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Prime Minister Bruce Golding this evening officially declared open the two day Caribbean Marketplace at the new Montego Bay Convention Centre welcoming the  participants  whom he said were the  indispensible partners in the tourism enterprise that means so much to the Caribbean islands. He said that despite the challenges during the recession period, tourism buyers had not abandoned the region...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Evadne Coye, said on (January 17) that during a meeting with the United States State Department (USSD), the argument was put forward that the way in which the wire tap evidence on Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke had been conveyed to the U.S. authorities constituted a breach of the Mutual...

The Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Programme will be conducting screening sessions in the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon and Portland. Screening will take place from January 24 – 28, 2011.  The sessions will begin at 8:30 a.m. each day. SCREENING SCHEDULE: JANUARY 24-28, 2011 DATE FACILITY ST. CATHERINE Monday, January 24, 2011 Greater Portmore Health Centre   Thursday, January 27, 2011...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that Jamaica and the wider region will continue to lobby against the Airport Passenger Duty (APD) imposed by the United Kingdom government, which he said, was unfair. “One particular issue that we (Caribbean governments) have been struggling with has to do with the decision of the United Kingdom to impose this Airport...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said the merger of Jamaica’s lovebird, Air Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines is a practical demonstration that the two airlines mean business. Speaking at the launch of the rebirth of Air Jamaica on January 14, Prime Minister Golding expressed appreciation to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago noting that there is a genuine spirit of collaboration...

MONTEGO BAY — The Trelawny Police Division will be placing focus on dismantling criminal gangs in the parish this year. The move is keeping with the law enforcement priorities for 2011 as outlined recently by Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, which includes targeting and dismantling at least three gangs in each police division in 2011. Detective Sergeant Renford Whyte in...

Marketing Consultant with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Derrick Deslandes has attributed the high supply of locally produced fresh vegetables to the successful production thrust by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries; the tenacity of local farmers; and good weather. Speaking at a JIS ‘Think Tank’ on January 13, Mr. Deslandes said that consumers should take advantage of the...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), under its World Bank funded Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI), has signed agreements to fund  six community projects in Manchester and St. Elizabeth at a cost of over $24 million. Speaking at the signing on Thursday (January 13) at the Ridgemount United Church, Manchester, REDI Project Manager with REDI, Stephanie Hutchinson-French, urged the public...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council paid tribute to former cabinet minister and Deputy Mayor for Black River, the late Donald Buchanan, at its monthly meeting on (January 13). Leading the tributes was Mayor of Black River, Councillor Jeremy Palmer, who said that although he and Mr. Buchanan had different political views, he regarded him as “the greatest political strategist that...

PORT ANTONIO — Radical Farms, which produces tomatoes for the local and exports markets, was officially opened on Wednesday (January 12) by Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton. Operated by Ryan Chung, the farm, located on the outskirts of Port Maria in St. Mary, utilises greenhouse technology in the cultivation of the crop.  The facility has been...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) will be investing some US$295 million over the next four years in order to modernise and make more efficient, its operations. Speaking at a press conference at the company’s headquarters in Kingston on January 13, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Damian Obiglio, said this investment will enable the company to improve on and...

The Ministry of Health, in association with the Bureau of Standards, advises that before consuming ackee, individuals must ensure that: the ackee is mature and fully opened; thoroughly cleaned by removing the seed and the pinkish/reddish membrane; washed properly and cooked before eating; dispose of the water and cook other foods such as salt fish, ground provisions and rice, separately....