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Local charities Uplift Jamaica, Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment (URGE), and the SOS Children's Village, were honoured at the International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) ceremony held recently at the Columbia University auditorium in New York City. The three programmes, which target disadvantaged youth throughout the island, were presented with the IRAWMA humanitarian token named in honour of National Hero...

The Hanover Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade is reporting a decrease in the number of fires in the parish over the last two months, which they credit to the increased rainfall. "Since the month of April, there has been a vast decrease in the number of calls we are receiving, and this is due to the showers that we...

Twelve parents from across the island were honoured for their outstanding contributions to the country's educational sector at the National Parent Award ceremony held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on May 13. The award ceremony was the joint effort of the Guidance and Counselling Unit of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture and the United Nations Children's...

Twelve parents from across the island were honoured for their outstanding contributions to the country's educational sector at the National Parent Award ceremony held at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on May 13. The award ceremony was the joint effort of the Guidance and Counselling Unit of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture and the United Nations Children's...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture has signed a $6.6 million contract with Eagle Construction Company for the establishment of a youth information centre in Portland. The contract, which was signed on May 13 at the Ministry's Caenwood complex in Kingston, will see the conversion of the Georgian-style building at the railway station in West Palm Avenue into a...

As the hurricane season approaches, Jamaicans are being encouraged to keep drains and gullies clear and cut down overhanging branches to mitigate the effects of any disaster. "Look at power lines that may pose threats, clean waterways and as we approach the hurricane season, start checking on your own supplies and educate the children about disasters. Let us do things...

The Ministry of National Security is cautioning that service providers within the private security industry found to be in breach of the provisions under the Private Security Regulation Act (PSRA) will be made to face the full brunt of the law. Making the statement, Parliamentary Secretary in the Security Ministry, Senator Kern Spencer said the rapid growth in the private...

The Police National Computer Centre is assisting the fight against crime, by providing officers in the field with timely and accurate data to enable better deployment of resources for the apprehension of criminals. Norris Rhoomes, Director of Management Information System (MIS) and Information Technology at the centre, tells JIS News that the PNCC provides various police stations with crime pattern...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture has signed a $6.6 million contract with Eagle Construction Company for the establishment of a youth information centre in Portland. The contract, which was signed on May 13 at the Ministry's Caenwood complex in Kingston, will see the conversion of the Georgian-style building at the railway station in West Palm Avenue into a...

As the hurricane season approaches, Jamaicans are being encouraged to keep drains and gullies clear and cut down overhanging branches to mitigate the effects of any disaster. "Look at power lines that may pose threats, clean waterways and as we approach the hurricane season, start checking on your own supplies and educate the children about disasters. Let us do things...

The Ministry of National Security is cautioning that service providers within the private security industry found to be in breach of the provisions under the Private Security Regulation Act (PSRA) will be made to face the full brunt of the law. Making the statement, Parliamentary Secretary in the Security Ministry, Senator Kern Spencer said the rapid growth in the private...

The Police National Computer Centre is assisting the fight against crime, by providing officers in the field with timely and accurate data to enable better deployment of resources for the apprehension of criminals. Norris Rhoomes, Director of Management Information System (MIS) and Information Technology at the centre, tells JIS News that the PNCC provides various police stations with crime pattern...