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The Government of Jamaica, has dispatched a team of six persons to the Turks and Caicos Islands, to provide support in the aftermath of the impact of Hurricane Ike, on the islands. The Turks and Caicos, home to many Jamaicans, was hit by the powerful Category 4 Hurricane Ike on Sunday, September 7, destroying more than 80 percent of the...

Executive Director of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), Winsome Hudson, is assuring Jamaicans that the National Library is adequately prepared and committed to protecting the nation's invaluable collections from disasters, especially tropical storms and hurricanes. "We weathered Gustav very well, but it wasn't luck, because disaster preparedness and preparing for hurricanes is at the forefront of our operations and...

More than US$3,200 was recently raised by the Jamaica Consulate in Miami, to benefit the Swift Purcell Boys' Home in St. Mary and the Jamaica Christian Boys' Home in Kingston. The funds are proceeds from the annual Ecumenical Independence church service, which was held in August in Fort Lauderdale and attended by over 1,000 Jamaican nationals and friends. Since 2003,...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has said that with human witnesses in court gradually becoming a thing of the past, it is critical that Jamaica strengthens the process of forensic investigation. "The Jamaica Jurisprudence has been built up over the years on somebody witnessing an incident and giving evidence. This is a problem today, because the human...

The National Policy for Senior Citizens is to be revised, as the number of seniors is expected to double from 10 per cent of the population at the time the policy was crafted in 1997, to 20 per cent in the year 2020. "The policy is due for revision, and without question there is an acknowledgement that it has to...

A campaign for literacy is one of the most important actions a country can take, in the effort to foster human, social and economic development. This was stated by Education Programme Manager, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Office for the Caribbean, Paolo Fontani. Addressing the launch of the Literacy Poster and Essay Competition, under the theme: 'Literacy...

The Ministry of Agriculture, through its Agricultural Support Services Project (ASSP), will be establishing 11 pepper nurseries across the country, to help farmers increase production and satisfy the increasing demand for the product. This announcement was made by Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, as he addressed a large group of farmers in Albert Town, Trelawny, during a tour of...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has encouraged Jamaica's youth to garner inspiration from the performance of the country's athletes, at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, in August. "I want every young Jamaican girl and boy, to look at the achievements of Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Asafa Powell, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Sherone Simpson, Melaine Walker, and others,...

The National Literacy Poster and Essay Competitions were officially launched on September 8, to mark International Literacy Day. The competition, organised by the Ministry of Education through the Education Transformation Team, will be staged under the theme: 'Literacy the Best Remedy'. Speaking at the launch, held at the Jamaica Employers, Federation (JEF), headquarters in Kingston, National Literacy Co-ordinator in the...

Thousands of Jamaicans turned out yesterday (September 8), at the Norman Manley International Airport and along the route into Kingston, to welcome home triple Olympic Champion and double World Record holder, Usain Bolt. The Golden Boy of track and field made his much anticipated return to an atmosphere fit for a King. Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, headlined the list of...

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has announced the commissioning of a comprehensive demand analysis of the sector, to determine its requirements. This is being done to equip the relevant supporting industries, with the necessary information to enable them to produce and supply the hospitality industry accordingly. Mr. Bartlett said this is key in enhancing the competitiveness of those industries, thereby ensuring...

The Jamaica Red Cross has received a cheque, valued at US$50,000, from the Chinese Red Cross, to assist with the recovery process, following the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav. At the handing over ceremony in Kingston on Friday, September 5, Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Kan Liu, expressed deepest sympathy and condolence, to the...