Every day more than 500 children lose their lives in traffic crashes globally and thousands are injured.So the United Nations is observing Global Road Safety Week by focusing on children’s safety under the theme: ‘Save Kids’ Lives! This is being observed from May 4 to 10.
Jamaicans are to benefit from medical services offered by the United States Navy hospital ship-Comfort- which docked at the Kingston Container Terminal on Monday.
Safeguarding the welfare of the nation’s children will be the focus of activities for National Labour Day 2015, under the theme: ‘Labour of Love, Nurturing Our Children’.
Custos Rotulorum for the parish of Westmoreland, Canon Hartley Perrin, has joined the call for society to take greater responsibility for the care and protection of children.
Effective May 1 the Transport Authority reopened 452 bus and taxi routes island wide in order to satisfy the increased demand for public transportation services in rural Jamaica.
St. Mary High School and Manning’s School, in Westmoreland, have copped the top prizes for the Jamaica 4-H Clubs’ Boy and Girl of the Year, respectively.
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management-ODPEM-will be undertaking a special hurricane preparedness public education campaign this year.
Jamaicans are being encouraged to support the Jamaica Cancer Society’s-JCS-effort to raise awareness as well as promote early detection and treatment of all cancers.
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