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Jamaican, Professor Joseph A. Whittaker, was elected the 73rd President of Sigma Xi, at the Society's 2008 Annual Meeting, held recently in Washington, D.C. in the United States of America. Professor Whittaker, who hails from Falmouth, Trelawny, will serve as President-elect, beginning July 1, 2009. A Sigma Xi member since 1988, he is Dean and Professor of biology in the...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has said that the reform process is well on track, and that in early 2009, an aggressive public education campaign would be undertaken, to involve communities across the island. "We are about to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Social...

The Social Development Commission (SDC) in Manchester, has honoured 23 community volunteers, who have done outstanding work across the parish. At a function held on Wednesday (Nov. 26) at the Ridgemount United Church in Mandeville, the honourees were presented with plaques in recognition of their service to various communities. SDC Parish Manager, Rose Griffiths, in her remarks, said the function...

More than $2 million flowed into the coffers of the Department of Local Government's Indigent Housing Fund on Thursday (Nov. 27), as private interests made good on their promise to contribute to the fund. The heftiest contributions came from the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, which gave $1 million; Digicel Jamaica Limited with $500,000; while Vehicles and Supplies...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore, has called for a paradigm shift in the way society treats persons with disabilities. "When we talk about a change in the paradigm, we talk about the opening of every aspect of our society to allow persons with disabilities to participate fully, to be able to live...

The Old Harbour Development Area Committee on Wednesday (Nov. 27), staged its annual exposition at the Portmore Community College campus in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, to showcase how residents could make a living from the creative use of local, everyday produce. The expo was held under the theme: 'Enhancing economic activity through creative use of agro resources,' and featured an...

'Made In Jamaica', a feature film chronicling the development of reggae music, will enjoy special billing during the 16th annual African Diaspora Film Festival (ADFF), in New York City in the United States of America, from November 28 to December 16. The 108-minute feature, which was shot in Jamaica and France by filmmaker Jerome Laperouz, explores reggae's powerful path to...

In consideration of the recent spate of attacks on the nation's children, Acting Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Bindley Sangster has announced the organisation's plans to assist with the search for missing children by posting their photographs on the company's fleet. "We are mindful of the responsibility to transport all of our passengers, but particularly our...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Senator Warren Newby, is encouraging young people to come up with ideas that can be translated into sustainable small businesses. Speaking at a Youth Entrepreneurs Exposition at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston on November 26, Senator Newby said that a legislative framework is being established to make it...

With new techniques and technologies being employed in the overall efforts to investigate and solve crimes, in recent years, forensic medicine has proven to be vital particularly in cases that feature circumstantial evidence. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Paula Llewellyn tells JIS News that, "Forensic medicine is most often applied to sexual offence and murder cases, but it is found...

The staff and students of Grove Town Primary School in South Manchester have received a new computer laboratory made possible through a combination of donations from past students and fund-raising ventures. The computer laboratory, which was named, 'The Dynesdal Wint Computer Lab' after the main benefactor to the facility, was declared officially open on November 27. Dynesdal Wint, a past...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), in its bid to continually create promotional opportunities for micro, small and medium size enterprises in Jamaica, will be staging its annual Kumba Mi Yabba Christmas fair at its new venue, the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road. The fair, now in its eighth year, will be staged from December 19 to 21...