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As efforts to contain and, ultimately, reduce the country's spiralling fuel bill continue, solar power, a renewable form of energy, is being further explored to determine how best to harness its properties, in order to greater utilise it as an alternative to oil. It is the light and heat radiating from the sun that influences the earth's climate and weather,...

I am grateful for the honour of being invited to speak at today's opening session of the Caribbean Child Research Conference 2008, here this morning. I have always been associated with the plight of our children and issues associated with them, in addition to being a mother. This has resulted in the lines between my ministry, which deals with youth,...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has emphasised the importance of training, pointing out that it is key to the development and empowerment of communities. He stressed that the Government was committed to the training of young persons at all levels. Mr. Golding was speaking at the official opening of a state-of-the-art community centre, constructed at a cost of approximately $9 million,...

Black River High School in St. Elizabeth, has awarded more than 300 students for achievements in sports, examinations and leadership. The ceremony, which was held last week as part of the institution's week of Heritage celebrations, saw the students receiving plaques, cash and certificates for being high achievers. Vice Principal at the school, Beverly Green, told JIS News, that the...

Hundreds of fans and well wishers turned out on October 19, at a special Memorial Dance, held at the Bridge Park Community Centre in Harlesden, London, England, to pay tribute to veteran Jamaican singer, Alton Ellis, who died on October 10 in London. After a minute's silence, the audience was treated to music and performers from the Rock Steady era,...

Jamaica has overtaken Cancun as the third most popular destination for Canadians. Between January and September this year, the number of stopover visitors from Canada was 190,000, the same number recorded for all of 2007. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has said that Jamaica would now be working to overtake the Dominican Republic as the number two destination for Canadians,...

Jamaica will become the first Caribbean destination to have a direct non-stop flight from Canada's western-most province. As of December 19, two flights will depart weekly from Vancouver, British Columbia, non-stop to Montego Bay, St. James, operated by Air Canada Vacations and Air Transat/Sunquest. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has expressed appreciation for the increased air traffic out of Canada....

Cabinet has approved the awarding of three contracts to effect upgrading work on the Bogue Road in Montego Bay, St. James, and to construct two community centres in Bucknor, Clarendon, and Central Village, St. Catherine. Speaking at last week's post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, told journalists that a contract, in the sum of...

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, has implored the nation to protect the children, who represent the future of the country. He pointed out that as a nation, "we have fallen short in many respects to safeguard the legacy of our ancestors." The Mayor cited statistics and stories of several young persons who have fallen victims to crimes, since the...

Chairman of the St. Catherine Parish Council, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, and his counterpart in the Portmore Municipality, Keith Hinds, are calling for tougher stances against crime in the parish. Speaking at National Heroes Day Civic Ceremonies held on Monday (Oct.20) in Spanish Town and Portmore, both councillors urged citizens to adapt the principles for which the nation's Heroes fought for...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, is calling on the society to be more proactive in protecting the nation's children against violence and abuse. Noting that the Government could not undertake this task alone, Miss Grange said the society has to "play a larger role" in this regard. She was addressing the opening of the Third Caribbean...

A new laundry room, costing some $3.5 million, is being constructed at the St. Thomas Infirmary in Morant Bay. Secretary/Manager of the St. Thomas Parish Council, Clinton Gordon, told JIS News, that the Council has taken the decision to construct a new laundry room, because repairs to the existing one would have been too costly. Additionally, he said the structure...