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The National Gallery of Jamaica Pays Tribute to Rex Nettleford
Monday, February 08, 2010
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The heart has been ripped out of Jamaican nationalist culture, but the soul remains. His is an incredible legacy of providing us practitioners with a range of strategies for self-definition in both the personal sense and in the national sense.
- David Boxer
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Professor Rex Nettleford (1964)
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CARICOM to Shift Focus in Haiti after March 5
Sunday, February 07, 2010
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After March 5 this year, the focus of CARICOM in earthquake ravaged Haiti will shift from relief efforts to recovery interventions and longer term contributions.
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CARICOM to Finance JDF Haiti Base Until March 5
Saturday, February 06, 2010
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Caricom has given a commitment to finance the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) relief base in Haiti for another month so that humanitarian assistance from the region can continue in the earthquake ravaged capital of Port au Prince. The additional funding until March 5 will come from the government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
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Level of Improvement at Jamalco Highest Among Alcoa's Network
Saturday, February 06, 2010
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The level of improvement at Jamalco in 2009 was the highest among alumina refineries in Alcoa's Global Primary Products (GPP) network.
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SLB to Announce Lower Interest Rates
Friday, February 05, 2010
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB), will be making an announcement soon regarding the lowering of its interest rates.
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China Wants to Strengthen Cooperation with Jamaica
Friday, February 05, 2010
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President of the Peoples Republic of China, Hu Jintao said that his government would like to work with Jamaica to strengthen cooperation in various fields including politics and the economy for the benefit of both countries.
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Society Must Find Alternative Ways to Resolve Conflicts - Justice Minister
Friday, February 05, 2010
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Justice Minister and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, has emphasised the need for the society to find alternative ways of resolving conflicts and delivering justice, other than resorting to violence.
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Cabinet Approves New Contracts
Saturday, February 06, 2010
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Cabinet has approved a contract valued at $51 million to Marksman Limited, to provide security at the University of Technology's (UTech) Papine campus, as well as its other locations at Slipe Pen Road (Kingston) and in Montego Bay.
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Senate Pays Tribute to Professor Nettleford
Saturday, February 06, 2010
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The Jamaican Senate paid tribute to the life and works of the late Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies, (UWI), the Hon. Professor Ralston "Rex" Nettleford O.M., during its sitting on Friday (February 5) at Gordon House, Kingston.
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Miss Lou Celebrated in Florida
Friday, February 05, 2010
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Jamaicans in the Diaspora continue to celebrate the life and work of the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), as tributes were paid to the cultural icon at the third annual Louise Bennett-Coverley Reading Festival on Saturday (January 30) in Florida.
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