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Food for the Poor assists nearly 3,500 prisoners
JUST under 3,500 Jamaicans who were imprisoned because of their inability to pay prison fines are now trying to put the pieces of their life together with the assistance of Food For The Poor Fresh Start Programme. Read More Here @ Jamaica Gleaner: Food for the Poor assists nearly 3,500 prisoners more details
Sat, Dec 24th 2011
Digicel Foundation meeting special needs
AS MANY of Jamaica's social programmes struggle to stay afloat during the current economic crunch, the Digicel Foundation has ensured that three schools serving some 500 children with special... Read More Here @ Jamaica Gleaner: Digicel Foundation meeting special needs more details
Fri, Dec 23rd 2011
Deaf voters get election video
With just over a week to go before the general election, the Jamaica Association for the Deaf and stakeholders have partnered to develop a video to help deaf voters. Read More Here @ Jamaica Gleaner: Deaf voters get election video more details
Thu, Dec 22nd 2011
21 prisoners freed by Food For The Poor
TWENTY one prisoners are now free after charity organisation Food For The Poor paid their outstanding fines as a Christmas gift. Read More Here @ Jamaica Gleaner: 21 prisoners freed by Food For The Poor more details
Thu, Dec 22nd 2011
Digicel Foundation Meeting Special Needs
AS MANY of Jamaica's social programmes struggle to stay afloat during the current economic crunch, the Digicel Foundation has ensured that three schools serving some 500 children with special needs can enjoy a Christmas season free of major financial worries. See full article in the Jam... more details
Thu, Dec 22nd 2011
Sandals Swells Contribution To Courtney Walsh Foundation
The Courtney Walsh Foundation yesterday received a $500,000 donation from the Sandals Foundation Read More Here @ Jamaica Gleaner: Sandals Swells Contribution To Courtney Walsh Foundation more details
Wed, Dec 21st 2011
State of the Environment, Human Development reports launched
THE National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Friday launched Jamaica's State of the Environment (SoE) report for 2010 along with the UNDP Human Development Report (HDR) for 2011. Read More Here @ Jamaica Glea... more details
Tue, Dec 20th 2011
Stephen King raises money to help poor
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Horror author Stephen King's efforts to raise money to help low-income Maine residents pay their heating oil bills this winter have exceeded goals. King announced last month that his foundation would match up to US$70,000 if listeners of the three local radio stations he o... more details
Sun, Dec 18th 2011
IDB funds support climate change
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is providing US$130 million in loans for projects in Trinidad and Tobago. Acting Finance Minister Vasant Bharath and the IDB representative, Iwan Sewberath Misser, signed the US$80-million... Read More Here @ Jamaica Gleaner: IDB funds support climate cha... more details
Sat, Dec 17th 2011
THE EDITOR, Sir: THE NATIONAL Environment and Planning Agency seems to be completely focused on the regulations governing the movements of these yellow-billed/black-billed parrots from Austria to Jamaica... Read More Here @ Jamaica Gleaner: Protect the parrots more details
Fri, Dec 16th 2011
