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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...

Jamaican High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Burchell Whiteman, has described the country as a multifaceted nation, that does not willingly fit into any particular stereotyping. "We will use the 47th year to ensure that this is understood. Jamaica is about creative industries, Olympic glory, investment, education, technology and much more. We invite you to recognize that and to...

The overcast skies of London and the threat of rain did not faze the thousands of Jamaicans, their families and friends who turned out for the annual Fun in the Park, Jamaica Day, at Crystal Palace in London on August 2. The event, which is organised by the Jamaica Basic School Foundation, is one of the charity's two major fund...

Mrs. Faith Webster has been appointed the Executive Director of the Bureau of Women and Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS). Mrs. Webster joined the then Bureau of Women's Affairs in 1997 as a Public Education Training Officer, moving to the position of Policy Analyst in 1999. In 2001 she was appointed Director of...

Former world record holder Asafa Powell says he is confident he be will wearing a golden medallion after the finals of the 100 metres are run in Beijing on Saturday, August 16. Powell looked extremely sharp in training on Thursday and admitted that he had missed opportunities to snare athletics' most prestigious gong in the past. With a beaming smile...

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association, Mike Fennell, says Jamaica's preparations for the 29th Olympiad are going well and hopes remain high for the country's best Olympic outing yet. Mr Fennell visited the athletics training camp in Tianjin, two hours south east of Beijing, on Thursday and held a meeting with athletes and officials. He said Jamaica's programme was on...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society's (JAS) National Farm Queen finalists are advocating greater youth involvement in agriculture, and the utilization of technology to ensure that Jamaica attains food security, this, against the background of the prevailing global food crisis. Third runner-up, Jennivise Lindsay said that young people should get involved in agriculture, as this field could serve to strengthen Jamaica's economic...