Four primary schools in the parish of St. Ann are set to benefit from a literacy project aimed at helping students learn to read.

The 'SuperKids Empowerment Project', which is being staged by non-profit group Great Shape! Inc, was officially launched at the Parry Town Primary School in Ocho Rios in St. Ann on Thursday (Nov. 6).

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The Caribbean Child Research Conference has become a milestone event that brings together academics, child-focused agencies, government officials and children to examine the latest research on issues affecting children.

The theme of the 2008 conference, held recently in Jamaica, was ‘Building a Region Fit for Children’.

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Tropical storm Paloma has strengthened to a category 1 hurricane with winds nearing 75 mph.  The 16th named Atlantic storm of the 2008 season is on course to hit the Cayman Islands and Cuba.

Forecasters say the storm is expected to continue gaining strength as it moves in a northerly direction over the coming hours.  A hurricane warning is in effect for the Cayman Islands as at 7 p.m. EST, Paloma was located about 165 miles south of Grand Cayman and moving north near 12 mph.  A gradual turn to the northeast is expected late Friday.

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Over 150,000 persons in about 130 poor communities in Jamaica are expected to benefit from a project to be financed by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the learning environment for more than 9,000 children in pre-primary and primary schools will be enhanced.   

The Bank will provide a loan equivalent to USD12.085 million to the Government of Jamaica to support the Government in its continuing commitment to raise the living standards of the poor and vulnerable in that country.

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