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President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the New York-based Royal Caribbean Bakery and Caribbean Food Delights, Vincent HoSang, is the recipient of the inaugural Commonwealth Award presented by the St. George's Society of New York. The Jamaican-born entrepreneur, whose generosity and philanthropy has helped many institutions expand and students excel, was presented with the medal by His Royal Highness,...

Cabinet has approved the construction of a temporary facility to replace the Morant Bay courthouse, which was destroyed by fire in February 2007. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, made the announcement on Wednesday (December 15) at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing. He said approval has been given for the construction of a pre-fabricated...

The Port Antonio hospital has received high commendation from Governor- General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, for the outstanding quality of health care it is delivering to the residents of Portland and its environs. Sir Patrick, who visited the facility on Wednesday (December 15), said the hospital has been providing very good care despite limited resources and...

The vital role of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) in keeping the Diaspora in the United States of America (USA) well informed about developments in the homeland has earned high praise from Jamaican Ambassador in Washington, Audrey Marks. She was joining the Integrity Children's Fund in saluting the work of the JIS and other Caribbean media practitioners and supporters, at...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says he is excited about the growth prospects for the sugar industry, noting that investors have been putting forward the necessary capital for the retooling of plants. He was speaking Wednesday December 15 at the official opening of National Rums of Jamaica Limited's state-of-the- art facilities at Clarendon Distillers Limited (CDL), located at Monymusk...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has said that the over 2,000 houses and service lots to be developed in a housing project funded by a US$ 71.2 million loan from the Chinese government, is further manifestation of the solid, strong relationship that exists between the two countries. The $6.5 billion project will complete housing solutions in St. Ann and St. Elizabeth....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding repeated government's commitment to reduce tax barriers to trade with Europe in keeping with the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed by CARICOM nations and the European Union. "We remain committed to our obligations under the EPA... Cabinet authorised the reduction of tariffs effective the first of January, which is part of our commitment under the agreement....

With the December 30 closing date for nominations for the Public Sector Customer Service Competition fast approaching, Jamaicans are being urged to vote as often as possible for the entities from which they have received excellent customer service. Persons can vote by making nominations online at www.cabinet.gov.jm or www.jis.gov.jm, call toll free at 1-888-991-2752 or complete nomination forms at public...

Extensive rehabilitative works, valued at approximately $300 million, are currently being done on sections of the Porto Bello main road in Eastern St. James and the John's Hall main road in Southern St. James, by the National Works Agency (NWA). The NWA has intensified efforts to channel the river away from the Porto Bello Road, and recreate the embankment which...

The National Water Commission (NWC) has received approval from the Office of Utilities and Regulations (OUR) to commence work on the Duncans to Crawle pipeline project in Trelawny under the K Factor programme. This was disclosed by Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 14). Dr. Chang...

As the Portland Health Services continues efforts to reduce the level of mosquito infestation in the parish, focus is being placed on eradicating the breeding sites for the Anopheles Mosquito, which is the primary vector for malaria. Public Health Inspector for the parish, Sharon Johnson, said that the work, which began in October, has so far covered some target areas...

The final drawdown of US$200 million from the US$630.00 million loan, described as one of the largest loans disbursed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), was signed Wednesday (December 15) in Washington D.C., between the Government of Jamaica and the IDB. The loan, which pertains to the GOJ fiscal consolidation programme, was signed by Minister of Finance and the Public...