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Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke has called on parents to be more vigilant about what their children are allowed to watch on television, as increased displays of violence via this medium could directly and indirectly affect their behaviour and overall development. Mrs. Clarke was speaking at the Broadcasting Commission's content standards workshop held at the Knutsford Court Hotel yesterday (Nov. 30)....

Medication valued at just over Cdn$2 million has been donated to the Bustamante Hospital for Children by the Universal Healthcare Trust (UHT), through the efforts of members of 'Nine Miles of Smiles' and 'Friends of the Bustamante Hospital' in Toronto, Canada.The donation, which was shipped to Jamaica, includes 1.3 million tablets of the antibiotics, Ciprofloxacin, Duovir and Metronodazole. The UHT...

Ten volunteers of the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates' Association, including media personality, Norma Brown-Bell, will be visiting five schools in the Corporate Area to serve as assistant teachers on Monday, December 4. The activity, which is spearheaded by Custos of Kingston, Canon Weeville Gordon, is part of the city's celebration of International Volunteer Day (IVD) on December 5....

International reggae star, Gregory Isaacs was honoured for his more than 30 years musical career, at the launch of a special set of his love songs distributed by Jet Star, at the Jamaican High Commission in London on November 30. Mr. Isaacs, who is known as the 'Cool Ruler' was hailed for his commitment to quality reggae music and for...

Medication valued at just over Cdn$2 million has been donated to the Bustamante Hospital for Children by the Universal Healthcare Trust (UHT), through the efforts of members of 'Nine Miles of Smiles' and 'Friends of the Bustamante Hospital' in Toronto, Canada. The donation, which was shipped to Jamaica, includes 1.3 million tablets of the antibiotics, Ciprofloxacin, Duovir and Metronodazole. The...

More than 30 female students of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), Mandeville campus, benefited from a recent workshop geared at empowering them with risk reduction methods for HIV/AIDS, as well as self defence techniques to protect them from being abused. The event was put on by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), in collaboration with...

Ten volunteers of the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates' Association, including media personality, Norma Brown-Bell, will be visiting five schools in the Corporate Area to serve as assistant teachers on Monday, December 4. The activity, which is spearheaded by Custos of Kingston, Canon Weeville Gordon, is part of the city's celebration of International Volunteer Day (IVD) on December 5....

The needs of children will be the main focus of volunteers in all parishes on December 4, as activities heighten to commemorate International Volunteer Day on December 5. "We are so very excited about what is happening in the various parishes this year," President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council of Voluntary Social Services , Winsome Wilkens told...

Medication valued at just over Cdn$2 million has been donated to the Bustamante Hospital for Children by the Universal Healthcare Trust (UHT), through the efforts of members of 'Nine Miles of Smiles' and 'Friends of the Bustamante Hospital' in Toronto, Canada. The donation, which was shipped to Jamaica, includes 1.3 million tablets of the antibiotics, Ciprofloxacin, Duovir and Metronodazole. The...

More than 30 female students of the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf (CCCD), Mandeville campus, benefited from a recent workshop geared at empowering them with risk reduction methods for HIV/AIDS, as well as self defence techniques to protect them from being abused. The event was put on by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), in collaboration with...

Ten volunteers of the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates' Association, including media personality, Norma Brown-Bell, will be visiting five schools in the Corporate Area to serve as assistant teachers on Monday, December 4. The activity, which is spearheaded by Custos of Kingston, Canon Weeville Gordon, is part of the city's celebration of International Volunteer Day (IVD) on December 5....

The needs of children will be the main focus of volunteers in all parishes on December 4, as activities heighten to commemorate International Volunteer Day on December 5. "We are so very excited about what is happening in the various parishes this year," President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Council of Voluntary Social Services , Winsome Wilkens told...