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November is being celebrated as Youth Month and this provides an opportunity for focus to be placed on young people, and the issues that affect them. The theme for the month is: 'Jamaica's Youth Shaping the World' and special recognition will be given to young people, who have contributed significantly to nation building through community service, sport, agriculture, culture, academia...

The famous 'One Love Peace Concert' by legendary reggae artiste Bob Marley in Kingston on April 22, 1978, has been named among the world's greatest rock gigs. The concert placed six on a list of 20 rock performances compiled by United Kingdom television station, Channel 4 and voted on by a panel of some 60 artistes, music journalists, broadcasters and...

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) turned out in their numbers on Wednesday (Nov. 9), to honour popular comedian and actor Oliver Samuels, who is celebrating 35 years in entertainment this year. The throng at the High Commission in London included Samuels' family, friends and colleagues in the industry, who not only praised the comedian's enviable body of work for...

The Ministry of Land and Environment and the Caribbean Institute of Technology (CIT) will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on November 14, for the development of a Geographical Information Systems (GIS) diploma course. The one-year course, which is now in the draft stages, is expected to come on stream in September 2006 and will be offered by the CIT in...

The Road Maintenance Fund last week approved $120 million for the patching and rehabilitation of some 100,000 square meters of roads, which were damaged due to the heavy rains associated with Hurricanes Wilma and Beta. Since Hurricane Ivan last September, the Fund has given approval to road rehabilitation projects covering approximately 542,260 square meters of the road network island wide....

The Senate yesterday (Nov.11) resumed debate on the Criminal Justice (Administration) Act to provide greater protection for mentally challenged persons, who enter the penal system. Debate on the Act began last week and at the time, Attorney General and Justice Minister, Senator A.J. Nicholson, explained that the Bill and its companion legislation, the Legal Aid Amendment Act, were aimed at...

I extend a very warm welcome to everyone here today who have come from far and near to participate in this important event. Those of you from colder climes, I know, have more than one good reason to be here. Those of us who enjoy the year-round, salubrious climate of the Caribbean, are pleased to provide you not only with...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) has outlined its plans to facilitate the development of Portland as a model resort area. Valued at $15 million, Phase one of the development project is expected to be completed by December 10, 2005 and will see some 400 persons gaining employment.The plans were discussed at a press conference held at the company's head...

Some 80 students from Montego Bay and Kingston have been interviewed for lucrative scholarships ranging from US$25,000 to US$39,000 to take up places at high schools in America. The interviews were conducted by admissions personnel from 35 private boarding schools in the United States (US) at the annual Versan Educational Services' US high schools fair, held from November 8 to...

Fourteen foot care assistants, who participated in the Diabetes Association of Jamaica's (DAJ) one-week training programme in June, will receive their certificates of competence and completion at a graduation ceremony slated for next week. The ceremony will be held as part of activities to observe Diabetes Week from November 14 to 19. The one-off programme was funded by the German...

Hundreds of Merl Grove High School alumni are expected to converge on the school grounds in Kingston during the week of November 13 to 19, for a grand programme of activities to mark the institution's 80th anniversary. Member of the organizing committee, Claudette Cameron-Stewart, told JIS News that a contingent of past students from around the world, including Canada, the...

A contract valued at just over $7 million has been signed between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Kiwanis Club of Junction, for the completion of the Buena Vista community centre in St. Elizabeth. The signing ceremony took place yesterday (Nov.10) at the Russells All-age School. The Buena Vista community centre was the national Labour Day project, and...