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  • Activities Planned For Heritage Week In St. Catherine

    The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), in collaboration with the St. Catherine Parish Council, is planning a number of activities to be held in the parish during Heritage Week....
  • Trade Commission Office Holds Forum For Jamaican Community

    The Jamaica Trade Commission Office in London will host the first of a series of consultations on Wednesday, October 1 in Birmingham, aimed at the Jamaican community....
  • Delivery Of Health Services Key Component Of Development Focus - Junor

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  • Three-Day Atlanta-Jamaica Business Exchange

    Mayor of Atlanta, Shirley Franklin, has announced a three-day Atlanta-Jamaica Business Exchange, which would be held at the Hilton Hotel Downtown, from Wednesday, October 15 to Friday, October 17. The Mission, which was conceived during Mayor Frankl...
  • Week Of Activities To Mark World Post Day In St. Ann

    The St. Ann's Bay Post Office has planned a number of events to mark 'World Post Day' which will be observed globally on October 9. Eileen Laing, Postmaster, told JIS News that a week of activities has been planned to mark the occasion commencing with a c...
  • UWI Student First Recipient Of Helen Stills Memorial Bursary

    Cardella Baker, a first year student at the University of the West Indies (UWI) and past student of Glenmuir High School in Clarendon is the first recipient of the Helen Stills Memorial Bursary launched by the Lions Club of the parish....
  • Hanover Police Institute 'Big Brother, Big Sister' Programme

    The Hanover Police have embarked on a number of initiatives to minimise crime in the parish including the introduction of a 'Big Brother, Big Sister programme' for youngsters aged six to 16 years....
  • Jamaica Ratifies UN Agreements On Organised Crime, Arms And Human Smuggling

    Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on Monday (September 29) signaled Jamaica's formal ratification of a major United Nations Convention and three Protocols pertaining to international organised crime, human trafficking and the smuggling of arms....
  • PM Patterson Urges Multilateral Approach To Global Problem Solving

    Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has called for the rebuilding of multilateralism and a united approach to intemational problem solving which places the General Assembly of the United Nations as the official voice of the global community. At the same time, M...
  • Legislation Governing Electronic Transaction Coming

    Legislation is being drafted to address the integrity of information transferred by electronic means. Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell who made the announcement on Friday (Sept. 26), said An Electronic Transaction Act was cur...
  • PM's ADDRESS TO THE 58TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

    Your own election to the Presidency of this 58th Session of the UNGA is a source of great pride and satisfaction to Jamaica and the entire Caribbean.We regard it as a tangible acknowledgement of the region's active engagement on the global stage. I am con...
  • Removing a Culture of Secrecy with Information

    For many years public servants have been duty-bound by the 1911 Official Secrets Act not to release certain information to the public. However, by the end of October, all this will change, as seven Government entities will be mandated under the Access to ...
  • Rationalisation of Unassigned Govt. Vehicles Begins

    A programme to rationalise the fleet of unassigned government vehicles in the public sector is set to begin on October 1....
  • SAJ Reaping Dividends from New Economy Project

    The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) is working closely with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under its New Economy Project, to improve cargo importation and link stakeholders in the industry through the use of modern, i...
  • Tourism Master Plan Provides Ample Investment Opportunities - Robertson

    Dr. Paul Robertson, Minister of Development, has said that the Tourism Master Plan provided ample investment opportunities through the production of agricultural and manufactured goods, transportation and other services, including restaurants, and attract...
  • Inner City Schools' Initiative Programme Launched at Denham Town High

    In its quest to implement more creative ways to boost the image and academic potential of Jamaican school children in inner city schools, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture launched its Inner City Schools' Initiative Programme on Thursday (Sept....
  • Kaieteure Foods Wooing Tourists to Conference Centre

    Dining at the Jamaica Conference Centre is poised to become a tourist attraction with the launch of the new concessionaire services operated by Kaieteure Foods....
  • Reducing the Use of Pesticides through IPM

    Integrated Pest Management (IPM), a pest management philosophy, which employs a multi-disciplinary approach to managing pests, will lead to less reliance on chemicals such as pesticides which are harmful to the environment....
  • Students Attend Careers Day at Rose Hall Training Centre

    Over 200 students, including teachers and clubbites from schools in St. Catherine, attended a Careers Day held on Friday (Sept. 26) at the Rose Hall 4-H Training Centre in Linstead, St Catherine....
  • Inner City Housing Project to Start Soon

    With Highway 2000 now open, construction of houses in the Inner City Housing Project is to commence shortly, said Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, in a radio broadcast on 'JIS Notebook', which has been aired on two radio stations on Saturday (Sept. 27). Th...