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Graduates of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), in Manchester, have been urged to give back to their community, by Dr. Margaret Best, Minister of Health Promotion in the Province of Ontario, Canada. Addressing the graduation ceremony at the university on Sunday August 10, she said one of the most important successes of a nation, is when individuals volunteer to effect change...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is to tour areas protected under the Negril Area Environmental Protection Trust (NEPT) and the Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society (NCRPS), with a view to securing first hand information on some of the problems being experienced by the operators. The tour will include visits to the Negril Royal Palm Reserve, a tranquil forest within the Negril...

Thirty pieces of artwork depicting images of the island, done by Jamaican artist Richard Hugh Blackford, are on display at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The one-man show titled 'Images of Jamaica,' features work on oil and canvas and reflects a variety of realistic scenes of sports, entertainment and social scenes on the...

Rehabilitation work is scheduled to begin shortly on the Rozelle main road in St. Thomas, which is in a state of disrepair, and is being undermined by the sea. Work at Rozelle will be carried out as part of an agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), valued at some US$10 million. Additionally, a contract...

Commanding Officer in charge of the St. James Police, Superintendent Steve McGregor, has warned parents and guardians that they could be arrested for keeping their children out of school. Superintendent McGregor, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)/Goodwill Past Students Association community forum at the Goodwill All-age School in St. James recently, said that the practice of keeping children...

Chief Justice, Mrs. Zaila McCalla, has emphasised that the justice system, should also operate to encourage the process of healing the wounds of victims of crime. "An avenue must be provided for victims of these crimes to express themselves and to get answers to some of the most haunting questions - why, why my family? Why did you do this...

In a bid to stem the growing number of motor vehicle accidents on the nation's roads, particularly in Clarendon, and the resulting injuries and fatalities, Jamalco recently staged a two-day defensive driving course for 10 taxi operators in the parish. The exercise, which was conducted by Clarendon-based driving instructor, Alphonso Grennell, was staged at the Jamalco Employees Sports Club at...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, and Sales Manager of International Business Machine (IBM) World Trade Corporation, Gordon Foote, on Wednesday (Aug. 13), signed a contract, valued at US$ 4.35 million, for the development of a secure internet portal for the Ministry. Under the agreement, IBM will provide a technological platform to enhance communication between the Ministry of...

The Sam Sharpe Teachers' College Alumni, has commenced extensive modernisation of the Granville Health Centre in St. James, providing new state-of-the-art medical equipment, furniture, computers, medical supplies and other needed items, at a cost of US$1 million. The project began during the past students' annual Medical Mission and Reunion held last month, and is to be sustained for five years...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Government is looking at setting up a solar energy farm on the eastern side of the Hellshire Hills in Portmore, St Catherine, in its drive to encourage greater use of solar energy for household purposes. Mr. Golding was responding to recommendations made by Montego Bay business persons, during a meeting which took place recently during...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says a special commission is being established to regulate the operations of casinos. New hotels, he said, could continue to put in one gaming machine for every ten rooms. The licensing exclusivity being given to the new casino operators, will not affect establishments with under 20-machines and operators can still apply and obtain machines, as long...

The annual Garvey Extravaganza will be staged this Sunday (August 17), at the Joseph C. Carter Park in Sunrise, Florida, to commemorate the 121st birthday of Jamaica's first National Hero, the Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey. This year's event will coincide with the annual Pan African Bookfest, organised by the Broward County Library Foundation and the Rootz Foundation, Inc. During...