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Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has expressed the view that community activism is at the heart of local governance in Jamaica. The State Minister was speaking at an awards presentation ceremony for community service, at Toronto Botanical Gardens in Canada, recently. "It (community activism) enriches our democratic...

The teachings and philosophy of National Hero, Marcus Garvey, and a special emphasis on education, could go a long way in helping to reduce crime and addressing some of Jamaica's other social ills. "We are at a point in our development that you know everybody is a little afraid. The high level of crime is very daunting and I think...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Hon. Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, arrived in Beijing, China, this morning, to head up Jamaica's delegation to the 29th Olympic Games being staged there. She was met on arrival by Jamaica's Ambassador to China, His Excellency, Wayne McCook. The Minister held discussions with President of the Jamaica Olympic Association Mike Fennell, President of the...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS), Senator Warren Newby, has said that young persons should be commended and encouraged, for playing an active role, in the fight to protect the environment. "Our young people are increasingly adding their voices to the call for action on climate change. We must be proud of their efforts...

The Government remains committed to the enactment of comprehensive legislation to combat the use and consequences of tobacco products. This is according to Chief Medical Officer of Health in the Ministry of Health and the Environment, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, who was speaking at the opening ceremony for the Caribbean Regional Workshop on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), being...

The 2008 Jamaica Independence Awards will be presented to three New Yorkers, who best exemplify the Jamaican spirit. The presentations will be made at the grand Independence Ball on Saturday, August 16, at the New York Hilton Hotel and Towers, 1335 6th Avenue, Manhattan, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Student, Donnette Annmarie Lee, a graduating senior at Erasmus High School, Brooklyn;...

The Junitavan Lagoon in Accompong, St. Elizabeth, is to be restored, with the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), through its Foundation, donating $871,000 to undertake the project. Commonly known as the Maroon Lagoon, it was once used by locals and visitors for recreation, indigenous religious ceremonies and other water related activities, but the condition of the lagoon has deteriorated over...

The Government and employers in general, are being urged to create an environment, which provides more social and economic opportunities for disabled persons. "I am asking the administrators of the system to be more alert and sensitive to the needs of persons with disabilities, because there is a great deal of insensitivity towards persons, who are not able to function...

The Hyacinth School of Nursing was yesterday (August 10) opened at the Northern Caribbean University's (NCU) main campus in Mandeville, Manchester. It was constructed at a cost of $247 million, donated by Chairman of the National Commercial Bank (NCB), Michael Lee Chin, and named in honour of his mother. At the opening ceremony held on the lawns of the school,...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, is now en route to represent the Government of Jamaica at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing. She will arrive in the Chinese capital tomorrow morning, Wednesday, 13th August. "I am so eager to get to Beijing and to be with our people," the Sports Minister said just before...

More than 1,000 Jamaican nationals and friends joined in worship to celebrate the nation's 46th anniversary of Independence, at the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale on August 3. The annual Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving, in celebration of Emancipation and Independence, was hosted by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Miami. In attendance were several officials representing the Diplomatic Corps...

Youth Ambassador to the United Nations, Traci-Ann Johns, is calling on young Jamaicans to become more environmentally conscious and play a more active role in protecting and preserving the earth for the current and future generations. Miss Johns was speaking at the launch of International Youth Day, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, on August 7....