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Former Jamaica tennis champion, Karl Hale, is assisting with the development of the sport in Jamaica with a donation of more than Cdn$40,000 in tennis equipment. The one-time Davis Cup and Jamaica national tennis champion recently sent 266 tennis racquets obtained from Wilson Sports and 10,000 tennis balls, to Tennis Jamaica, the organization responsible for the administration and development of...

Jamaican, Saleem Josephs, has created history at the prestigious Columbia University in New York City, becoming the first student from that institution to graduate with three degrees at one sitting. At the commencement exercise for the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine in Manhattan on Thursday, May 18, Mr. Josephs, the eldest of three brothers enrolled at the school, was...

As preparation for Labour Day 2006 gets into high gear in the west, the Labour Day planning committees in the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland are reporting a combined total of 82 registered projects up to Friday, May 19. Expectations are that by Labour Day (May 23), that figure should be much higher. In keeping with the national...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology (with Energy), Phillip Paulwell, emphasized the need for Jamaica and the rest of the region to continue on a path of progress in information communication technology (ICT development. The Minister, who was speaking at the May 17 opening ceremony of the World Telecommunication Day Symposium at the Hilton Kingston, noting that with the...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology (with Energy), Phillip Paulwell, has said that the Ministry, through the Central Information Technology Office (CITO), was executing a number of projects, which were aimed at deepening Caribbean integration through information communication technology (ICT). The Minister, who made the announcement at the May 17th opening of the World Telecommunication Day symposium at the...

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), is in the process of designing the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) Programme, an initiative geared towards increasing the security of citizens and fostering social stability in Jamaica. Speaking of the programme's scope at a JIS Think Tank recently, Senior Governance Programme Manager, Louise Valle, said that JUST would work with "government, civil...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, will be working with the Justice Training Institute, to conduct a series of training seminars for the island's custodies and justices of the peace (JPs). Professor Hall, who speaking at a civic meeting at the Bread of Life Ministry in Linstead, St. Catherine yesterday (May 18), said that the workshops were...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, has called on persons and organisations interested in the welfare of the nation's young, to form partnerships that can work to improve parenting skills, which in turn, can benefit parents. "Let us work together, let us collaborate, let us establish partnerships in our intervention to improve parenting practices and skills in this island," she stressed, while...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Dr. Donald Rhodd, has emphasised that the Government was committed to the creation of safer communities islandwide. Speaking at a community stakeholders forum on May 18 at the Morant Bay Anglican Church Hall in St. Thomas, he pointed out that, "the safety of residents in communities is a measure of human...

The Safe Schools Secretariat recently collaborate with the Culture in Education Programme to organise a 'Safe Bus Ride', aimed at encouraging order among students, while they are boarding buses. The activity, which was held on May 10 and 16 under the theme: 'Safety, Respect and Order', saw free bus rides being offered to commuters, who were then encouraged to form...

Beginning May 25, the St. James Parish Council will be embarking on another series of community fora, aimed at promoting Local Government Reform, and to integrate residents of the parish in the governance process. Some 17 meetings are scheduled to be held across the parish, with at least one in every parish council division. The meetings are designed to increase...

A total of 52 projects have been registered in the parish of Trelawny for Labour Day 2006. The work to be undertaken includes the planting of trees, painting of pedestrian crossings and curbs, and drain cleaning activities. In keeping with the theme for Labour Day, 'Jamaica's Beauty - Our Duty', the beautification of Water Square in Falmouth has been chosen...