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Renowned Jamaican playwright and actor, David Heron, has landed a role in the new drama series Ya Ma Afrika, scheduled to have its world network premiere in February 2007. Set in New York City, Ya Ma Afrika follows the personal and professional lives of four ambitious and attractive young African women sharing an apartment in Brooklyn, New York. As they...

As of January 1, 2007, the Registrar General's Department (RGD) will provide one free first copy of the birth certificate for every child born and is registered with a name at birth. The move is expected to result in significant savings for parents, who will only need to pay a $200 registration fee, rather than the $950 required for registration...

As of January 1, 2007, the Registrar General's Department (RGD) will provide one free first copy of the birth certificate for every child born and is registered with a name at birth. The move is expected to result in significant savings for parents, who will only need to pay a $200 registration fee, rather than the $950 required for registration...

Pre-school children with mental and learning disabilities are benefiting from much-needed special education, stimulation and care, at the Early Stimulation School located on Austin Close downtown Kingston. The school, which opened in September, is a project of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), which operates under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The school's curriculum is geared towards helping special...

Chairman of the Possibility Programme, Dr. Jaslin Salmon, has said that the newly constructed hostel would provide a safe place for boys to sleep, while they are undergoing training in the programme. "One of the things that the Possibility Board recognised some time ago. is that the boys who are involved in the possibility programme, would come to our care...

Pre-school children with mental and learning disabilities are benefiting from much-needed special education, stimulation and care, at the Early Stimulation School located on Austin Close downtown Kingston. The school, which opened in September, is a project of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), which operates under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. The school's curriculum is geared towards helping special...

Chairman of the Possibility Programme, Dr. Jaslin Salmon, has said that the newly constructed hostel would provide a safe place for boys to sleep, while they are undergoing training in the programme. "One of the things that the Possibility Board recognised some time ago. is that the boys who are involved in the possibility programme, would come to our care...

Christmas in Jamaica has traditionally been a time for family gatherings, when family and friends remember the birth of Jesus. For Christians, it is a time of reflection on the special gift given to us from God - a Saviour for all mankind. As we celebrate the season, I encourage all Jamaicans at home and abroad, to use the season...

Christmas is a time when Jamaicans, wherever they are, think of home and family. It is a special season of worship, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.It is also a time of fellowship, festivity and thanksgiving. Of course, thanksgiving embraces the act of giving and I am happy to see this true Jamaican spirit of generosity very much in evidence....

Christmas is a special time for all of us, no matter who we are, where we are or how old we are. It is an exciting time, a time for celebration, for caring and sharing not only with family and friends but with those who are neither family nor friends. It is a time for love because that is what...

Cheques totalling $10.4 million were distributed to 966 persons in Port Maria, St. Mary, on December 21, to assist with their rehabilitation efforts, following the losses they suffered as a result of last month's heavy rains. The cheques, which were issued in categories of $30,000, $20,000 and $10,000, were presented by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security during a...

Women for PACE (Canada), a Jamaican charitable organization, recently launched its 2006 Christmas toy and book drive through which funds are raised to support early childhood education in Jamaica. President of the organization, Lorna King, in her remarks at the event held at the Jamaican Consulate General in Toronto, said that PACE has adopted more than 180 basic schools in...