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The Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, through the Bureau of Women's Affairs, has organized a Sisters to Sisters mediathon, for Sunday, April 13, at the studios of the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC) in Kingston. This event, which is also in collaboration with women in the Jamaican Entertainment Fraternity, is a seven-hour (1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.)...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has been appointed to act as Minister of National Security in place of the Hon. Derrick Smith who underwent surgery last night. (April 7). On the advice of the Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, the Governor-General has charged Senator Nelson with responsibility for the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has been appointed to act as Minister of National Security in place of the Hon. Derrick Smith who underwent surgery last night. (April 7). On the advice of the Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, the Governor-General has charged Senator Nelson with responsibility for the...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that the elimination of user fees at public health facilities was a sustainable venture, that would continue to improve. "This is sustainable (fee removal).there is a team in place that continues to monitor and will be monitoring and whenever there are any deficiencies or problems, we will address those. This is...

The Jamaican Diaspora, Southern USA will host a one-day Youth Forum on April 12, at the University of Miami campus, beginning at 9:00 a.m. It will target high school and college students of Caribbean descent from 16 to 30 years of age. The theme of the event is: 'Shaping our Future, One Aim, One Destiny', and it will seek to...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that the elimination of user fees at public health facilities was a sustainable venture, that would continue to improve. "This is sustainable (fee removal).there is a team in place that continues to monitor and will be monitoring and whenever there are any deficiencies or problems, we will address those. This is...

The Jamaican Diaspora, Southern USA will host a one-day Youth Forum on April 12, at the University of Miami campus, beginning at 9:00 a.m. It will target high school and college students of Caribbean descent from 16 to 30 years of age. The theme of the event is: 'Shaping our Future, One Aim, One Destiny', and it will seek to...

The Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida is now accepting applications for its annual United States and Jamaican scholarships. The scholarships, which are one-time cash awards, are intended to assist students in high school or college. In order to qualify for the Jamaican scholarship, applicants must attend a local high school, maintain a satisfactory academic performance, and demonstrate proper conduct,...

Special advisor to the Minister of Education, Ruel Reid, has underscored the need for emphasis on developing the requisite "instructional strategies" to enhance the teaching and learning of computer technology in schools. Speaking at the first E-Learning Jamaica (E-Ljam) teachers' graduation ceremony at the Mico University College in Kingston on Friday (April 4), Mr. Reid, who represented Education Minister Andrew...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has announced that its express service will resume on 18 bus routes today. According to Marketing Manager of the JUTC, Lenworth Simms, the move comes as a result of the refurbishing of 30 buses over the last six weeks. "The availability of these refurbished buses enables the JUTC to return the 30 express buses...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the emerging predicament of climate change, and the energy crisis, have to be dealt with through a multi-pronged approach. "The crisis that we face of climate change, of the need to go to renewable energy and of the threat to food security is something that I believe, has...

The Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida is now accepting applications for its annual United States and Jamaican scholarships. The scholarships, which are one-time cash awards, are intended to assist students in high school or college. In order to qualify for the Jamaican scholarship, applicants must attend a local high school, maintain a satisfactory academic performance, and demonstrate proper conduct,...