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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ruud Lubbers, has lauded the Government and the people of Jamaica for the "generosity of spirit" with which the country has received, and continues to receive displaced Haitians. In a March 16 letter to Prime Minister P. J. Patterson, Mr. Lubbers said that "at a time of instability in Haiti, which has led...

Cabinet has given approval for $72 million to be used to finance the implementation of energy efficiency measures in four public hospitals. The four institutions are the Cornwall Regional in St. James; Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston; Princess Margaret in St. Thomas, and the St. Ann's Bay Hospital in St. Ann. Making the announcement at yesterday's (March 22) post...

Jamaican born Professor of Grains Science at the Heriot Watt University in Scotland, Geoff Palmer is expected to be one of the main presenters at the Royal Society's Discussion Forum on: 'Achieving ethnic minority participation in science'. Titled 'Ready SET (for Science, Engineering and Technology) Go: race for equality', the forum is set for May 4. It will look at...

As Government moves to improve operational efficiencies at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Cabinet has endorsed the award of a contract valued at US$932,250 to Trapeze Software Group, for the supply of scheduling and dispatching software to the transport company. Addressing journalists at Monday's (March 22) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman informed...

Music, especially Gospel Music, provides an excellent platform for promoting the values and attitudes that are needed by Jamaica and the entire world in order to build more caring and loving societies, as well as relationships that are based on mutual respect and understanding, said Industry and Tourism Minister, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba. She was speaking recently at the album launch of...

The sports department of the Discovery Bay All-age School in St. Ann will be hosting a cultural event, dubbed 'Culturama 2004', on the institution's grounds, on Wednesday, March 31, to help educate young Jamaicans about their culture. Diedre Pringle, teacher and co-ordinator of the event told JIS News that 'Culturama 2004' was aimed at highlighting various aspects of the Jamaican...

Come April 19 some 240 residents of South St. Andrew will be enrolled in continuing education and literacy studies under the Adult Continuing Education programme (ACE). The programme has three levels; ACE 1, which will seek to improve the literacy status of adults through the use of computer technology; ACE II will concentrate on adults who have not attained Grade...

The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) in collaboration with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) hosted a seminar last week in Clarendon to sensitise depositors and investors about the work of both institutions. The seminar entitled: 'Securing Your Financial Safety' was held recently (March 18) at the Hotel Versalles in May Pen. Hughlette Jackson, Director of Insurance and Risk Assessment said...

Several hundred young persons from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across the island have participated in a Youth in Agriculture Exposition hosted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) National Youth in Agriculture/Schools Agriculture Programme. The exposition was held on Thursday (March 18) at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon under the theme: 'Youth Reshaping Agriculture Through Technology'. Bridgette Williams,...

Come April 19 some 240 residents of South St. Andrew will be enrolled in continuing education and literacy studies under the Adult Continuing Education programme (ACE). The programme has three levels; ACE 1, which will seek to improve the literacy status of adults through the use of computer technology; ACE II will concentrate on adults who have not attained Grade...

The Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) in collaboration with the Financial Services Commission (FSC) hosted a seminar last week in Clarendon to sensitise depositors and investors about the work of both institutions. The seminar entitled: 'Securing Your Financial Safety' was held recently (March 18) at the Hotel Versalles in May Pen. Hughlette Jackson, Director of Insurance and Risk Assessment said...

Several hundred young persons from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across the island have participated in a Youth in Agriculture Exposition hosted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) National Youth in Agriculture/Schools Agriculture Programme. The exposition was held on Thursday (March 18) at the Denbigh Agricultural Showground in Clarendon under the theme: 'Youth Reshaping Agriculture Through Technology'. Bridgette Williams,...