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Members of the Senate on Friday (September 26) accepted a motion moved by Government Senator and President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Norman Grant, to give full support to the nation's farmers in their commitment to increase production of food....
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The October 1 commencement date for the Access to Information Act (ATI) has been pushed back to a later date in the month to allow for the ATI Regulations to be passed by both Houses of Parliament. Leader of Government Business, Senator Burchell Whiteman ...
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Dolphin Cove, one of Jamaica's north coast marine attractions, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, has become the preferred destination for many, outgrowing its present status, and so, has plans to expand its programme, at an estimated cost of $250 million. The ...
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Approximately 45 workers in the sugar industry in Clarendon have received their letters of possession for lots of land in the Rowington Park scheme in that parish. The certificates were handed over by the National Housing Trust (NHT) on Thursday (Sept. 25...
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The Research Department of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), will be staging a Book Fair at its headquarters at 58A Half-Way-Tree Road on Friday, October 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Saturday, October 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m...
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National Senior Citizens' Week will be observed from September 28 to October 2, under the theme, 'Promoting Quality of Life for an Aging Society'....
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The Embassy of Japan and the Board of Cornerstone Ministries have signed a US$76,483 contract to establish an automotive training centre at the Ministries' Connolley Avenue training facility in Kingston....
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Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson has called on the country's producers to get organised to become more competitive and to enhance their ability to penetrate external markets. "Given the size of the domestic market, it will be necessary for our...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight signed a Framework Convention on Tobacco Control at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York on Wednesday (Sept. 24), as part of a UN treaty event....
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Donations amounting to US$1,500, which were collected at the annual Independence Church Service hosted by the Jamaican Consulate in New York on August 10, have been sent to Jamaica Aids Support....
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Corporate Communications Director for Sandals, Leo Lambert, has said that many of the country's senior citizens had a lot more to contribute to the country's development....
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Errol Ennis, has stressed the need for farmers to understand the various segments of the markets they supply, in order to realize profit and develop good business relationships with their customers. Addres...
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The historic town of Falmouth in Trelawny has again been placed on the World Monuments Fund's (WMF) 2004 List of the world's l00 most at risk historic sites.This is the first year that the WMF has published a list identifying historic sites on every conti...
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The Ministry of Water and Housing will be hosting a workshop for prospective bidders for the construction and operation of four water delivery systems under the Rural Water and Sanitation Programme....
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Regional examination body, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is looking to expand its services across the region and generate income over the next several years, by making its expertise in examinations available to regional and international projects....
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Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has stated that the Government will enact a National Disability Act that will provide additional legislative support to the National Policy for the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. He said the cou...
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Delighted to participate in this Passing-out Exercise and Prize Giving Ceremony of the Early Stimulation Programme....
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Production in the bauxite/alumina sector for 2002 was recorded at 13.12 million tonnes, which reflects a 6.1 per cent increase over 2001....
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Between April 2002 and March 2003, a total of $25.2 million was spent on 31 projects in five bauxite parishes, under Phase Four of the seven year-old Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), implemented by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) in Oct...
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The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has been working internally to develop a nuisance compensation policy guideline for the bauxite/alumina companies, in recognition that the dust from bauxite and alumina operations is a persistent problem....