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Youth "legislators" attending Monday's (Nov. 10) sixth staging of the national Youth Parliament at Gordon House are advocating for the Government to effect the necessary legislation, which will legitimise and increase the number of youth sittings held annually. The Youth Parliament, which meets once per year, forms part of activities organised by the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth, and Sports,...

Palace Amusement Company, has partnered with the Ministry of Education, to host a movie special on Thursday, November 13, in celebration of Parent Month. Marketing Manager of the company, Melaine Graham, made the disclosure to JIS News in an interview, and appealed to parents to support the initiative and use the time to bond with their children. "I would like...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the public has been responding positively to programmes that promote food security within the island, with many persons participating in the backyard gardening and fruit tree crop projects. The Minister, who was speaking at the presentation ceremony for the Gleaner's 'Cassava Challenge' on Monday (Nov.10) at the company's headquarters downtown Kingston,...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is calling on Jamaicans to play a responsible role in the sustainability and maintenance of the tourism product. In his message for World Responsible Tourism Day, which will be observed globally on November 12, the Minister urged Jamaicans to "take responsible actions for yourselves, visitors, children, and the safety, comfort, health, wellness and physical environment...

GOOD EVENING, TODAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2008 MARKS A SIGNIFICANT DAY AS A MILESTONE TO RECOGNIZE WORLD RESPONSIBLE TOURISM DAY DEDICATED BY THE UNWTO...UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION. THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM RECENTLY FACILITATED THE SIGNING OF A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOURISM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (TPDCO) AND THE NATIONAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (NSWMA) FOR THE CLEANING, BEAUTIFICATION AND MAINTENANCE...

Opposition Senator, Mark Golding, is proposing that a Youth Empowerment programme be designed, to enroll all school leavers who are not in a tertiary institution, or vocational training programme, or full time employment. "The design for this youth empowerment programme should reinforce wholesome values and attitudes to such foundational matters as the opposite sex, parenting, dispute resolution, community involvement, and...

More than 500 young people participated in the National Centre for Youth Development's (NCYD) Southern Youth Run, which took place from November 5-7 as part of activities to mark Youth Month. The event, which was a run against crime and violence, started in Ferry, Westmoreland and passed through the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Manchester before ending in May Pen,...

In light of the recent spate of violence against children, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), has rolled out a series of meetings aimed at empowering parents and other stakeholders to play a greater role in protecting children. The JIS has partnered with the Social Development Commission (SDC), to host several of the meetings, which will be held during the months...

Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has said that there is no evidence to suggest that there is an organised ring committing rapes and abductions. The Commissioner, who was addressing the 21st annual conference of the Neighbourhood Watch Council held on (Nov. 8), at Kendal Camp and Conference Centre in Manchester, said that persons should be careful how they...

Some 6,000 residents of Broadleaf, Manchester, are benefitting from a new postal agency, constructed by Jamalco, at a cost of over $800,000. At a handing over ceremony, held recently in the community, Public Relations and Marketing Manager at Jamaica Post, Gordon Brown, pleaded with the residents to ensure that it is protected. "This is a fine postal agency.it speaks to...

Fifteen computers and other equipment, were handed over to the Narcotics Division, of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), by Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Professor E. Nigel Harris, today (November 10). Handing over the items, at the Office of the Commissioner of Police, Old Hope Road, in Kingston, Professor Harris pointed out that...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, has heartily congratulated Jamaica's first ever Paralympics team to the Centro American and Caribbean Wheelchair Basketball Tournament for qualifying for next year's Tournament of the Americas in Canada, a step away from the 2012 Olympics. At the tournament, held in El Salvador, the Jamaican team, which was drawn...