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The St. Thomas Parish Reading Champions, in the 17th staging of the Jamaica Library Service's National Reading Competition, were showcased in a motorcade and prize giving ceremony held at the Rudolf Elder Park in Morant Bay on Friday (August 12). They are Karen Jacques in the six to eight age group; Kadane Coates in the nine to 11 age group...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is projecting growth of 1.9 per cent for the July to September quarter. Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wesley Hughes, speaking at the PIOJ's quarterly press briefing in Kingston this morning (August 15), said the positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) performance should be spurred by a 2.4 per cent expansion in the goods...

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has announced that it would be awarding fellowships to two Caribbean media practitioners later this year, as part of a larger project aimed at educating some 20 regional journalists about the Inter-American system and related issues. "I am happy to announce that two scholarships will be awarded to journalists from the Caribbean region,...

Secretary/Manager of the Hanover Parish Council, Alfred Graham has assured that water supplied from the Hanover parish-managed minor water supply system is being properly treated and is safe for drinking. He noted however that it is best for persons to boil all drinking water before consumption, irrespective of the source. Mr. Graham's statement came against the background of recent media...

Established by the Kingston Public and Victoria Jubilee Hospitals in November last year to boost the collection of user fees and provide better customer service, the business unit which serves patients at both hospitals, is reporting reasonable success. Acting Director of Finance at the hospitals, Dwayne Bailey tells JIS News that since the business unit's introduction, user fee collection is...

The National Youth Service (NYS) is on track to garner the additional $6 million needed to fund 'Success Camp 2005', a six-week residential re-orientation and behaviour modification programme for students. Reverend Adinhair Jones, Executive Director of the NYS told JIS News that the organization has collected some $4.62 million of the $6 million needed to add to the NYS' contribution...

We have heard all the catch phrases: "water is the staff of life", "water is essential", and "water is life" among many others, but what is certain is that water is critical to survival and the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) is working to ensure that all Jamaicans have access to piped water by the year 2010. A catalyst that the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on August 12 told an audience of "Jamerican" entrepreneurs that the national economy was growing as a result of the combined efforts and patriotic commitment of Jamaicans at home and abroad. Mr. Patterson was addressing a luncheon of successful Jamaican entrepreneurs and franchisees, which was hosted by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight has said that he hoped to hold talks with Colombia on the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling, which deemed illegal the preferential trade arrangement enjoyed by African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.The Minister who was addressing a Jamaica/ Colombia breakfast meeting at the Hilton Kingston hotel yesterday (August 12), said...

A training programme aimed at better preparing science teachers in secondary schools to teach the subject is currently being conducted at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) through a partnership established between that institution, the University of the West Indies and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture.The programme, which is currently in its third year, is designed...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, yesterday (August 12) told a private gathering of business and community leaders in New York City that the scale of operations and the success of the Golden Krust Corporation was a source of pride for the entire Jamaican Disapora.Mr. Patterson's remarks came as he participated in the official opening of the 100th store under the Golden...

Jamaicans no longer have to rely solely on government's decision to effect changes within their communities. Now they can plan and implement projects through their involvement in Community Development Committees (CDCs), which are to be found island wide. Simply put CDC's are federations or networks of individual community based organisations, such as neighbourhood watches, youth groups, citizens groups, and women's...