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In a bold move for sports tourism, the staging of the world's first-ever 100m Beach Sprint was today announced by Jamaica's Minister of Tourism, The Hon. Edmund Bartlett. The initiative, fully supported by Jamaica's new Olympic Champion, Usain Bolt, aims to highlight the welcoming spirit of Jamaica as a leading lifestyle travel destination and a country of sporting excellence. "The...

An overjoyed Prime Minister Bruce Golding, said today (August 17), that the performance of the three Jamaican women in the 100-metre race, at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, was fantastic. An elated Prime Minister Bruce Golding (right), applauds after watching Shelly-Ann Fraser winning the 100-metre race for women at the Olympic Games in Bejing, China, today (August 17), at...

The White Marl Primary and Junior High School in St. Catherine has benefitted from a two-day clean-up, by over 40 inmates from various correctional facilities, under the Inmates Public Work Rehabilitation Programme, organised by the Department of Corrections. During a tour of the school, yesterday (August 14), Commissioner of Corrections, Major Richard Reese, pointed out that the work programme, for...

Clean-up activities at the Greater Portmore Police Station in St. Catherine are currently underway, with labour being provided by inmates from four correctional institutions, under the Inmates Public Work Rehabilitation Programme. The programme, which was launched on November 7, 2007, is being undertaken by the Department of Correctional Services, and involves engaging low-risk inmates, in the cleaning and beautification of...

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Burchell Whiteman, has lauded the special 'War to Windrush' Exhibition, currently on at the Imperial War Museum in London. "It is good," High Commissioner Whiteman said, adding that the emphasis on the personal stories of the men and women, who were the early pioneers, would help the younger generation to better understand...

The St. James Parish Council, is to undertake the refurbishing and expansion of the Refuge of Hope Night Shelter in Montego Bay. The project, which is being undertaken in collaboration with the Board of Trustees of the Montego Bay Homeless Programme, was officially launched on Wednesday (August 13). Approximately $7 million has already been pledged by various Government and Non-Governmental...

Deputy Chief Education Officer for Student Empowerment in the Ministry of Education, Salomie Evering, has said that the Ministry is anticipating a smooth start to the school year. Speaking during a JIS Think Tank session at the agency's head office in Kingston on Thursday August 14, Mrs. Evering said this was based on the implementation of a number of programmes,...

Residents of Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, will be updated on disaster preparedness plans for the community, at a meeting scheduled for the Old Harbour Bay Primary School on Monday, August 18, starting at 6:00 p.m. The meeting is being organised by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), in collaboration with the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), and...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has lauded the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and Partners Co-operative Credit Union Limited, for their emphasis on education, and encouraged other corporate entities to follow suit. "The Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions, tells us that, anywhere from 75 to 78 per cent of our young people, are leaving high school without...

Hundreds of Jamaicans attended a recent Service of Thanksgiving at the Deer Park Anglican Church in Toronto, Canada, to commemorate Jamaica's 46th Year of Independence. Heading the congregation were Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague; Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, Evadne Coye; Jamaica's Consul-General to Toronto, Anne-Marie Bonner...

The Government, through Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), is seeking to leverage the anticipated positive performances of Jamaican athletes at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, as a vehicle to attract investments and to introduce the thousands of visitors from around the world, to the country's finest products. Speaking with JIS News, Regional Manager for the Caribbean, Latin America...

Activities to mark Jamaica's 46th Anniversary of Independence, continued last week-end (August 9 and 10), across the United Kingdom (UK), with several church services and special receptions in Redditch, Birmingham, Leeds and London. Jamaican High Commissioner to the UK, Burchell Whiteman, who was the special guest at a reception in Redditch, hosted by the Redditch Community Relations Council, praised the...