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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,...

As the Ministry of Education and Youth continues to tackle the problem of violence in schools, the region six office in Clarendon, will next week launch a series of activities targeted at teachers, parents and students in the region. Yvette Dennis, Community Relations Officer for the region, told JIS News that a special service would be held next Tuesday (May...

The Ministry of Justice will, in the coming weeks, begin a series of public discussions on the Victims' Charter, which provides policies and programmes to support victims of crimes. "Within weeks, we will embark on a series of consultation exercises with the public as together we examine the Victims' Charter that has been developed by the Ministry of Justice," Attorney...

As part of its contribution to Child Month, the Kingston Parish Church will on Saturday (May 27) host an immunization outreach for children residing in communities in the vicinity of the church. Parents are being asked to take their children, including babies, to the church grounds at 70b King Street between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., to...

With the 2006 hurricane season just seven days away, the Portmore Municipal Council has accelerated preparedness activities, with focus being placed on trouble spots. "We have begun to clean the drains, and there are some very challenging ones," Mayor George Lee told JIS News.He said that funds have been requested from the Ministry of Local Government and Environment to assist...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced that a National Parent Teachers Association will be launched in July of this year, to provide the right channel for meaningful intervention for parents who are in need of assistance in coping with their children. She was speaking on Wednesday (May 24) at the presentation of awards ceremony for the Prime Minister's Medal...

Thirty-one educators who have dedicated a combined 450 years of service to the country's education sector, were honoured yesterday (May 24), at a ceremony at Jamaica House, where they were presented with the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation. With scores of supportive family members and colleagues on hand to cheer them on, the awardees were recognised for their invaluable contribution,...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has said that globalization has helped to create equal opportunities for all states. According to the Minister, globalization, in particular the Information Technology (IT) revolution, has eliminated many of the differences, which previously characterized such classifications as First World and Third World nations. Dr. Davies was addressing the annual dinner and dance...