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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...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth, and Sports (MICYS), with responsibility for Gender and Women's Affairs, Faith Innerarity, is urging Jamaicans to re-visit the way they socialise boys, if the country is to address the many negative behaviours and trends, being displayed by men in the society. "If we are going to change the negative factors which...

The Old Harbour Bay police station in St. Catherine, has been refurbished at a cost of some $3 million. Funding for the project, undertaken over a five-month period, was provided by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), through United Way of Jamaica. In addition to renovation of the building, the station was outfitted with equipment, inclusive of a microwave, refrigerator,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has described the gold winning performance of Usain Bolt, today (August 16), as absolutely phenomenal. Competing in the 100-metre finals in the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Mr. Bolt won the race in a world record time of 9.69 seconds. Jamaica's other two finalists, Asafa Powell and Michael Frater, finished fifth and sixth, respectively. "Usain Bolt...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has promised a massive welcome home celebration, for Jamaica's first gold medallist in the Beijing Olympics, Usain Bolt, and the rest of the Olympic Team. Mr. Golding was bursting with pride and joy, following this morning's (Aug 16), victory by Usain Bolt, in the men's 100m finals in the World Record time of 9.69, in the...

In an effort to provide viable options for tackling the energy crisis which Jamaica and the world at large currently faces, 10 Jamaicans were recently sent to Seoul, South Korea to participate in an energy diversification training course. The 10 participants, who were selected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, comprised three persons from the Petroleum Corporation...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Olivia "Babsy" Grange visited the Olympic Village in Beijing today, where she met with members of the Jamaican contingent and interacted with the athletes. She was joined by Minister of Tourism, Ed Bartlett and other members of the official delegation to the 29th Olympic Games being held in China. The Minister, who is...