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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....

The management of the Half-Way-Tree Transportation Centre is on a mission to reduce loitering and acts of violence by students at the centre and is appealing to parents, principals, and other stakeholders in the education sector to assist the initiative, by monitoring the activities of students, who use the facility. General Manager of the Half-Way-Tree Transportation Centre, Arthur McKenley, told...

The Primary Education Support Project (PESP), yesterday (December 10), staged an 'End of Project Symposium and Exhibition', to highlight the achievements of the programme. The symposium, which ends today (December 11), is being held at the Kuntsford Court Hotel, in Kingston. Project Manager, Jean Hastings, pointed out that the project had a good concept and the three components of the...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the Government's decision to import chicken leg quarters at this time, is intended to cushion any possibility of price increases, and to protect local producers. "It is a balancing act and this particular year, when prices have been trending upwards, we must ensure that a balance is struck, so that all...

Users of the Red Hills Road Multi-purpose park can now utilise the facility for longer hours and in relative security, with the installation of 12 solar lights around the playing field. The lights, valued at $3 million, were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kingston and company Gormann Corporation, which provides alternative energy supply systems. Addressing the official lighting ceremony...

Children and teachers from eight primary schools across London, were treated to a very special Jamaican Christmas, at the Jamaican High Commission, in London, on December 11. A special feature of the day was the entertainment provided by noted Jamaican choreographer, Jackie Guy, and singer, Adwoa Dickson, who got the children and their teachers involved in singing and dancing to...

With road fatalities for the year hovering close to the 300 mark, Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, has said that the Ministry is moving to implement measures aimed at enhancing safety on the island's thoroughfares. Some of these measures include installing signs and proper road markings, and improving driving instruction and training. Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica...

Some 30 small farmers in St. Ann have received fertiliser vouchers, valued at $2,000 each, from Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, as part of an initiative to deliver 12,000 vouchers to farmers, by December 19. The latest delivery was made recently, when the Minister met with farmers in St Ann. One of the recipients, Leslie Hutchinson, who has a...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the importance of Jamaica's relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cannot be understated, as it forms a part of Jamaica's programme of re-engaging the multilateral organisations. Minister Shaw made the statement in a release yesterday (Dec. 10), following meetings with Managing Director of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Khan...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Everald Warmington, has said that access to clean water is essential to the process to alleviate poverty and to accelerate the movement towards sustainable development. "Any poverty alleviation strategy we undertake will be useless and inefficient without the provision of safe and adequate supplies of potable water," Mr. Warmington stated,...