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MONTEGO BAY — Jamaicans are expected to descend in droves on the Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on July 31 for the annual Emancipation Jubilee. The exciting and colourful event, which pays tribute to the African ancestors, has become a staple on the national events calendar, attracting thousands of Jamaicans and visitors to the island. Organised by the Jamaica...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has emphasised the need for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to do more to demonstrate the positives that are happening in the region. This, he said, is in response to the public perception that the Community is failing and that there is "an implementation deficit." "Most of this negative perception...

KINGSTON — The Government signed a US$3 million agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on July 26, which will provide grant funding support for the implementation of a major waste water rehabilitation project across the island. The initiative falls under the Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (CReW) in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Environment...

KINGSTON — The working environment at five police stations, which serve a number of volatile communities in the Corporate Area, will soon be improved, making it more comfortable for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to carry out their duties. The stations are Hunts Bay, Cross Roads, Matilda's Corner, Half-Way-Tree and Allman Town. Three contracts worth $24 million were...

KINGSTON — The Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) will be extending operations to St. Catherine and Clarendon as it seeks to improve on service delivery and satisfy the needs of clients. As at August 3 and August 10, the agency will be offering passport services out of the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) offices in Portmore and May Pen, respectively....

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jean Dixon, has underscored the importance of having an effective and robust information system that will support the management of health service delivery in Jamaica. Speaking at the opening of a three-day National Health Information System assessment workshop today (July 26) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, she argued that, against...

KINGSTON — The Culture, Health, Arts, Sport and Education (CHASE) Fund has donated over $200 million to the development of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Mona, over the past eight years. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CHASE Fund, W. Billy Heaven, says that to date the agency has...

KINGSTON — Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Dr. St. Aubyn Bartlett, has assured the staff of the St. Catherine Adult Correctional Centre of counselling, following the killing of one of their colleagues last Friday. The State Minister made the statement while visiting the correctional centre situated at White Church Street, Spanish Town on Monday (July...

WASHINGTON — Jamaica's embassy in Washington D.C. and its consulates in Miami and New York are to collaborate to establish an institutional framework, to facilitate a more significant role for the Jamaican Diaspora in the United States in the country's socio- economic development.  This was disclosed by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, as she spoke...

KINGSTON — The export of scrap metal has been banned totally,  Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has announced. Making the disclosure at a press conference at the Ministry, in New Kingston,   today (July 26), the Minister said Cabinet took the decision to effect the ban at its meeting on  July 25,  and this comes against...

ST. MARY — Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, has urged young Jamaicans to use their training in more adventurous efforts to promote social and economic progress in the country. Addressing a Young Professionals Forum at the Rio Nuevo Great House, St. Mary, on Sunday (July 24), Mr. Golding encouraged them not to be afraid of taking decisions and pursuing...

KINGSTON — The Senate on Friday (July 22) passed amendments to the Tourism Enhancement Fund Act to increase the fees paid by airline passengers visiting the country from US$10 to US$20. Minister of National Security and Leader of Government Business, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, who piloted the Bill, explained that the amendments will also allow for the collection of...