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The Hanover Parish Council is spearheading the implementation of a development plan for the parish of Hanover, and has contracted the services of the University of Technology (UTech) to assist in putting the plan together. This comes against the background of the large number of development projects, which are slated to take place within the parish over the next two...

Plans are far advanced in the parish of Hanover to commemorate the birth day of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante on February 24. The Hanover Cultural Development Committee in collaboration with the Hanover Parish Council is planning a civic ceremony, which will be held in the district of Blenheim, at the site on which Sir Alexander was born. Although the...

The Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Thursday (Jan.12) hosted some 600 students from the Lynn University in Florida, who toured the facility as part of the institution's heritage and culture programme. "We believe that all of our students should have international experience and so we have brought our first year students to Jamaica for them to see the...

'The Ones We Left Behind' a drama production exploring the impact of migration on families, will be staged this month at the British Museum in London.A presentation of Full Spectrum Productions, the production features a 30-minute play, a monologue and an interactive discussion. Sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the production looks at the extensive migration of people from the...

Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon is the recipient of a new school bus through the generosity of the Jamalco bauxite company. At the handing over ceremony on the school grounds on Wednesday (Jan.11) principal of the institution, David Brown thanked Jamalco for the gift, noting that for the first time in its history, the school had its own mode...

Mary Clarke, a veteran educator and former senior projects personnel with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), has been appointed Children Advocate to operate as an ombudsman on matters relating to children. The position was created under the Child Care and Protection Act, which came into effect in March 2004. The appointment became effective on January 1, 2006 and Mrs....

Employers in Portland, who have been delinquent in submitting National Insurance Scheme (NIS) contributions on behalf of their employees, are being urged to bring their payments up to date by January 13 or face legal action. Parish Manager for the Portland office of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Gloria Clarke, told JIS News that the Ministry would be...

Employers have until today (Jan.13) to file their annual National Insurance Scheme (NIS) returns or face legal action. Denzil Thorpe, NIS Director, told JIS News that the annual returns were usually filed on January 14 of each year but because this year, the 14th fell on a Saturday, the returns become effective on January 13. He said that failure by...

Two newly constructed basic schools were recently handed over to residents of the Wilson's Run and Thompson Town communities in the parish of Trelawny. The schools, provided by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), the Sanguinetti Parent Teachers Association and the Wilson's Run Community Development Committee were built at a total cost of more than $14 million. "We at the...

Young people in Hanover are to benefit from training in gardening techniques through an alliance between the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) and the HEART Trust/NTA. Parish Manager for RADA Hanover, Bernard Goffe, told JIS News that the training would be offered at the Kenilworth Academy in the parish and upon successful completion, participants will receive a level one certification...

Despite an active hurricane season last year, the Hanover office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is confident of a 10 per cent growth in food crop production for 2005 over the previous year. "This is because of farmers resuscitating their crops and getting back into production and getting back on their feet from the ravages that they felt...

Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas will be visiting Canada from January 20 to 24, to meet with Jamaicans living in that country. Commissioner Thomas' five-day visit is being facilitated by the Jamaican Diaspora-Canada Foundation (JD-CF). Philip Mascoll, president of JD-CF and member of the Jamaican Diaspora board, explained that the Commissioner was invited to speak to the Jamaican community about...