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Peace Day was observed by teachers, students and parents at the New Hope Primary and Junior High School in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, with a march from the school grounds to Seaview Lawn, a community entertainment complex located in the centre of the town of Whitehouse. This was followed by a concert hosted by the students at the location. The activities were...

The Financial Services Commission (FSC), in keeping with its mandate under the Financial Services Commission Act to regulate the Securities industry, is investigating the operations of the offices of Lewfam Investments and Trading Limited, and the offices of OLINT Corp Limited. This follows information received by the Commission suggesting that certain persons have been carrying out activities which are in...

The National Blood Transfusion Service's (NBTS) 2006 collection drive moves into high gear tomorrow (March 8), with the staging of a 'One Love One Blood Jamboree' at Emancipation Park in New Kingston. Members of the public are being urged to visit the venue between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to donate blood, as the Service's offices at...

Opposition Senator, Shirley Williams has called on the Government to undertake the necessary initiatives to develop the linkages between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the domestic environment, in order to maximize the benefits of FDI flows. Senator Williams, who was making her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in Gordon House last Friday (March 3), said in the...

Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke, has given the Ministry's commitment to continue to work with the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) and the country's farmers, to "lift agriculture to a higher level". Minister Clarke, who was speaking at the opening ceremony for the 51st staging of the Hague Agricultural Show in Trelawny on March 1, said that the way forward would include...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke today called on the nation to protect its children, to stop committing violence against them, and to settle disputes without attacking them. Speaking against the background of the recent incidents of child murders during the past week, Mrs. Clarke said the issue of violence against children was great cause for concern. "I want to mobilize the...

The House of Representatives last week approved a Resolution calling for the establishment of a joint selection committee to conduct a review of the Corruption Prevention Act and the operations of the Corruption Prevention Commission. Debating the resolution, which was brought before the House by Opposition Leader, Bruce Golding last year, National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips said there was...

The Office of the Public Defender is reporting that for the period 2000 to 2005, some 4,433 cases were closed, out of a total of 4,985 cases received. Serious about ensuring transparency in the public sector, the Office of the Public Defender is proud of its 89 per cent efficiency rate as it seeks recourse for citizens who have been...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Kern Spencer has said the 23 per cent decline in homicide rates in January of this year when compared to the same period last year signified that inroads are being made in the fight to reduce crime and violence. Senator Spencer who was making his contribution to the State of the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson was among a group of distinguished past students of Rutgers University, Camden Centre campus in New Jersey, who were honoured by the institution on March 4. The batch of 16 alumni, 4 women and 12 men, were recognized for their demonstrated excellence in their chosen personal and professional endeavour, such as Law,...

The construction phase of the second of three flagship irrigation projects to be implemented under the National Irrigation Development Programme (NIDP), was officially launched in Seven Rivers, St. James on Friday, (March 3). This phase of the Project is slated for completion in nine months at a cost of some $23.7 million. The first flagship irrigation project under the NIDP...

Twenty farmers who are members of the Elim Community Friendly Society in North East St. Elizabeth, have benefited from an agricultural support project funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), at a cost of $497,000. Speaking at the official handing over of equipment to the farmers on March 3 at Elim,...