GO-KINGSTON'S interactive fun page is sizzling with excitement this week. There's a great give-away of two return tickets from BWIA to a Caribbean destination of your choice, from a choice of three - Antigua, Barbados or St. Marten, departing from Kingston. And all you have to do is test your skills on how well you know Kingston and St. Andrew.
Identify the four pictures posted on the interactive page of www.Go-Kingston.com (including street name) and send the answer to us at feedback@jamaica-gleaner.com. The first person to send a response with the correct answer will be the lucky winner.
The competition started on Monday March, 19, 2001 and will run until Monday April 16, 2001. The winner will be announced on Wednesday April 18.
We've made winning so easy that you wouldn't want to miss out on this exciting opportunity. Certain conditions apply so please check the site for further details.
Remember you can also get free e-mail accounts as well as "cool" screen savers on go-Kingston's interactive page. And don't forget to say your piece on the discussion boards or just hang out in the chat room; you never know who you might run across.
On the community page this week, the NGO feature focuses on The Association of Development Agencies.
An umbrella organisation for 13 groups and 2 individuals, the ADA began operation in 1985 and a full time secretariat was set up in 1986. Co-ordinator Simeon Robinson explains that the work of the ADA takes the organisation into policy analysis and advocacy at the governmental level. What this means is that the ADA, on behalf of its members, examines policy issues being pursued by government in accordance with international organisations such as the IMF and WTO, and then lobbies the government if these policies are deemed to be inimical to social development and social justice.
Sistren Theatre Collective, The Caribbean Conference of Churches, Combined Disabilities Association, Habitat for Humanity and Social Action Centre are some of the member groups of ADA. According to Robinson, the policies pursued by government affect every aspect of the society including health care, sanitation and housing. The organisation therefore acts as an advocate or voice for these organisations, some of which work closely with the community and have to deal with the negative side effects of governmental policies.
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