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Students from a number of schools in Spanish Town came out in their numbers on Tuesday (March 4) to participate in the Peace Day march organized by the Violence Prevention Alliance. The students, who were joined by marching bands, started out at the Dempshire Pen Early Childhood Centre, which is close to the Spanish Town Hospital and travelled along Barrett,...

Access to research material and technical reports on Caribbean policy issues, particularly those relating to social developments in Jamaica, has been enhanced through the creation of the Jamaica Social Policy Research Database (JAMSPRED). The database, which was officially launched at the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) downtown Kingston on Wednesday (March 5), is a collaborative effort involving the Sir Arthur...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports with responsibility for Women's Affairs and Gender Issues, Hon Olivia 'Babsy" Grange today (March 6) launched the Sisters to Sisters Mediathon, in aid of the Women's Centre Foundation of Jamaica's (WCFJ) programme for adolescent mothers and the Bureau of Women's Affairs Shelter for Battered Women. The event, which will be carried live on...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw has said that some Government ministries will be subjected to management audits. Addressing the annual Accounting Conference at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, today (March 6), the Minister said that for now, "it's not about firing public sector workers, it's about saying, let us all be more efficient." "After...

The Jamaican Consulate in Miami will stage its second annual Community Service Awards ceremony on Sunday (March 30), to honour the positive contributions of 12 Jamaican nationals in South Florida. Prime Minister, Bruce Golding and Mrs. Golding are expected to attend the event, which is slated for the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Miami. The honorees will be recognized for longevity...

The Clarendon Health Department will be staging a peace march today as part of activities to mark peace month in the parish. The event will commence at 8:30 a.m. at the May Pen Hospital and proceed to the town centre, where there will be an expo and peace concert. Co-ordinator for the parish's peace month activities, Carla Pearson, speaking at...

The country's Parliament will join other Commonwealth Parliaments around the world on March 10, to observe Commonwealth Day, under the theme: 'The Environment, Our Future'. In collaboration with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), activities will be undertaken to commemorate the day and to raise awareness of the Commonwealth and the CPA among young persons. One of the events will take...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles has announced that the Ministry would be introducing a programme of special assistance for centenarians across the Island. The programme, which will come into effect next week, should see Jamaicans who are 100 years and older benefiting significantly. "If your relative or friend is 100 years and older, please get in touch...

Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, officially launched 'White Cane Month' yesterday (March 5) to raise awareness about serious eye conditions. The launch, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, was in collaboration with the Lions Club of Kingston. March is celebrated as White Cane Month by Lions Clubs internationally to raise awareness about...

Former Acting Consul General of Jamaica in New York, Lincoln Downer, has called on Jamaicans overseas to remember their history and the positive contributions of their forefathers to the development of the world community. Mr. Downer, who was addressing a Black History Month event at Brooklyn's Borough Hall in New York late last month, said that as people of African...

As numerous countries around the world observe International Women's Day on March 8, President of the Association of Women's Organizations in Jamaica (AWOJA), Hermione McKenzie, said it is very important for Jamaicans to be part of this global movement. "It is really important for Jamaica to play its part in promoting the cause of women," she told JIS News. This...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw has said that some Government ministries will be subjected to management audits. Addressing the annual Accounting Conference at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, today (March 6), the Minister said that for now, "it's not about firing public sector workers, it's about saying, let us all be more efficient." "After...