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The public transportation system in four rural towns is to see immediate restructuring with colour coding to be effected for public passenger vehicles, and parishes assigned coloured licensed plates. According to Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, the towns of Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, May Pen and Santa Cruz offers a different perspective of the social structure of the...

In an effort to encourage representatives of Government agencies to attend monthly meetings of the St. Thomas Parish Council, Mayor of Morant Bay, Hanif Brown, said he is considering videotaping them for cable television. Speaking at the Council meeting held on Thursday (January 8), Mayor Brown said the footage would be shown on cable television to highlight the work of...

Mayor of Savanna-La-Mar, Bertel Moore has called on the National Water Commission (NWC) to provide designated loading bays for its trucks, as water is being illegally sourced for their operations, from the parish's few functioning fire hydrants. Speaking at the Westmoreland Parish Council meeting on Thursday (January 8), he noted that the serious problem of the absence of adequate fire...

Public Education Manager at the Access to Information (ATI) Unit, Tricia Cameron-Anglin, is appealing to secondary school teachers to encourage more of their students to participate in its National Essay Competition. In an interview with JIS News, she said that the essay competition would be an empowering experience for students as it would heighten their understanding of the importance and...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has said that Jamaicans need to be more nurturing in order to reduce the incidences of violence and criminal activities in the country. "Research has shown that many of the persons, who are involved in violence and other criminal activities, did not receive the requisite love and nurturing to make them productive citizens in adulthood. A...

The Trelawny Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade responded to 18 fire calls during the month of December 2008, and was able to save some $109.5 million in property. Of the calls, 10 were genuine fires, two were malicious false alarms, one was categorised as a false alarm with good intent, and five were special service calls. "There were five...

Earthquake Awareness Month activities for St. Mary were officially launched at a function held at the St. Mary Parish Library in Port Maria on Wednesday (Jan. 7). The event, staged by the St. Mary Parish Council, was attended by a number of persons representing government and non-government organizations in the parish, and featured cultural presentations by students of Oracabessa, Islington...

The St. Thomas Parish Council, will be taking steps to ensure the preservation and development of historical sites in the parish as tourist attractions. "We have too many sites of historical nature that are underdeveloped in the parish," said Mayor of Morant Bay, Hanif Brown, at the regular monthly meeting of the Council, held yesterday (Jan. 8). He said that...

In its drive to beautify the town of Falmouth and by extension the parish of Trelawny, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), has embarked on a drive to remove all derelict vehicles from the streets throughout the parish. According to the NSWMA Zonal Monitor for North Trelawny, Paul Campbell, between December 2008 and January 8, some 15 such vehicles...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) launched a multimillion dollar marketing campaign in New York on Tuesday (Jan. 6), which offers Americans, seeking relief from the cold of winter, a dream escape to the affordable island destination. Dubbed 'Jamaica Winter Rescue Programme', the month-long campaign features ceiling banners, large floor mats, and large-scale posters, strategically placed at commuter terminals in New...

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is to undertake a review of the electronic monitoring pilot project, with a view to implementing the system as part of the correctional programme. Electronic monitoring is a surveillance system, used by correctional services globally, to monitor the activities of convicted offenders, who have been granted conditional release from incarceration. The process involves attaching...

Minister of State with responsibility of Local Government Robert Montague, has said that the effectiveness of local governance depends greatly on the ability of individuals and institutions to be fully aware of their responsibilities and to be enabled to perform them. "The result is a strengthened Local Government and local governance system. Our Caribbean people will have the skills and...