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Cuba's Ambassador to Jamaica, Jose Piedra Rencurrell has said that Cuba was fully committed to strengthening relations between itself and Jamaica, as the countries devised strategies to take advantage of globalization....
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The Jamaican community in Washington D.C. has donated $440,000 to two local institutions that provide general assistance as well as hospice care for children with HIV/AIDS. The institutions are the Paediatric-Prenatal HIV Programme at the University of t...
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Angler, Voston Sewell, made the biggest catch, a 130-pound marlin, in the 19th Port Antonio canoe fishing tournament, which was held yesterday (October 1)....
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The House of Representatives on Tuesday (Sept. 30) approved the Tax Committee Report by a vote of 24 to 23 in favour of the Government, with 12 members of Parliament absent at the time of the vote, which followed a lengthy debate....
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A health insurance scheme for NIS pensioners is to be introduced by Government, said Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies. This initiative is one in three, which Dr. Davies said would address the concerns raised by Opposition spokesman on Hea...
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The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) yesterday (Oct. 1) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) to collaborate for the design and development of technical assistance programmes relevant to the needs o...
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The Professional Engineers Registration Board (PERB), the body with responsibility for regulating the engineering profession, will be taking action against persons who offer engineering services to the public without proper registration....
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I am deeply honoured indeed, to have been invited to join the select group of persons on whom Honorary Degrees have been conferred by this august institution.
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Four Jamaicans are among the more than 500 candidates seeking office in tomorrow's provincial elections in Ontario, Canada. They are Alvin Curling, Mary Anne Chambers, Monica Purdy who will run for the Ontario Liberal Party (OLP), while Yvette Blackburn i...
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Eight high Schools in Clarendon will this year be participating in a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Regional Heritage Debate Competition in celebration of Heritage 2003....
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Prime Minister P.J. Patterson deposited several Instruments of Ratification, when he met with United Nations Legal Counsel, Hans Corell, at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York, on September 29....
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The Ministry of Water and Housing through the Rural Water and Sanitation Programme is seeking to pioneer a new approach of executing water supply projects in Jamaica....
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Phillip Chung, senior plant protection specialist at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has urged the nation's farmers to exercise caution when administering pesticides to their crops....
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The Ministry of Justice has brought about a much improved façade and structural repairs to the Richmond Courthouse in St. Mary....
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Community Relations Officer for the National Water Commission (NWC), Charles Buchanan, has outlined reasons why the Commission should get a rate increase for supplying water to consumers islandwide....
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The Labyrinth All-Age School in St. Mary is constructing a heritage park on the school ground, which is scheduled for opening on National Heroes' Day, October 20, as part of heritage month celebrations....
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Mike Fuller, 44 year-old Deputy Assistant Commissioner with Scotland Yard, has become the United Kingdom's (UK) first black Chief Constable having being appointed to head the Kent Constabulary....