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Prime Minister Bruce Golding is urging Jamaicans, to take advantage of the country's Olympic glory, by uniting as a people to set new standards for ourselves, our communities and how we treat each other. In a broadcast to the nation on Sunday (Aug. 24), Mr. Golding said all Jamaica basks in the joy that our athletes have brought us. "We...

The North West Clarendon Football Competition, will be launched on Sunday, August 24, by Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Michael Stern, at the Edwin Allen High School. In order to qualify for the competition, teams must first be registered with the Social Development Commission (SDC), and the Clarendon Football Association. All matches will be played in accordance with...

On Tuesday (Aug. 19) close to 200 primary, secondary and tertiary students in Manchester and Clarendon, received book supplies and bursaries from Jamalco, at a back-to-school ceremony, held at the Pratville Infant and Primary School in Manchester. The gifts, which total just under $1 million, were given to students who reside in the company's mining areas. In attendance were officials...

The St. James Parish Council, has approved an amended building plan for the new RIU Hotel, which was recently submitted by developers of the hotel located in Mahoe Bay, St. James. The approval came during a special meeting, which was held at the Parish Council building on Wednesday (August 20). This followed the serving of a prior stop order notice...

Head of the Denbigh Production Training Centre in Clarendon, Andre Anderson, will officially demit office today (August 22), to take up his duties as 4-H Parish Development Officer for Portland. He will be succeeded by Derrick Wilson, a trained teacher and former principal, who hopes to build on the work started by Mr. Anderson. During his tenure at Denbigh, Mr....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will address the nation tonight, on the performance of Jamaica's Olympic team at the Beijing Olympics. The broadcast will be aired on all radio stations and Love TV at 8:00pm and on TVJ and CVM television at 9:00pm. Prime Minister Golding has set up a planning committee to work out details of a massive home-coming celebration...

The Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation, was today (Aug. 21) presented with a cheque of US$36,000, from the Jamaica Volunteers Association Incorporation of Washington, for the construction of a kitchen and dining facility at the Centre. The facility, which is to be completed during 2009, will be able to seat 90 individuals and will be used for dining, a classroom...

Sports Minister Olivia Grange, tonight tagged Veronica Campbell-Brown, "the Matriarch of World Sprinting", after she successfully defended her 200 Metres Olympic title in Beijing, China. Jamaica's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 29th Olympiad, ran a personal best 21.74 seconds to repeat her feat of four years ago. Minister Grange said Veronica demonstrated to the world the reason she...

Several shelters across the island will be designated as priority shelters by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), to ensure the safety and protection of children in an emergency. Regional Coordinator at the ODPEM, Sophia Mitchell, made the announcement on Monday (August 18), at a community forum held at the Old Harbour Bay Primary School in St....

The Ministry of Water and Housing is in the process of taking over and refurbishing water systems, which were constructed by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), with community involvement, but which are now non-functional. This was disclosed by Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, at a JIS Think Tank forum on Tuesday (August 19). "We are just...

The Government is to spend $219 million more on text books this year largely as a result of the addition of new titles. This additional amount represents an increase of 26 per cent over what was spent last year.The announcement was made by Deputy Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Salomie Evering. "This year we are spending approximately...

A massive relocation exercise is being planned by the St. Catherine Parish Council, for all commercial activity taking place at the Old Harbour Bay Fishing Village. This as the Council plans to reclaim the beach for the exclusive use of the area's fisher folk. Notice of the impending relocation came to light at a recent JIS town meeting, which was...