In order to remain safe during the Hurricane Season you need to be prepared. Here are some tips for you to observe.
 Ensure that you have on hand simple first aid supplies which should include: band aids, drinking water to serve at least a few days and special medication.
 Make sure you have material for battening up doors and windows.
 See that galvanized sheeting on your roofs, out-buildings and fences are securely fastened.

Manager of the Office of Sponsored Research, UWI, Mona and Attorney-At-Law Cheryl Brown will be the Jamaican representative at the 5th annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC) of UNESCO, making Jamaica the first English Speaking Caribbean country to have a representative at any IGBC meeting. Ms. Brown has been invited to attend this meeting as an observer from July 19-20 in Paris by the Director General of the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO.

The Jamaica Psychiatric Association will host its annual conference under the theme “Gender, Sexuality and Wellness. The Conference takes place at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on Sunday, August 19. The keynote address will be given by Professor of Literary and Cultural Studies, UWI, Mona, Professor Carolyn Cooper.

Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) will for the first time offer three of its courses online through a partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the University of the West Indies Distance Education Centre (UWIDEC). The courses to be offered are Community Media, Online Journalism and Information/Media Literacy. The courses in Community Media and Online Journalism will begin in September 2007.