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More than 40 persons from White House and adjoining communities in Westmoreland, were presented with certificates on February 19, for successfully completing a two-week training course in 'Community Tourism and Environmental Awareness'. The course was staged by the Negril Chamber of Commerce, in association with the Social Development Commission (SDC) and the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), and forms part of...

Several initiatives are being undertaken by the fisheries division of the Ministry of Agriculture which will see positive changes for the over 70,000 Jamaicans who depend on the industry for their economic survival. Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke said that in order to stem the exploitation of the island's offshore fishery by fishermen from other countries, an alliance had been formed...

Jamaica's Consul General to Toronto, Vivia Betton has praised Ambassador of Culture, Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), for her "titanic and enormous contribution" to Jamaica. "Miss Lou started the movement for a people to communicate to others in their native tongue. She made it fashionable, respectable and acceptable. She gave our patois potency, so that thousands of ordinary Jamaicans could feel...

The National Youth Service (NYS) is now placing greater emphasis on its management, having successfully assisted many young persons to access jobs as well as encouraging them to pursue further studies. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Director of the NYS, Reverend Adinhair Jones explained that the NYS would soon adopt a four-pronged approach that would seek to make the youth...

The Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) will be offering several young music hopefuls a chance to turn their dreams into reality on Saturday, February 21. Through the Building Youth for National Development (BYOND) Music Programme, the JBDC will host yet another audition for young persons aged 17to 29, at its office at 14 Camp Road. Launched in 2002, the programme,...

Individuals or community groups in the Seaforth community can take their concerns to the Mayor and Councillors of the St. Thomas Parish Council at a Council meeting on Thursday, March 11, at the Seaforth Baptist Church. Secretary/Manager of the St. Thomas Parish Council, Clinton Gordon told JIS News that a decision was taken by Councillors to change the venue of...

The St. Mary Parish Development Committee (PDC) is planning a number of environmental projects in its effort to aid the process of sustainable development in the parish. Norman Dorray, Chairman of the Committee told JIS News that the group would be working closely with the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) in planning the projects in order to ensure that they...

Hundreds of fisherfolks in St. James will now benefit from a new fisheries station, which was constructed at River Bay Fishing Village. Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke officially opened the Montego Bay Fisheries Station on Thursday (Feb. 19), which will provide a fully equipped facility catering for the fuel needs of 128 fishing vessels at the eight fishing locations in...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) will be hosting a grooming workshop on Tuesday, February 24 at the Golfview Hotel in Mandeville, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Young persons between 17 and 25 years of age from the central region, including the parishes of Manchester, Clarendon and St. Elizabeth, are being targeted. "The aim of the workshop is to train young...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips has said that the Government of Jamaica was in strong support of any international assistance that could help bring about a resolution to the ongoing crisis in Haiti. He also warned that Jamaica needed to prepare for the possible fallout that may result from Haiti's instability. Dr. Phillips was speaking at the 34th...

Jamaica will pay tribute to National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, with a Floral Tribute as well as a Civic Ceremony, on Tuesday, February 24, the 120th anniversary of his birth. The events are being organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). The floral tribute has been scheduled for the National Heroes Park, beginning at 8:00 a.m.,...

More than 100 participants, representing 34 of the 46 member countries of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), convened at the Fourth Regional Meeting of IDB Civil Society Organizations held at the Beaches Grande Sport Villas in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, this week. Several high level representatives from the IDB including the President, Enrique V. Iglesias, were also in attendance at...