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Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, with responsibility for Women's Affairs and Gender Issues, Olivia Grange, is urging individuals and communities to take a stand against violence of all forms being committed in the society, especially against children. Miss Grange's appeal comes against the background of reports surfacing within recent weeks of acts of violence committed against children. The...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has ended his visit to the US Capital, Washington D.C, with a commitment from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to provide a US$50-million infrastructure and rehabilitation loan. The funds will enable the government to undertake critical repairs following the damage caused by Tropical Storm Gustav. The loan agreement is expected to be signed in Washington within...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has warned that some countries within the region are in danger of being left behind because they do not have the capacity to take advantages of globalization and he has called on the Organisation of American States (OAS) to take a careful look at how best it can assist in rectifying this situation. Prime Minister Golding...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding arrived in the US Capital, Washington DC this morning (Sept 29) following a weeklong hectic schedule to New York during which he delivered his first address to the United Nations General Assembly. His first assignment in Washington DC saw him attending a luncheon meeting with US Congressman, Eliot Engel who serves on the Energy and Commerce...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding was last night (Sept 29) honoured by the US Congress when he was presented with a proclamation by Congresswoman, Yvette Clarke. The citation was presented to Prime Minister Golding at the town hall meeting at the Organisation of American States (OAS) Hall of Americas in downtown Washington D.C. In presenting the citation, Congresswoman Clarke lauded the...

Tickets for the much anticipated Olympic Sports Gala, at the National Stadium in Kingston, will be available to the public as of today (October 1). All persons attending both Galas, must have tickets to enter the venues. Persons interested in attending the Gala, can collect their tickets at the Kingston offices of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and the...

A programme to increase attendance in primary schools, is currently being implemented by the Ministry of Education, and sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Japanese Government. The 18 month intervention project is targeting 100 schools and is seeking to develop a profile of each community, in which the schools are located. This will include socio-economic variables, and...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore, has urged employers to empower members of the disabled community, by providing them with opportunities to make a meaningful contribution to the growth and development of the society. The Minister was providing the keynote address, at a function held recently, at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church Hall...

President of the National Parent Teachers' Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), Miranda Sutherland, has called on parents, as partners in education, to monitor their children more closely. "Parents let us not ignore the signs of our children. Listen to them, observe them, ask them questions and take action in the shortest possible time to address the minor problems that if left...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, is assuring that domestic financial institutions in Jamaica have suffered minimal setbacks from their relationships with foreign institutions, despite the financial crisis in the United States of America (USA). "A survey of the exposure of commercial banks, other deposit taking institutions, securities dealers, insurance companies and pension funds, show that the...

The recently volatility of the global oil market has impacted on Jamaica's economy and way of life. An increasing import bill and increases in petrol, electricity and basic food items, show that the country cannot afford to remain dependent on oil. "Jamaica relies heavily, up to 90 per cent on fossil fuels and therefore whatever happens in the global market...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, is urging the local business community to remain vigilant in view of the ongoing financial crisis in the United States of America (USA), although there is no cause for alarm in Jamaica. "With the fallout of the sub-prime market, there is no doubt it will have its own consequential impact." He...