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Sixty-two secondary and five technical high schools are participating in a three-year programme of intervention aimed at improving the overall performance of students in the Caribbean Secondary Education Council (CSEC) examinations. The programme is being implemented by the Ministry of Education, Youth & Culture. Dorrett Campbell, Communications Director at the Ministry, told JIS News that the programme, which was now...

Farmers participating in the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) funded ginger and cassava projects in St. Catherine are to receive fertilizers and herbicides to facilitate replanting. Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager for St. Catherine, Andrew Carty, told JIS News that the JBI had provided some $400,000 to rehabilitate ginger and cassava plots in the Linstead Extension Area that were...

The implementation of the Companies Act 2004 in January next year, promises to enhance the environment within which businesses in Jamaica operate and consequently encourage commerce. Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), Shellie Leon told JIS News, that the updated law, would seek to bring Jamaica in line with the legislative provisions of...

In response to the widespread destruction to a number of Caribbean countries from the very active 2004 hurricane season, the University of the West Indies has initiated a 'Vice Chancellor's Hurricane Recovery Task Force' to offer technical advice and assistance to countries affected by Hurricane Ivan, in particular. A database has been compiled of the relevant expertise available at the...

The Ministry of Transport and Works, in collaboration with the Access to Information Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), will host an Open Day tomorrow (Wednesday, October 27), to allow the public to view documents that fall within the scope of the Access to Information Act. The Open Day will be held at 138H Maxfield Avenue in...

Fire Safety Awareness week is being celebrated in Clarendon from October 24 to October 30, 2004 under the theme 'Fire Prevention.Develop the Habit' In a JIS News interview today District Officer Livingston Morgan said the Clarendon Department would concentrate on fire prevention in homes. "Our focus this year is really on the homes. We have realized however, that most persons...

A Canadian organization 'Not Just Tourists', has donated medical supplies valued at CDN$125,000 to the Jamaican Hurricane Relief effort. Drs. Ken and Denise Taylor, medical doctors and founders of 'Not Just Tourists', recently donated 56 boxes and 16 suitcases of assorted medicine and medical supplies to the Jamaican Consulate General in Toronto. Norman Kreger of Handitravel Management Consulting Services made...

Two donations totalling US$5,400 were recently presented to the Swift Purcell Boys' Home in Highgate, St. Mary, by the Jamaican Diaspora in South Florida. Consul General to the Southeast USA, Ricardo Allicock recently toured the facility and made the presentation on behalf of the South Florida community. One cheque for US$4,000 was donated by members of the Jamaica/United States Chamber...

Jamaican teachers and nurses migrating to developed countries to assume job opportunities presented to them by foreign educators, are to be monitored more closely by the Government. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman has revealed that Cabinet has granted approval for the country's "participation in a trade and development project for the managed movement of teachers and nurses in the...

Farmers island wide have been given until October 29 to file their reports regarding damages incurred as a result of Hurricane Ivan, at their Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) parish offices. Executive Director of RADA, Albert Shand said the "assessment is still being undertaken in order to accommodate more farmers who suffered damage, but who still have not yet been...

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke has expressed appreciation to the South Florida community for their on-going assistance in the country's continued development, noting that the goodwill and love shown signified members' care and concern for their homeland. Speaking at the third annual fund-raising banquet of the Caribbean American Medical Educational Organization (CAMEO), on October 23...

The number of farmers in St. Mary registering with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) for assistance, following the damage done to their crops by Hurricane Ivan, has now reached 3,662, as the registration process nears completion in the parish. Crawford Clarke, Acting RADA Parish Manager for St. Mary told JIS News that he expected this number to increase by...