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Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness has called on Jamaicans to defend and preserve the freedom that was fought for by their forefathers. "One hundred and seventy two years ago we could not gather like this in unity, in harmony, in celebration of our ancestors but today we can, and that is indeed a great milestone for our nation," Mr. Holness...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS), as part of its ongoing support to the Mount Olivet Boys' Home, has donated back-to-school items, including books and uniforms, to the 25 boys at the facility. More than 30 members of staff journeyed to the Manchester-based Home on Saturday (July 31), where they handed over the items and spent quality time with the boys....

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is urging Jamaicans to lodge all complaints of shoddy goods and services with the agency. CAC Regional Officer, Timothy Watson, said that aggrieved customers often try to seek redress on their own, which may lead to violent incidents. "We want the consumers to know that the Consumer Affairs Commission can provide them with adequate help,...

The Clarendon Parish Library now has a new roof and multi-media equipment to better serve the hundreds of students and adults, who use the facility. The United States-based Alcoa Foundation, parent company for Jamalco, funded the exercise at a cost of $2.2 million. Senior Librarian, Cheryl Cousins-Reid, speaking at the official handing over ceremony on July 30, expressed gratitude to...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right); President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris (centre); and First Vice President of the JAS, Norman Grant, inspect a prize bull at the 2010 Denbigh Agri- Industrial Show yesterday (August 1) in May Pen, Clarendon. As the country celebrates 176 years of Emancipation from slavery, Governor General,...

Women with high-risk and complicated pregnancies, now have greater access to high quality treatment and care, at the High Dependency Unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). Located in the hospital's Labour and Delivery Ward, the unit, which has been in operation for almost four months, was set up by the Friends of Labor and Delivery Limited...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says that at 52 per cent, Jamaica enjoys the highest level of repeat visitors in the region, and arguably the world, which he credits to the high level of customer service provided through a range of product offerings. Speaking at the recent Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) Chairman's Club breakfast forum at the Jamaica...

Overcast conditions and a light drizzle did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of the island, who turned out for today's (July 31) service of Praise and Thanksgiving in London, to mark Jamaica's 48th anniversary of Independence. Among the special guests at the Parish Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, were the Deputy Lord Mayor of...

At least 100 parents are expected to benefit from the first phase of a BOOKSTART Jamaica pilot project, which is currently underway at the Maxfield Park Health Clinic in Kingston, and is scheduled to begin at the Morant Bay Health Centre in St. Thomas, by early August. The disclosure was made by Senior Adviser to the Minister of Education, Dr....

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, is assuring Jamaicans that fish being sold at the Mandeville market is safe for consumption. He told vendors and shoppers at the market yesterday (July 29) that tests carried out at fishing villages and markets on the south coast for the presence of the chemical, formaldehyde, have all came back negative....

Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, has expressed satisfaction with the pace of construction and the quality of work accomplished to date on the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, St. James. The Prime Minister, accompanied by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, and Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, toured the facility in Montego Bay Friday...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding congratulated the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on the divestment of Government's sugar assets that will yield an immediate return of J$8 billion. He was speaking this morning (July 30) at the divestment signing ceremony between the Government and the Chinese state-owned investment company, Complant Sugar International Limited, at Jamaica House. Mr Golding said that this...