tool kits, having successfully completed a 10-week electrical installation course. The course was sponsored by the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League and accredited by the HEART TRUST/NTA. "The wards were able to gain hands-on experience in training as...

The St. Mary Health Department will be embarking on a rat eradication programme in a number of communities in the parish. Anthony Robins, Chief Public Health Inspector for St. Mary, told JIS News that the campaign would be conducted in all the major townships of the parish, as well as in a number of specially selected areas, which have been...

Some 250 students graduated from the Moneague College in St. Ann on November 21, having successfully completed courses of study in the arts, sciences, education, and in technical and vocational areas. The graduates are now fully prepared to pursue advanced studies or to join the workforce.In her address at the function, Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson, pointed...

Officers from the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will be visiting farms in St. Mary today (Nov. 25) and in Portland on Monday (Nov. 29) to collect information to be used in the National Farmer Registration Programme. The programme is designed to improve marketing opportunities and to allow for better development planning in the agricultural sector. Among the information to...