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PORT ANTONIO — Higgins Land Primary School, St. Ann, emerged winners of the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Clean School competition for primary and preparatory schools in Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann, at the St. Mary Parish Church hall, Port Maria, on Tuesday June 7. The competition, which started in March, required participating schools to keep their surroundings...

KINGSTON — Jamaica joined the international community in the observance of World Accreditation Day on June 9, even as the country’s nearly US$1.5 billion export sector is being challenged by increased emphasis on strict adherence to internationally recognised and accepted standards and a sharpened focus on the integrity of accreditation.  This year’s theme for Accreditation Day was: ‘Accreditation, supporting the...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC), Reginald Budhan, says the ministry has intensified its programme to get laboratories accredited, and business stakeholders certified with the International Standards Organization (ISO). This is to ensure that products being exported meet the stipulated standards of the countries for which they are intended, Mr. Budhan said. He was speaking...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government will be acting on the findings of the Jamaica National Youth Survey (JNYS), noting that the results will not “sit on our desks or on the shelves." She said given the importance of youth development and the significance of the report, the findings will be used...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved the introduction of the Custos Rotulorum Bill in the Houses of Parliament, which will establish a legal framework for the operation of the island’s custodies. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, on Wednesday June 8 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Mr. Vaz said this...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved the extension of the advertising and public relations contracts of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), until January 31, 2012. They have been extended to Ruder Finn Inc; McCluskey International Limited; and DraftFCB. Speaking at yesterday’s (June 8) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a US$899,668 contract to ECODAS Limited for the supply and installation of medical waste equipment at the Southeast Medical Waste Treatment Facility. This disclosure was made by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz during a recent post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He said the contract will allow for...

KINGSTON — Minister of National Security, Senator, Hon. Dwight Nelson, is urging retired police officers to continue to share their years of experience with the force, noting that they still have a lot to contribute. “I want to ask that the tremendous aggregate of service and skills that you have among you not be lost in the passage of time,...

KINGSTON — Correctional Officers based at institutions across the island, have been presented with tertiary education grants totalling $2 million to assist with their tuition. Eighteen of a total of 20 persons received their cheques during a ceremony at the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) Community and Institution office, Lockett Avenue, Kingston, on June 8. Guest speaker at the event,...

June 8: Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding (left), is introduced to Managing Partner of Bert Smith and Company, George Willie, by Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (centre). Occasion as a reception held on Wednesday at the Ambassador’s Maryland residence in honour of  the Prime Minister.   June 8: Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding...

June 7: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Executive Director, Richard Bernal (2nd left) welcomes Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, as he arrives at the IDB art gallery in Washington DC, to officially open an art exhibition featuring the works of nine Jamaican artists.  Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks (right); Permanent Secretary in the Office of the...

WASHINGTON DC — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says the Jamaican Diaspora has a critical role to play in moving Jamaica forward.   Addressing a reception hosted in his honour by Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey Marks, at her Maryland residence on Wednesday evening (June 8), the Prime Minister stated that the contribution of overseas nationals...