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Eleven contestants will vie for the Jamaica Child of the Year title on Saturday, May 5 at the inaugural staging of the competition. The coronation show will be held at the Altamont Court Hotel in Kingston at 3:00 p.m., and is being co-ordinated by Help Our People Excel (HOPE) Production, a non-profit organization that was established in September 2006. Executive...

A Variation Order facilitating the construction of the Mt. Rosser Bypass from Linstead to Moneague was signed at Jamaica House this afternoon (May 3) between the Government of Jamaica and Trans Jamaica/Bouygues Construction Company. Work on the J$7 Billion roadway will commence in June and should be completed over a 30 month period. On Tuesday (May 1) during her contribution...

Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Don McGlashan, has pledged the Ministry's commitment to providing safe food and addressing food safety concerns. "With our private and public sector counterparts, we intend to provide safe food for citizens, visitors and the export market," he stated at a Food Safety Forum held yesterday (May 2) at the Terra...

University of the West Indies (UWI) this morning (May 3) hosted a one-day conference in August Town, to engage residents in finding solutions to the problem of crime and violence facing the community. Professor of International Business at the UWI, Alvin Wint, who addressed the opening of the conference at the Haven of Hope Open Bible Church, said that the...

Superintendent of Police in charge of St. James, Steve McGregor, has called on parents to devote greater attention to the rearing of their boys, especially those in the age group 13 to 19, who were causing the most trouble for the police. "The age group between 13 and 19 is causing us (the police) most problems out there. We have...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies has dismissed claims that the $9 billion incurred as part of the country's preparation for the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 could have been better directed at interventions in the social sector. Dr. Davis, who closed the 2007/08 Budget Debate in the House yesterday (May 2), explained that a...

The government is to spend $100 million to address the social concerns of sugar workers. This was disclosed by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller during her contribution to the 2007/08 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 1). She said the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has engaged in consultations with trade union leaders and was in...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has emphasized that the Government would continue to give priority to early childhood education, in the thrust to develop a wholesome, ethical and productive nation. Highlighting a number of initiatives, Mrs. Simpson Miller noted that during the past fiscal year, the CHASE Fund disbursed grants of more than $180 million in support of a wide...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced a further $500,000 benefit for first-time home owners, who are contributors to the National Housing Trust (NHT). This will move the loan ceiling from $3 million to $3.5 million. She made the announcement on Tuesday (May 1), during her contribution to the 2007/08 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives. She also disclosed...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said Jamaicans should prepare themselves to become victors and not victims of globalization and the Caribbean Single Market, by taking advantage of the various opportunities to educate themselves, including those offered through distance education. She was speaking on Thursday (May 3) at the opening of an Educational Conference hosted jointly by the Council of Heads...

The woman, believed to be the oldest person in Jamaica, has died and was buried in Manchester. Mary Ewen, ortherwise called 'Granny Mary', died at the age of 128. She was born at Coley Mountain in Manchester on May 5, 1878. She died on April 10. Granny Mary was married to Tommy Ewen of Coley Mountain, and had six children....

The government is to spend $100 Million to address the social concerns of sugar workers. This was disclosed by Prime Minister Portia Simpson during her contribution to the 2007 Budget Debate in Gordon House on Tuesday (May 1). She said the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has engaged in consultations with trade union leaders and is in the process of...