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An empty lot in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, which was once overgrown with bushes and wild cane, has been transformed into a beautiful park by the St. Thomas Parish Council and residents of the community. The facility was officially opened on Friday (May 26) at a ceremony held in the vicinity of the park. Following the ceremony, Mayor of St....

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson, on Friday (May 26) officially opened five schools, which were constructed under the North Western Schools Programme. The schools, which have been in operation for about a year, are Green Pond High, Green Pond Primary, Green Pond Basic, Irwin High and Irwin Primary. This brings to seven, the number of new schools completed...

Mayor of Portmore, Councillor George Lee has suggested that the administrative officers who are responsible for advising municipal councils on the awarding of contracts, be re-educated in the area of procurement guidelines. This he said should include all persons involved in the process, such as the political directorate, Secretary Managers, administrators and technical staff. "This is critical and necessary," stressed...

More than a year since the world watched in disbelief as a series of lethal tsunamis struck South and South East Asia, killing thousands, Jamaica is going ahead with plans for the construction of a seismograph station in Manchester. The station, which will act as a warning system, should a tsunami ever occur off the island's coasts, is to be...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson visited the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) on Thursday (May 25), to view the damage caused by a fire which affected the institution on May 24. The fire severely damaged two rooms in the male dormitory of the college's west campus and left two students hospitalised. The damage is estimated at...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson has said that the ministry aims to, by the year 2015, have some 80 per cent of teachers exiting tertiary institutions with undergraduate degrees. According to Mrs. Henry-Wilson teachers would be qualified with both content and methodology, and would be in a better position to guide students to be first class scholars. She...

Chief Executive Officer of the Toll Authority, Joan Fletcher has warned motorists that faulty tyres and high speed could result in blowouts and lead to serious accidents. She was speaking against the background of recent accidents on Highway 2000 and has urged motorists to take the necessary precautions in order to safeguard their lives. In an interview with JIS News,...

The Values and Attitudes competition for primary schools culminated yesterday (May 26) at the West Jamaica Conference Centre in Montego Bay, with some 27 schools awarded for outstanding achievements. Hosted by the Cabinet Office and sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Youth, the competition, which was launched in October 2005, saw schools judged in three main categories including, appearance...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is assuring the public that there will be minimal disruption of business activities during the New Kingston Earthquake Drill on June 7. Nadine Newsome, Director of Information and Training at ODPEM, explained that because the drill would not involve the entire New Kingston business community, persons conducting business in the area,...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Dr. Barbara Carby is to address matters relating to disaster mitigation in Clarendon, on Wednesday, May 31.She will be part of a panel of eight persons who will make presentations on disaster preparedness at the annual Parish Review of the Clarendon Health Department. The review is to be...

Construction for the expansion of the Calvin McKain Library at the University of Technology (UTech) is to begin by the second week in June. This was revealed to JIS News today (May 26) by the university's Librarian, Hermen Salmon. The expansion forms part of the university's five-year Master Plan to improve the facilities at the campus and provide more comfortable...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, will be conferred with the Order of the Nation (ON) at an investiture ceremony to be held at King's House on Monday, May 29, beginning at 9:00 a.m. With the conferment, the Prime Minister will have the title of Most Honourable. The order of ceremony will comprise a welcome address by Governor- General,...