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Plans are afoot to use the Eleven Miles Community Centre and the Llandewey Community Development Centre in St. Thomas to provide computer training for students and adults in the communities. A proposal for the initiative has been submitted to the Community Management Committee of the HEART Trust/Social Development Commission (SDC) Training Programme. Chairman of the Yallahs Development Area Committee, Howard...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, has emphasized the importance of sport in the development of the individual and the country. "As a country that is seeking to develop positive values and attitudes in young people, we need to understand and appreciate the value of sport. Sport is the most powerful and unifying force in the world. Sport brings joy to...

For the April to June quarter this year, agricultural production in Hanover increased by 42 per cent, when compared to the similar period in 2005. In an interview with JIS News, Deputy Parish Manager with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Hanover, Ransford Barnes, pointed out that there was also a 29 per cent increase in the hectares of...

Since its inception in May 2005, the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has committed to funding projects at a total cost of $251 million. Speaking at a press briefing, Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Ndombet Assamba pointed out that these projects included the beautification, general maintenance and clean-up of the island's resort towns and some heritage tourist sites as...

There is a renewed drive by the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands to eliminate the new world screwworm. Veterinary experts at the Ministry say the screwworm fly, if left unchecked, could pose one of the biggest threats to livestock farming. Targets set for this fiscal year include the production, processing and distribution of 20 million...

Residents of St. Thomas have suggested that a victim of crime should be given the opportunity to make a presentation to the Court, before a convicted person is given a sentence for the crime committed. However, the residents said this was not necessary at a parole hearing. They were making their contribution at a public consultation on a Victims' Charter,...

Additional facilities which were built by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), at the Cacoon All-age School in western Hanover, was officially handed over to the school's administration on October 5. The project was carried out at a cost of approximately $9.5 million, and involved constructing and equipping a kitchen, relocating and equipping a classroom, constructing sanitary facilities, and painting...

Heritage Week 2006 will be celebrated from October 8 to 16 under the theme: 'Celebrating Our Heritage.The Strength of Our Nation'. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Communication at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT), Joan Andrea Hutchinson noted that the Trust would collaborate with all the other agencies under the Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture to host a...

Plans are in high gear for the 2006 St. James 4-H food festival, 'Nyamins and Jammins', scheduled for Monday, October 16 at the Catherine Hall entertainment complex in Montego Bay. According to Co-ordinator of the event, Marlene Stephenson-Dalley, the event is aimed at tantalizing the taste buds with typical mouth watering Jamaican foods, while at the same time showcasing the...

The Chief Executive Officer of Dehring, Bunting and Golding (DB&G), Peter Bunting, has put forward a three-pronged approach, to improve employee participation and productivity, which he has urged employers to adopt. Mr. Bunting, who was speaking on the topic: 'Employee Participation and Productivity' at a recent Friday Policy Forum at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), said that firstly,...

Motorists in St. Ann should enjoy a smoother flow of traffic, with the installation of traffic lights at the Priory intersection in St. Ann's Bay. The lights, which were set up at a cost of $2.6 million, were switched on yesterday (Oct. 5) by Prime Minster, Portia Simpson Miller, during her tour of segment three of the North Coast Highway...

Carlos Martel, an Economic Advisor from Georgia in the United States, has said that Jamaica must be prepared to take advantage of the many opportunities that will emerge from the staging of Cricket World Cup 2007. Mr. Martel, who was addressing the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) and Caribbean Business Club-organised 'Linkages' seminar yesterday (Oct. 5) in Montego Bay, pointed out...