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The CARICOM Representative for the Strategic Plan for the Reconstruction of Haiti, the Rt. Hon. P. J. Patterson, has been invited by the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), to give an update on the role of CARICOM and its efforts towards the reconstruction of Haiti. Mr. Patterson will address the Council on April 29, at an...

A poultry project has been established at the Donnington Primary School, in St. Mary. It was officially handed over to the school on April 23. The project, which began operations in November 2009, was funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, with support from the school and the Jamaica 4-H Clubs. During the function, a...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange will officially launch Workers' Week and Labour Day 2010 at a ceremony scheduled for Thursday, April 29 at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre in Kingston. Worker's Week, which begins on May 16, will culminate with Labour Day on Monday, May 24 under the theme: 'Our Children .Show them we Care'. This year's...

Businessman, the Hon. Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, has been named the new head of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO). The announcement was made Tuesday (April 27) by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, at a press briefing at JAMPRO, Trafalgar Road, New Kingston. The Minister also named several well known businesspersons as members of JAMPRO's new Board of...

Close to 30 youths from inner city communities in Kingston and St. Catherine have improved their employment chances through the Community Security Initiative's (CSI) Employment Readiness Programme, a customer service course. The course is accredited by City & Guilds and aims at improving the employability and customer service skills of the participants. Speaking at the awards ceremony at the Courtleigh...

Jamaican students continue to excel in the annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Environmental Poster Competition, with Calabar High School student, Lorenz Rowe, topping entrants from 15 countries in the region to win the senior division of the 2010 contest. Lorenz was awarded a cash prize of US$3,000 for his winning poster entitled: 'We are our Environment,' which depicts groups and...

The Police have resolved some 200 cases during the first week of operation of the Missing Persons Call Centre, according to Director of Communications at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Mr. Karl Angell. Mr. Angell said that these successes resulted from the 581 cases which have been dealt with by the Centre since being launched on April 19, based on...

In its continued bid to foster the development of the micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) sector, the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) will host its third annual one-day small business exposition, at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, on Wednesday, May 12. Dubbed 'Plan.Strategise.Grow', the event will feature an interesting mix of presentations and displays, geared specifically at prospective and existing...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has noted that his Government sought to, as best as possible, preserve budgetary allocations to Education, while admitting that there have been reductions in some areas, most significantly the allocation to the University of the West Indies (UWI). "We know that this will pose difficulties for both the students and the University. I have...

Despite the impact of the prolonged drought, Jamaica's agricultural sector recorded a 3.1 per cent increase in gross production in the first quarter of 2010 (January to March), according to Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton. While the figure was significantly lower than the 33.5 per cent recorded during October to December 2009, the Minister pointed out that...

Fourteen CARICOM countries and Brazil signed the Brasilia Declaration at the end of the first Brazil-CARICOM Summit in Brasilia on Monday (April 26). Jamaica's Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at the Brazil-CARICOM Summit in Brasilia. Jamaica's Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, was among 11 Heads of Government who attended the...

The Cabinet has given approval for the divestment of Air Jamaica to Caribbean Airlines effective Friday (April 30). Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, made the announcement following the Cabinet meeting at Jamaica House on Tuesday (April 27). Mr. Shaw told JIS News that the Chairman of Air Jamaica, Hon. Dennis Lalor, who is also Chairman...