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KINGSTON — Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is projecting that the tourism sector will grow by 6.5 per cent this year, on the heels of last year's five per cent increase. Addressing Heads of Missions at a meeting at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston on Wednesday June 29, Mr. Bartlett said that the Ministry has adopted a number...

PORT ANTONIO — The best of maroon culture and heritage were on display on Saturday June 25 at Asafu Yard in Charles Town, Portland. Organised by the Charles Town Maroons, the day was the culmination of the third annual International Maroon Convention, which began on Thursday June 23, to honour and draw national and international attention to the unique history,...

PORT ANTONIO — The first in a series of disaster awareness expositions, being hosted by the St. Mary Disaster Committee, was held on Friday June 24 in the community of Gayle. Part of activities to mark disaster preparedness month in June, the sessions aim to sensitise residents about the importance of preparation to mitigate the effects of disasters. Friday’s exposition...

KINGSTON — Six local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are to receive some US$5 million in grant funding to carry out micro-enterprise, agricultural and climate change projects under the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Development Grants Program (DGP) The groups, which were announced at a function held on June 29 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston are the...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved toll increases for the Kingston to Spanish Town, and Portmore legs of Highway 2000, effective July 9. For Kingston to Spanish Town, the fee for class one vehicles remains at $80, while class two will go from $110 to $120, and class three will move from $210 to $230. Meanwhile, motorists using the Portmore leg...

KINGSTON — Consultations have begun on a National Youth Mainstreaming Strategy, to incorporate youth issues and awareness into the policies and programmes of the Government. The findings from work already done towards the creation of the strategy were unveiled at two day workshop, which started Wednesday June 29 at the Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona....

Diplomatic strategies to enhance Jamaica’s development process were discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding and Heads of Missions, at Jamaica House, on May 28. Addressing the diplomats, the Prime Minister thanked them for effectively representing their country and encouraged them to increase dialogue with non-traditional partners in an attempt to diversify the country’s foreign relations....

KINGSTON — Academic and extra-curricular programmes at the Trench Town Primary School, Kingston, have been significantly boosted with the renovation of the institution’s Resource Centre and the provision of educational and recreational equipment by the Canadian High Commission. The approximately J$1 million project, initiated by Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Stephen Hallihan, was funded by the Canadian International...

MANDEVILLE — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says that the Government has made the best possible wage offer to public sector workers, noting that the administration can do no more in light of fiscal constraints. He was speaking on June 28 at the Annual General Meeting of the National People’s Co-operative Bank held at the...

KINGSTON — Five of the new Ministers and Ministers of State were sworn in by the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at Kings House on Wednesday June 29. The new Cabinet changes were announced on Tuesday June 28 by Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, and will take effect on Friday, July 1. The Governor-General said that...

KINGSTON — Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has indicated that Solicitor General, Douglas Leys, will continue to advise the Government until a new Attorney General is appointed. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, in naming a new Cabinet yesterday June 28, said the position of Attorney-General will be separated from that of Minister...

KINGSTON — The draft code of conduct governing the delivery of banking services in Jamaica has now been completed. If embraced by the country’s bankers association, the code will make Jamaica the first CARICOM nation to have its banking sector guided by such a policy. The development of the code is part of the ‘Promotion of Consumer Protection in the...