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KINGSTON — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda says the Government will be breaking ground to start the first phase of the infrastructural development of the Caymanas Economic Zone, in St. Catherine, as early as August. He pointed out that the Factories Corporation of Jamaica has purchased some 200 acres of land, previously owned by the Urban...

KINGSTON — Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica will have to “ramp up” its marketing strategies, and venture into new markets, to obtain sustained tourism growth.  “We recognise that growth cannot happen for Jamaica unless we go into new markets, and its part of the wider strategy that I have been enunciating about the way forward – new...

KINGSTON — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has said that by the end of July, there will be no children on remand in police lockups. He gave this commitment during his address at the opening ceremony of the Metcalfe Street Secure Juvenile Centre on June 1. Mr. Golding noted that in the current situation some 101 children were in...

KINGSTON — Attorney-at-Law, Dr. Lloyd Barnett, has described the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms Bill, as a "big improvement" on the previous Constitutional entitlements of Jamaican citizens. The Charter Bill was debated and passed in the House of Representatives and Senate, during the closing weeks of the 2010/11 legislative year. It repeals and replaces Chapter Three...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a $71.2 million contract with Coantum Limited, for the supply of pipeline materials and equipment for the transmission of potable water to the Longville Park Housing Development Phase III in Clarendon. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at yesterday’s Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a proposal to establish a framework agreement with eligible petroleum marketing companies, for the supply of bulk fuel to its ministries, departments and agencies. Speaking at yesterday's Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, explained that the period covers July 2011 to June...

KINGSTON — Jamaica moved a step closer to accessing the Regional Co-operative Agreement for the Advancement of Nuclear Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (ARCAL), following Cabinet approval yesterday. This was announced by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at a Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. He said that...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved a US$6,343,220 contract to Kier Construction Limited for the construction of a wastewater pumping facility at Darling Street, Kingston. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, informed that the project forms part of the Kingston Water and Sanitation Project, being undertaken...

OCHO RIOS — The Ministry of Education, in the coming months, will be increasing the number of competitions for schools across the island. The effort, expected to enhance the education process, was revealed by Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, at the Northwest St. Ann poetry competition awards ceremony held on May 28 at St. Mark’s Anglican Church Hall in Brown’s...

MANDEVILLE — Some 30 young fathers in Manchester have been empowered to become better parents having benefited from training under a World Bank-sponsored initiative. The training, which covered the areas of esteem, communication, conflict resolution, career development, entrepreneurship and general parenting skills, was carried out by the Northern Caribbean University’s Community Counselling and Restorative Justice Centre (CCRJC) in Mandeville. “I...

MONTEGO BAY — After two years of intense planning and praying, "Cruise with a Cause" became a reality yesterday, when the cruise ship, Carnival Destiny, docked at the Montego Bay Cruise Ship Pier, Freeport, St. James with some 5,000 Christian passengers on board. The passengers were immediately transported to some 230 educational institutions across western Jamaica, as well as prisons...

WASHINGTON — Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States (US), Audrey Marks, has urged national spelling bee champion, Hanif Brown Jr., to proudly and ably represent his country in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, now under way in the US. "I want to urge you to do your best and whether or not you win, you're an ambassador for your country,"...