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Government says that there is no cause for alarm in the divestment of state-owned sugar assets to a joint-venture company in which Infiniti Bio-Energy of Brazil, is to be the majority stakeholder. A statement from Jamaica House explained that Infiniti Bio-Energy, is a new company which commenced operations only two years ago and it was not unusual for companies to...

Some 26 students, from 11 high schools across the island, participated in the Northern Caribbean University's (NCU) four-week summer Research and Apprenticeship Programme (RAP), at the institution's main campus in Mandeville, from July 7 to August 5. The programme, which is in its fourth year, saw the students participating in activities centered around research work in science, and agriculture, among...

Planning, budgeting, making a list, shopping around, and spending wisely, are some of the recommendations that the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), is encouraging parents to consider, when shopping for back-to-school supplies. Communications Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell, emphasises the importance of parents separating wants from needs when planning and budgeting for back-to-school items for their children, in order to...

The Jamaican Consulate in Toronto, Canada, presented 14 individuals and one organisation, with the Jamaica Community Service Awards, for outstanding contribution in several of fields and to the community, as part of activities commemorating Jamaica's Emancipation Day celebrations. The awards were presented by Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert...

Director for the Centre for Gender and Development Studies, University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona, Professor Evelyn Bailey, has been elected as Jamaica's representative to the Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee). Professor Bailey's election took place on July 30, 2008 in New York, at the United Nations, at...

Some 750-medical students from 80-countries, have been challenged by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, to commit themselves to not just caring for the sick but to address some of the social issues and to build the practice of medicine, so that it is not just available to those who can afford it. Mr. Golding was addressing the opening ceremony for the...

The National Land Agency (NLA), is currently staging a series of road shows, aimed at sensitising individuals on the importance of securing a registered title for property owned, and the crucial role the document plays where initiatives, such agricultural expansion, and other undertakings, are being contemplated. The NLA initiative is also aimed at increasing the number of property owners, currently...

Portmore Mayor, Keith Hinds, has expressed gratitude to the Government for the $20-million committed to assist with the cleaning of drains and gullies in the municipality. This, he says, will go a far way in ridding the community of mosquitoes, currently plaguing the residents. He gave this response in an interview with JIS News, following the announcement of the allocation...

Chairman of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward, is urging corporate Jamaica, religious organization, and other social groups, to begin undertaking sustained mentorship initiatives that will positively transform the lives of Jamaican children, particularly those residing in troubled communities. Dr. Ward was speaking at the closing ceremony of the Kingston and St. Andrew Cricket Association (KSACA) Annual Cricket...

With the incidence of child abuse on the rise, the Office of the Children's Registry has been carrying out a very crucial task in helping to speed up the response times for the investigation of cases. The Office of the Children's Registry has been in existence since January 1, 2007, and was established to receive, record, and store data on...

Hundreds of citizens, from communities across St. James, converged on the historic Sam Sharpe Square, in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (August 6), to participate in the city's civic ceremony commemorating Jamaica's 46th year of Independence. The ceremony, which was organized by the St. James Parish Council and the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), in association with the Salvation...

The National People's Cooperative Bank is moving to facilitate increased involvement in the Ministry of Agriculture's Fruit Tree Crop Project by farmers, and other persons interested in agriculture. Manager of the bank's Old Harbour branch, Juliet Taylor, says the institution has a special loan scheme, dedicated to funding the inputs of persons interested in getting into this area. "We are...