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Ex-banana workers in St. Thomas are expected to attend a one-day Career Counselling Workshop, at the Hampton Court Community Centre, on Monday, December 15, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Hundreds of workers in the industry were laid off recently, following the closure of Eastern Banana Estates Limited. The workshop, organised by HEART Trust/NTA, is part of the Banana Sector Retraining Project...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Works Agency (NWA), Milton Hodelin, has said that the Ministry of Transport and Works is forging a joint venture arrangement between the Island Traffic Authority and the Road Maintenance Fund, to facilitate improved delivery of the motor vehicle inspection services. "Importantly, this involves the procurement of modern equipment for the testing of motor...

The St. Augustine's Place of Safety for Boys, in Chapelton, Clarendon, has received computers, toiletries, basketballs, and articles of clothing, from Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO). Chairman and Founder of COJO, Gary Williams, who handed over the items on December 11, informed JIS News that this non-profit organisation was founded out of the need to give back to the community,...

Nine teachers, who have retired from Maggotty High School, in St. Elizabeth, were honoured recently, for upwards of over 30 years service to the institution. At the ceremony, which was held at the school, the educators were lauded for contributing significantly to the academic success of the school, which is one of the newly upgraded high schools in the island....

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has announced that based on the positive meetings that he has been having with distributors and retailers, Jamaicans could see a reduction in the prices of some basic food items. "I am satisfied that those meetings were held in a spirit of co-operation and understanding of the challenges we face, and in...

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, is optimistic that the sector will be able to withstand the impact, which the global economic downturn is expected to have on the industry. Speaking at a media forum on issues affecting the industry, at the Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC), in Kingston, on December 11, Mr. Bartlett said that while the industry would be...

Debate on the death penalty commenced in the Upper House yesterday (Dec. 11), with legislators putting forward strong views for and against Jamaica retaining the method of punishment as part of the justice system Among those supporting the resumption of hanging was State Minister for National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, who said that even though he is fully aware that...

The Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange has expressed shock at the sudden death of journalist Hartley Neita, saying that once again the journalistic fraternity and the nation in general is mourning of one of its great media personalities. Minister Grange described Mr. Neita who died earlier today, as "someone who showed himself to...

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) regrets the passing of veteran journalist and communications consultant Hartley Neita. He died in hospital where he was taken this morning following complaint of feeling ill. Last year the PAJ honoured Hartley along with two other veteran media practitioners, for serving the field of journalism for 60 years. Hartley began his career in media...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, says the Church is the most powerful social organisation ever created and that what is needed is a whole new revival, to be inspired at the individual level through the communities and the organisations that work through them. "There's no political party, no professional organisation no fraternity that can ever compete with the power of the...

Several schools in Portland and one in St. Thomas have received books valued at more than $1 million, through the generosity of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and at the request of the Rotary Club of Port Antonio. The books, which were presented recently, cover several subjects, including Mathematics, English, Social Studies, Science and Reading. Schools benefiting from the...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has appealed to schools to allow students free and easy access to computer equipment, and not to treat the computers as "some revered instrument that no one must touch." "Let the students get the exposure," he urged, as he addressed the official opening of a computer centre at the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School in St....