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Thirty young men from the March Pen Road community in Spanish Town St. Catherine are set to benefit from Lifeguard training. The training is being organized by the Community Security Initiative (CSI) a social intervention programme of the Ministry of National Security in collaboration with the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The training arose...

The new Jamaica Diaspora United Kingdom (UK) office, based at the Jamaican High Commission complex in London, is now up and running, with new telephone numbers and e-mail address. Advisory Board Member in the UK, Celia Grandison Markey, told JIS News that the UK Diaspora movement is pleased that the Group has taken another step forward. She says the office...

The reaping of cane at the Frome Sugar Estate in Westmoreland started yesterday (Jan. 7), with the burning of some cane fields. Vice President for Operations at Frome, Aston Smith, told JIS News that cutting of the burnt fields and delivery of the cane to the factory should begin today (Jan. 8), with the factory mill expected to be in...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the European Union (EU) yesterday (Jan. 7) signed 11 small grant contracts amounting to $11 million, to help former workers in the banana industry undertake alternative business ventures. The grants represent the final component of a $400 million contract, which was signed between RADA and the European Commission in 2007, for the overall...

Efforts by the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. to establish a Caribbean section have been boosted, with the presentation of a series of books on Jamaica, to the facility, by Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson. The books, which depict the life and work of Jamaican Jewish Artist, Isaac Mendes Belisario (1794-1849), were made available by author, Jackie...

The historic Beecham Hill Methodist Church in Flint River, St. Mary, was rededicated on Sunday (Jan. 4), after extensive refurbishing work to repair damage from several hurricanes. The 160-year old church, which was built by ex-slaves in 1841, stands as a monument to the resilience and fortitude of those who laboured to preserve their religious integrity. The rededication service was...

Five judges were yesterday (Jan. 6) sworn into higher offices within the judiciary, during a ceremony held at King's House. His Honour Martin Gayle, Her Honour Marva McDonald Bishop and His Honour Bertram Morrison, were sworn in as Puisne Judges in the Supreme Court while Her Honour Sarah Thompson James, and His Honour Frank Williams, were appointed to act as...

Several activities have been planned to mark the Dispute Resolution Foundation's (DRF) 15th anniversary this year, which has also been proclaimed National Year for Dispute Resolution. The activities include the launch of parish exhibitions and a schools' competition; Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) workshops for sports and entertainment leaders; a one-day conference for tourism leaders; a gala awards function in July;...

Tourism Minister, Ed Bartlett, has said that more focus will be placed on community tourism over the next five years, to capitalise on the shift towards heritage and cultural vacations. Minister Bartlett, in a speech read by Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Earl Patrick, at the Accompong Maroon Festival yesterday (Jan. 6) in St. Elizabeth, said...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, has announced that Mrs. Donna-Marie Rowe has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). Mrs. Rowe, who was the candidate selected by the Services Commission from a number of persons who had applied for the CEO position, has been appointed on a...

Justice Patrick Robinson, author of the book 'Jamaican Athletics ... a model for 2012 and the world,' has called for the establishment of an athletic museum to celebrate the achievements of the country's athletes, their coaches and administrators. "We need to have a place where people can go to and enjoy looking and reading about the achievements of what I...

Some 3,000 managers and supervisors from the public sector are to be trained in human resource management, in keeping with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed with the trade unions for the period 2008-2010. The programme, which was developed by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, is to...