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KINGSTON — Programme Manager for the Jamaica Citrus Protection Agency, Alfred Barrett is assuring that while the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has closed all citrus nurseries, as a result of the greening disease, the industry itself is not out of business. Mr. Barrett was addressing yesterday's post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, where he outlined the rationale for closing...

MONTEGO BAY — The organisers of the annual international reggae music festival "Reggae Sumfest" have donated $400,000 in cash and computer equipment to two groups in St. James. The beneficiaries are the Montego Bay Boys’ and Girls' Club, which has received  $300,000 to assist in procuring musical instruments for its band, while a computer, valued at approximately $100,000, was presented...

KINGSTON — Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, on July 6 launched the Jamaica Business Council on HIV/AIDS (JaBCHA) National Foundation at the Wyndham Kingston hotel. A private sector initiative established with support from the United States (US) Government, the foundation will assist national efforts to increase access to health care and garner financial resources to sustain...

KINGSTON — Youth, Sports and Culture Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, has condemned the shooting incident which resulted in the death of 17-year-old student, Khajeel Mais, in Havendale, St. Andrew, on July 1, and has urged the shooter to turn himself in to the police. The Minister made the appeal while opening the Second Regional meeting of the Inter-American Programme for...

KINGSTON — Two albums with the compilation of songs of the 20 finalists for the 2011 Jamaica Independence Festival and Gospel Song competitions have been produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC). Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange unveiled the albums at a studio launch of the 2011 Jamaica Festival and national Independence celebrations, held  on...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz says he is pleased that the Government and Trade Unions representing public sector workers have finalised an agreement on the long-standing wage issue. “This has been a long protracted negotiation and now that it is completed, it will give a level of stability in terms of...

The Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Honourable Olivia Grange, MP has made an appeal for anyone with information that can help the police with the case of 17 year old Khajeel Mais, who was shot dead following a road accident on the weekend, to come forward. Minister Grange made the appeal while opening a Regional Meeting of the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Transport and Works, Hon Mike Henry, says he is satisfied with the smooth first run of the Jamaica Railway Corporation's (JRC) passenger service between Linstead and Spanish Town, on Tuesday morning. The trains will traverse both ways along the corridor, mornings and afternoons daily, Mondays to Fridays, while the Bog Walk Gorge road remains closed to...

KINGSTON — Former Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Karl Blythe, is to appear at the FINSAC Commission of Enquiry next week. Chairman of the Commission, Worrick Bogle, confirmed Tuesday afternoon that arrangements are being made for Dr. Blythe’s appearance. He said that the date could be announced as early as Friday. The enquiry is being held at the Jamaica...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Community Crime and Violence Prevention Programme, launched in June 2010, has been making strides in its efforts to reduce violence in high risk inner-city communities across the parishes of Kingston, St. Catherine, Clarendon and St. James. Project Manager for the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF)-implemented programme, Ayanna Demetrius, tells JIS News that already, the initiative has...

WASHINGTON — Sixteen students of the Merl Grove High School in Kingston, Jamaica are the beneficiaries of bursaries valued at US$4,800 from the North Eastern American Chapter of the school's Past Students' Association. The awards are under the Shakara Harris Scholarship Fund, named for the student who was killed in 2004, when she was hit by a car while attempting...

PORT ANTONIO — Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lenworth Fulton, has called on farmers in St. Mary to revive the production of traditional crops, even as they continue their efforts to achieve diversification with others. Giving the keynote address at the annual general meeting of the St. Mary branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) in Highgate, last...