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Jamaica will use its position as Vice President of the United Nations Information Council to ensure that its concerns and course of action in the area of 'information for all' will be reflected in the activities of the Council. Newly elected Vice President of the Intergovernmental Council for UNESCO's Information for All Programme (IFAP), Professor Fay Durrant tells JIS News...

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Spanish Town Hospital, David Dobson has called on the public to exercise a greater level of understanding and cooperation, as the hospital sought to deliver effective health services. Mr. Dobson is particularly appealing to persons who seek the services provided by the hospital to disregard the view that the payment of fees for services...

Grants totalling US$566,765.45 (J$37 million) have been donated to 16 charities in Jamaica by the American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ). The presentations were made on Friday, April 28, at a luncheon held at the Kingston residence of United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Brenda LaGrange Johnson. In her remarks, Ambassador Johnson commended the work of the AFJ in promoting...

A scholarship fund valued at $100,000.00 has been established by the Bethephil Baptist Church, in Chatham, St. James, to assist high school and tertiary level students from the community as well as students from the wider Eastern areas of the parish. Contributions for the fund were presented to pastor of the church, Rev. Rudolph Brooks, by Attorney-at-Law, Clayton Morgan, at...

The $58 million upgrading work being carried out at the Spanish Town hospital is advancing according to schedule. he work includes the refurbishment of the hospital's former maternity block, which is being transformed into the new accident and emergency (A and E), wing inclusive of a new waiting area and specialist medical equipment. A two storey medical records building is...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie has said that the country was in need of "a spiritual revolution" and that old family values should be revived for a better society. The Mayor made the statement while addressing a recent event held in Toronto, Canada, to commemorate the life and work of Jamaican-born Bishop, Dr. Clinton Battieste, Chief Prelate of Redemption...

Opposition Leader, Bruce Golding has indicated that he would like to hold discussions with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to resolve conflicting issues regarding the proposed Charter of Rights Bill. Mr. Golding made the suggestion during his contribution to the 2006/2007 Budget Debate in Gordon House on Thursday (May 4). "Let's do it as a matter of urgency so that...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) in collaboration with the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) on May 2 hosted an ackee seminar themed 'Saving the Ackee Industry' at the Denbigh Showground. The seminar involved farmers, suppliers and processors of ackee. Chief Inspector in Charge of the BSJ's Central Division, Delroy Harris said that the...

Governor General His Excellency, the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall has emphasized that significant social transformation would require the pursuit of excellence in all of the country's endeavours. The Governor General was speaking at St. Gabriel's Anglican Church Hall on Thursday (May 4) where he met with the Custos R. James deRoux, Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Milton Brown, Members...

Retired teachers of the Cross Primary and Junior High School in Clarendon, Myrtle Roye, Daphne Lawrence, and Hortense Cunningham have been honoured for their outstanding contribution to the education field. At a ceremony, which was held last week at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church Hall in the parish, former Minister of Information Senator Burchell Whiteman who was guest speaker at...

Opposition Leader, Bruce Golding has suggested that the government give serious consideration to aggressively promoting Jamaica as an attractive destination for high-end, high value-added tourists. Mr. Golding, who was making his contribution to the 2006/2007 Budget Debate in Gordon House yesterday (May 4), said the island should look to targeting wealthy tourists such as those "who travel in private jets...

The museum of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Up Park Camp, is to receive an important addition to its collection as a result of the kindness of former Royal Navy man, Hugh Campbell, who has donated a Tampion from the HMS Jamaica. Mr. Campbell handed over the gift to Deputy High Commissioner, Sharon Saunders on Wednesday, May 3, at the...