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Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady is calling on the "brightest and best" young Jamaicans to consider a career in seafaring. The MAJ Director General, who is chair of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) committee responsible for the training and certification of seafarers, said that there is a global shortage of approximately 30,000...

A contract valued at approximately $24 million was today (September 15) signed for repair and upgrading works at the Melrose Primary and Junior High school in Kencot, St. Andrew. The project, which is being funded under the European Union's (EU) Poverty Reduction Programme II (PRP II) and facilitated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), will include the repair of...

Cabinet has approved over US$1.4 million for the supply of piping material to be used in repairing Petrojam Limited's main offshore docking facility. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon Daryl Vaz, made the announcement at Wednesday's (September 15) Post Cabinet press briefing, at Jamaica House TSC Supply Company has been contracted to provide pipes, fittings and...

Minister of Energy and Mining, the Hon. James Robertson, is contending that Government's efforts to implement the National Energy Policy (NEP), particularly focusing on renewable energy, will protect approximately US$3 billion in investments anticipated for the sector. Mr. Robertson noted that with energy efficiency and conservation central to efforts to reduce Jamaica's fuel bill, and the thrust towards modernizing and...

Eleven students, who sat the 2010 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), were yesterday (Sept. 14) honoured by the Ministry of National Security for their outstanding performance. The students, whose parents are employed to the Ministry, were presented with gift baskets and certificates during the inaugural award function held at the Ministry's Oxford Road headquarters. The awardees are: Shanelle Bryson, who...

The Students for Transformation (SFT), the youth outreach component of the National Transformation Programme (NTP), will be hosting a civic education programme on Wednesday, September 15, at the Riverton Early Childhood Centre, in Riverton Meadows, starting at 9:00 a.m. Students at the institution will take part in the colouring and reading of books containing lessons of good citizenship. Newly crowned...

The Jamaica Consulate General in Miami will continue its community outreach in Tampa, Northwest Florida, on September 24 to 25, providing a range of consular services to nearly 15,000 Jamaican nationals residing in the area. Services to be provided include processing of passport and citizenship applications; birth, death and marriage applications, and providing financial and investment information. The event will...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding said Tuesday September 14, that Jamaica would continue to pursue what it considered a breach of its extradition agreement with the United States, despite the extradition of Christopher Coke at the end of June. Mr. Golding said that while his Government had no interest in being uncooperative with the United States in pursuing criminal...

Women's healthcare has been given a boost, with Tuesday's (September 14) groundbreaking for the Queen Sophia of Spain Women's Centre, at the Spanish Town Hospital, St. Catherine. The centre is expected to improve access to care and broaden the range of services available to women in the communities served by the hospital. The project involves the construction of a two-storey...

The House of Representatives paid tribute to the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Western St. Mary, Dr.Neil McGill, who passed away last month under tragic circumstances, at Tuesday's (September 14) sitting. In the tribute, seven Members of Parliament reflected on the life of Dr. McGill, who was a member of the Opposition People's National Party (PNP), as kind, compassionate...

The Government has guaranteed a US$20 million loan by the Students' Loan Bureau (SLB), as the agency seeks to increase the pool of funds available to students wishing to pursue tertiary level studies. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, informed journalists of the loan from the Caribbean...

The Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister City Foundation will stage its 17th annual health mission to Montego Bay from October 4 to 7. Chairman of the Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister City Health Mission, Vin Martin, told JIS News that more than 40,000 patients in St. James and neighbouring parishes have been served over the years, with approximately $38 million in medical supplies donated....