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The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports has announced the new National Council of University of Technology (UTEC) approved by the Cabinet. The Ministry of Education has jurisdiction for UTEC. Ex-OfficioMembership of the Council is comprised as follows:The Most Hon. Edward Seaga Pro-Chancellor/ChairmanHon. Dr. William Morris ChancellorProfessor Errol Morrison PresidentMrs. Dianne Mitchell Vice PresidentMr. Vivian...

Jamaican-born missionary and evangelist, Elsada Duncan, celebrated her 100th birthday on January 15 in the City of Milton/Alpharetta, an upscale suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. Miss Duncan was born in Brainerd, St. Mary, on January 15, 1908 to local farmers, Charles and Grace-Ann Pinnock-Duncan. The seventh child of 13, she has outlived all but one of her siblings. Still sharp and...

The Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) will observe February 6 to March 4 as Peace Month, under the theme: 'Peace for Prosperity.' Governor General, His Excellency the Most. Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, read the proclamation to formally declare the month of observance, during a brief ceremony at King's House on (Feb. 4). In delivering the proclamation, Sir Kenneth, who is...

Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordel Green, is urging all stakeholders to prepare to take advantage of the potential and possibilities that exist in the media and broadcasting landscape. Speaking with JIS News during the final leg of an island wide familiarization tour of the installation of broadcast facilities and cable services across the Corporate Area, the North Coast...

Professionals across 29 sectors in Caribbean firms (Contractual Service Suppliers), will be able to work temporarily in European states, under the Services and Establishment Section of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and CARIFORUM. They are subject to conditions stipulated in the EPA, and the stays can be granted to eligible individuals for up to 90...

A restorative justice policy will be developed for Jamaica during the course of the new financial year, which begins in April and will be presented to Cabinet for approval. Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, speaking at a press conference held recently at the Ministry to launch the second annual Restorative Justice Week, said the move is...

Another campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) will be established in Montego Bay, St. James within another year. With plans for the institution still being finalized, the exact location is not yet known but according to Principal of the Mona Campus of the UWI, Professor Gordon Shirley, the current thought is that it will be situated in...

President of the Press Association of Jamaica, Desmond Richards has said that protecting an individual's reputation while not limiting the media's right to freedom of expression are major issues relating to the review of Jamaica's libel laws. "So far, in the discussion a number of points have emerged and one which keeps repeating and recurring is reputation," he stressed in...

The Government is considering expanding the existing inmate work programme, which utilizes the labour of incarcerated persons, to carry out public works projects. Responding to a suggestion that inmates be utilized more in this regard, during his first one-hour radio call-in programme on Wednesday (January 30) from Jamaica House, Prime Minister, Bruce Golding disclosed that the matter had been recently...

The Mandeville chapter of the Women's Centre Foundation of Jamaica, has received $1.7 million to restore its roof, which was completely destroyed by Hurricane Dean last August. Most of the funds are being donated by the Government of Jamaica, while United Way of Jamaica and the Returning Resident Association (London chapter), have put up more than $250,000. Manager of the...

More than 750 households and 3,000 residents in St. Thomas will have access to potable water from the Whitehorses/Botany Bay/Pamphret Water Supply Scheme, which was officially launched on Thursday (January 31), on the grounds of the Old Goodyear Factory in Springfield, St Thomas. Following the ceremony, Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, Minister of State in the Ministry,...

The Muirton Child Care Facility in Portland is receiving valuable assistance from the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE). Since March 2006, the college, through its Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, has been involved in a number of developmental initiatives aimed at improving the surroundings of the facility and furthering the education of the 25 boys in its...