Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) hosts open day on greenhouse production
The initiators of the Domestic Food Crop Production of Marketing Projects, presented an open day on greenhouse production at High Pride Enterprise in Highgate, St. Mary yesterday. The function marked a significant progressive move for farmers....
Volunteerism still alive
IT is widely believed that volunteerism is dead. However, 34-year-old Fabian Mitchell, winner of the Jamaican leg of the 2006 FirstCaribbean Bank 'Unsung Heroes' Programme, is dispelling this myth. For over 12 years, Mr. Mitchell has been offering invaluable service to others.
New school spaces promised
The Ministry of Education and Youth says it will be providing 600 new school spaces for the coming academic year under its start-a-school programme, to accommodate students in grades seven and 10. "These grades were selected to facilitate the students sitting the Grade Six Achievement...
Nat'l Works Agency to tackle flooding on Montego Bay main road
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has started work to mitigate the continuous flooding on Queens Drive, in Montego Bay. "We are seeking to have the sinkhole reopened to accommodate more water than it normally does," said NWA communications director...
Tourism bodies condemn assault, robbery of visitors
The Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), and the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) have condemned Wednesday's assault by armed men on 17 cruise ship visitors at Lethe Estates in Hanover. "The tourism authorities are fully aware...
Possibility Programme reaches out to street boys
Launched some six years ago as an intervention programme for street boys who wipe windscreens in the Corporate Area, the Possibility Programme has become a lifeline providing 'possibilities' for many of the boys who are now enrolled in the programme.
Atkins Shelter won't turn homeless away
The following is the continuation of a feature on the Marie Atkins Shelter. Part One appeared in The Gleaner on Wednesday. According to Lena Latibeaudiere, head of the Marie Atkins Shelter and inspector of the poor, not all the clients of the shelter are qualified...
'We are often stereotyped as thieves, rowdy, ignorant and desperate'
The following are feedback letters to our popular Roving With Lalah series published yesterday. The column was part of the series, 'From Kingston to London ... The Jamaican Immigrant Story', which started on Sunday. Dear Robert: I welcome that story with homesickness...
Exploring the beauty Canada has to offer
Every year more than 35 million people from around the world visit Canada. Stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic and deep into the Arctic, Canada is the second-largest country in the world. Canada has a lot of places to experience from rugged mountain peaks...
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