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Deidre Hudson, 2006 National Farm Queen, will be using her one-year reign to encourage more youth participation in agriculture. "My personal goal during my tenure is to get more young people involved in agriculture and for them to recognize it for the business that it is," she told JIS News. The 23 year-old representative of Kingston and St. Andrew bested...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has lauded the activities of the Dolphin Head Trust, which has been established to ensure the protection and conservation of the Dolphin Head Mountains located in the parish of Hanover. Guided by the vision of preserving rich biodiversity, while creating prosperous communities, the Trust seeks to educate, involve and employ...

The Ministry of National Security is committed to improving the literacy levels of inmates in penal institutions islandwide. This was emphasised by Minister of State in the Ministry, Dr. Donald Rhodd, during a tour of the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St. Catherine on July 24. Dr. Rhodd informed that the government was pursuing a programme to ensure that...

Cabinet has given the go-ahead for the Ministry of Justice to enter into a contract with the Canadian Bar Association, to undertake a comprehensive review of the Jamaican justice system. Speaking to journalists at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing yesterday (July 24), Minister of Information and Development, Senator Colin Campbell said the review would be carried out at a cost...

The government of Jamaica has allocated millions of dollars to improve water supplies schemes and to construct a new system in the parish of Clarendon. Under the initiative, a new system will be constructed in Mocho, while the supply schemes serving the communities of New Longsville, Mount Providence, Blackwood, Bucknor, Victor and Roosevelt Avenues, will be upgraded. State Minister for...

The Clarendon Crime Prevention Committee hosted its first ever 10-K road race on Sunday (July 23), with some $260,000 awarded to winners in various categories. Billy Shagoury, chairman of the Crime Prevention Committee, explained to JIS News that the competition was opened to anyone, who wanted to participate, however the largest prizes were awarded to non-professional participants from Clarendon, especially...

Children from Manchester are benefiting from a five-day summer camp organised by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), which is aimed at helping them to better understand science. The camp, which got underway yesterday (July 24) at the Mount St. Joseph Preparatory School in Mandeville, is being held in collaboration with the Bureau of Standards. Some 40 children age 9 to...

A total of 210 young persons in Portland will be employed in the Summer Employment Programme of the National Youth Service (NYS). Some 160 young persons are currently employed for the July period of the programme, while another 50 persons will be engaged for August. Recruitment was carried out among students at the grade nine level in schools up to...

A spirit of brotherhood was evident at the Corletts Road Community Centre Playfield in St. Catherine on Sunday (July 23) where hundreds of citizens and friends of the March Pen and Corletts Road communities, converged for a church service of unity. The service, which was organised by the region five office of the Social Development Commission (SDC), in conjunction with...

Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell, has said that the Government would soon be embarking on a new thrust to re-focus the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, under the theme: 'Growth With Stability'. Addressing a press briefing after an extensive tour of the Montego Bay Freezone's ICT facilities on July 21, the Minister said that the...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies and Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce Minister, Phillip Paulwell are scheduled to meet with the management of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), to register the government's dissatisfaction concerning the recent increase in the price of cement. This was noted by Information and Development Minister, Senator Colin Campbell, on July 24, at the...

Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller has received and accepted the resignation of the chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Dr. Vin Lawrence. Development and Information Minister, Senator Colin Campbell, made the disclosure at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing held on July 24 at Jamaica House. Reading a statement issued by the Prime Minister, against the background of the recently...