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Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd has said that the consumption of drugs was of great concern to the nation, as this was linked to health and social problems in the society. Addressing members of the Rotary Club of Kingston at their weekly luncheon at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on...

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lenworth Fulton, has emphasised that the organization was committed to the development of the minds of young Jamaicans through training. Addressing the annual general meeting of the Portland 4-H Club Advisory Council in Port Antonio on November 3, Mr. Fulton said the training conducted by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs was to develop the...

The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that the Classical Swine Fever has not entered Jamaica. The animal disease, which decimated pig farms in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba, has been kept out of the country through strict measures. Speaking with JIS News, Veterinary Officer at the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry, Dr. O. Watson said that by using...

National Youth Service in Schools, a programme designed to address anti-social behaviour among secondary students, will be implemented in high schools in Kingston and St. Andrew next January. The programme is a joint initiative of the National Youth Service (NYS), the Education Transformation Team and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, and will be piloted in 12 of 43...

Chairman of the Audit Commission, Leighton McKnight, has said that Jamaica's ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index for the 2006/07 fiscal year could improve, if all audit committees in state agencies became operational by year-end. Eighty-five per cent of government ministries, departments and executive agencies have established audit committees, up from 25 per cent in September. "To date, approximately 27...

Residents of two communities in Clarendon are now enjoying improved health services through a community health programme being funded by the Jamalco Alumina Refinery. Under the programme, Jamalco is providing $1 million annually to underwrite the cost of the services of a medical doctor and an additional registered nurse at the Raymonds Type 2 Health Centre to serve the community...

Justice Paul Theodore Harrison has been sworn in as the new President of the Court of Appeal. Governor General, His Excellency, Sir Howard Cooke swore in the former Judge of the Court of Appeal as President, at Kings House yesterday (Nov. 3). In swearing in the veteran Judge, Sir Howard hailed the occasion as one of great significance. "It is...

The Human Resources and Social Development Committee of Parliament has called for legislation to protect persons infected with HIV/AIDS from discrimination in the workplace, public institutions and their communities. The members also want laws to be put in place to deal with persons, who knowingly infect others with the disease. They argue that such action was tantamount to attempted murder...

Veteran Jamaican actor/comedian Oliver Samuels will be honoured on Wednesday, November 9 in recognition of his 35 years as an entertainer. Mr. Samuels, who is regarded as one of the Caribbean's finest comedians and actors, is well known not only to the Jamaican community but also to a wider Caribbean and British audience in the United Kingdom from his regular...

Deputy Consul General to New York, Lisa Bryan-Smart, has called on nationals overseas to do more to help Jamaica achieve its development goals. Mrs. Bryan-Smart, who was delivering the keynote address at the 50th anniversary celebrations and awards banquet for the International Pentecostal City Mission Church (IPCMC) held recently at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Queens, said that there were...

Jamaica is seeking to deepen its ties with the People's Republic of China, this time in the area of deep sea marine exploration and scientific research.Last month (October), a Chinese marine research vessel, Dayang Yihao, along with a nine-member delegation of the State Oceanic Administration of China visited Jamaica to pursue bilateral talks with both Government and private sector officials...

State Minister for Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd, has said that the government remained committed to increasing access to higher education as part of the process of national development. "Higher education is essential to national development. It is that which fosters national cultural values and provide educational opportunities for all citizens, rich or poor," he stated. Dr. Rhodd,...