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Hundreds of fans and well wishers turned out on October 19, at a special Memorial Dance, held at the Bridge Park Community Centre in Harlesden, London, England, to pay tribute to veteran Jamaican singer, Alton Ellis, who died on October 10 in London. After a minute's silence, the audience was treated to music and performers from the Rock Steady era,...

Jamaica has overtaken Cancun as the third most popular destination for Canadians. Between January and September this year, the number of stopover visitors from Canada was 190,000, the same number recorded for all of 2007. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has said that Jamaica would now be working to overtake the Dominican Republic as the number two destination for Canadians,...

Jamaica will become the first Caribbean destination to have a direct non-stop flight from Canada's western-most province. As of December 19, two flights will depart weekly from Vancouver, British Columbia, non-stop to Montego Bay, St. James, operated by Air Canada Vacations and Air Transat/Sunquest. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has expressed appreciation for the increased air traffic out of Canada....

Cabinet has approved the awarding of three contracts to effect upgrading work on the Bogue Road in Montego Bay, St. James, and to construct two community centres in Bucknor, Clarendon, and Central Village, St. Catherine. Speaking at last week's post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry, told journalists that a contract, in the sum of...

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, has implored the nation to protect the children, who represent the future of the country. He pointed out that as a nation, "we have fallen short in many respects to safeguard the legacy of our ancestors." The Mayor cited statistics and stories of several young persons who have fallen victims to crimes, since the...

Chairman of the St. Catherine Parish Council, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, and his counterpart in the Portmore Municipality, Keith Hinds, are calling for tougher stances against crime in the parish. Speaking at National Heroes Day Civic Ceremonies held on Monday (Oct.20) in Spanish Town and Portmore, both councillors urged citizens to adapt the principles for which the nation's Heroes fought for...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, is calling on the society to be more proactive in protecting the nation's children against violence and abuse. Noting that the Government could not undertake this task alone, Miss Grange said the society has to "play a larger role" in this regard. She was addressing the opening of the Third Caribbean...

A new laundry room, costing some $3.5 million, is being constructed at the St. Thomas Infirmary in Morant Bay. Secretary/Manager of the St. Thomas Parish Council, Clinton Gordon, told JIS News, that the Council has taken the decision to construct a new laundry room, because repairs to the existing one would have been too costly. Additionally, he said the structure...

The Manchester based Cariocca Education Trust in England, was re-launched recently, as the Louise DaCocodia Education Trust, to honour one of its founders and community stalwart, who died earlier this year. The Trust was set up in June 2001, with the objective to tackle the educational underachievement of young people of African-Caribbean heritage, by supporting the African-Caribbean community in schools,...

Cabinet has approved the establishment of a privatisation team to manage the privatisation of the Norman Manley International Airport. (NMIA). The team will include representatives of the Ministry of Transport, and Works, the Airports Authority of Jamaica, the Development Bank of Jamaica, the Ministry of Finance, the Office of the Prime Minister, the Attorney General's Department and Jamaica Trade and...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has warned that with the advent of globalisation and the ferocity of competition, countries like Jamaica are being forced to become as good as the best and better than the rest. He said the demands to become more competitive will be particularly important at this time, because Jamaica has entered into significant trading arrangements through the...

The Woodlawn School of Special Education's recently held 'Heritage Day', saw students participating in a wide range of activities, such as a quiz competition and cultural performances, supported by teachers, parents and visitors. Sovia Reid, a Cultural Coordinator at the Manchester institution, told JIS News, that the day was quite exciting as the students showed off their knowledge in various...