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Sixteen of 83 persons, who have completed payments under phase one of the Seaview Gardens, Duhaney Park and Cooreville Gardens housing development projects in Kingston, were today (July 11) presented with their titles by the Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill. In his remarks at the handing over ceremony held at the Seaview Gardens Primary School, Mr....

Some 36 students from high schools across the island will be participating in the Consumer Affairs Commission's (CAC) inaugural Smart Consumer Club in Schools Energy Camp, slated for the Invercauld Great House in St. Elizabeth from July 12 to 15. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer at the CAC, Dolsie Allen noted that the four-day camp is aimed at...

On July 10th at the Terra Nova Hotel, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica held its Breakfast Meeting to honour donors who have stepped up to the plate and donated over $50 Million to HFJ expansion initiative, which encompasses a wealth of new and improved programmes. Additionally, the HFJ, used this forum as an opportunity to plea to the Jamaican society...

Jamaican High Commissioner to London, Burchell Whiteman, has written to the British government, proposing an extension of the contracts of Jamaican teachers recruited to teach in the United Kingdom (UK), to allow them to meet the Qualified Teachers Status (QTS) to continue their employment. The QTS is the accreditation that enables teachers to teach in state-maintained and special schools in...

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, on )(July 10) confirmed the presence of the pink hibiscus mealy bug in the island, and outlined a programme to contain the pest including the importation of the Parasitoid Wasp or Anagyrus Kamali, the natural predator of the bug. He said that one year's supply of the wasps will be imported, with the...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson has attributed low scores in one area of the Grade Four Achievement Test to a possible flaw in the Grade Four curriculum. Stating that no child has in fact failed the test, Mrs. Henry-Wilson emphasized that the test, "is not an exam. It's not about a pass or fail." The Minister was addressing...

Administrative Director for the Institute of Sport (Insport), Ian Andrews, has suggested that a national policy on sport be established for the development of supporting institutions. Mr. Andrews said that there is a need to have proper structures within the local sporting fraternity, so as to enable sportsmen and women to make a living from their talents. "The talent is...

The Scouts Association of Jamaica in collaboration with the Post and Telecommunications Department today (July 9) launched commemorative postage stamps in recognition of the centenary of the founding of scouting worldwide. The four postage stamps and a souvenir sheet to commemorate the centenary of scouting have been released by the Government of Jamaica through the Postmaster General. Speaking at the...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), Harold Davis has said that the provision of appropriate and timely business information and services, will assist tremendously in fuelling entrepreneurship and business development. Speaking with JIS News, the Executive Director noted that it is against this background that the JBDC has established business information centres across the island to provide...

The National Water Commission (NWC) will be conducting major upgrading work on its sewage mains located on Ruthven and Camperdown Roads in Kingston during the summer. Addressing a recent JIS News Think Tank, Corporate Communications Manager at the NWC, Charles Buchanan, said that the works form part of the Commission's continued thrust to improve sewage collection in the corporate area....

Jamaica is to host the region's first joint World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)/ Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) event in over 10 years at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa, Ocho Rios this weekend. Participants at the event slated to take place between July 11-13 will be mostly from the Caribbean, along with delegates from Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama. Presenters will...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has announced a general election in Jamaica for Monday, August 27, 2007. The date for the nomination of candidates will be Tuesday, August 7. This will be the 15th general election to be held in Jamaica since the granting of universal adult suffrage in 1944. The next general election is constitutionally due by October this...