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Jamaicans in South Florida, will once again celebrate the life and legacy of the late Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), at the third annual Community Cultural Tribute and Scholarship Fund-raiser, on September 6, at the Sierra Norwood Calvary Baptist Church in North Miami. The event will commemorate Miss Lou's 88th birthday (September 7), as well as her work, which will feature...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the use of technology is the way forward for revamping the agricultural sector. "We have now reached a point where we have demonstrated that the greenhouse technology is here, and it is working. The new frontier is to get the tissue culture side of things going, to get...

President of the Cocoa Walk Farmers Group in South Manchester, Hudlyn Pitter, is urging community members, particularly young persons, to become more involved in activities within the area, which are geared at both personal and community development. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Pitter bemoaned the fact that the Cocoa Walk Farmers Group, which was formed on February 18,...

Twelve students who passed the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), and 11 who were successful in the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) examinations, and will be attending high and tertiary institutions, have been rewarded by the Mandeville Seventh Day Adventist Church. At a function, held at the church on August 23, the students were given text, books and educational supplies. Lecturer...

As the island braces for the effects of Hurricane Gustav, the National Works Agency (NWA), has activated its Emergency Response Teams. The NWA Communications and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw, told JIS News, that all key contractors in the NWA's emergency response effort have been placed on call. Mr. Shaw said that NWA equipment would be pre-positioned in key areas,...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade in Westmoreland is reporting a dramatic drop in fire calls, between January and July, when compared with the similar period for 2007. Statistics show that for the period in 2008, approximately 200 calls were received by the division, 176 of which were genuine, 10, false alarms and 14 requiring special services. For the corresponding period last...

The first batch of students who will study at the Western Jamaica Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), in Montego Bay, St. James turned up for orientation, today (August 26). Some 90 of the 120 registered students for the 2008/2009 academic year, attended the exercise. The campus has been established on the grounds of the former Chatwick...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, says Government is committed to establishing a centre of international sporting excellence, through which new and upcoming talents in all areas of sports will be identified and provided with professional training. Government will also be strengthening institutional support to sporting organisations such as the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association, the Jamaica Olympics Association, and the Institute of...

Well known community activist, Amir Abdullah Mohammed Abdul Akbar, was laid to rest in a New Jersey cemetery on August 22, after a brief service at the Masjid Kalifa Mosque in Brooklyn, New York. Born Everette Barrington Ranglin in Kingston, 'Brother Akbar', as he was affectionately known, committed to the Nation of Islam in 1965 and 11 years later, relocated...

As efforts continue to reduce praedial larceny in St. Mary, farmers in the parish are working closely with the police, to ensure success in the fight against offenders. As in other parishes, praedial larceny has been a major challenge confronting the farming community in St. Mary, resulting in losses totalling millions of dollars yearly. Among the communities most affected are...

Some 32 students from the May Day High School in Manchester were presented with certificates on August 22, for participating in a summer programme run by TEACH Caribbean, a group of Jamaican Rhodes Scholars, who graduated from Oxford University in the United Kingdom (UK). The programme, which began in 2006, is called Jamaica Math Science and English Project (JaMSE). It...

Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, has advised that a submission is expected to be made to Cabinet shortly, regarding efforts to revive rail services across the island. Speaking at last week's post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Henry said that the submission, jointly undertaken with the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, has been completed. He told...