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Bauxite/alumina producer, Alpart, has granted persons in Manchester funds totalling over $600,000 to expand micro enterprise projects. At a handing over ceremony at their Knockpatrick facility on Friday (January 15), the company presented cheques to nine recipients. Public Relations Officer at Alpart, Julian Keane, said that the beneficiaries went through a rigorous process before they were selected. The projects are...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding returned home Monday (January 18) from the meeting in the Dominican Republic which discussed assistance and co-ordination of relief efforts for earthquake devastated Haiti. The meeting was convened at the request of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, in his capacity as Chairman of the European Union (EU), to discuss medium and long-term...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer says the team of medical and health volunteers has been able to immediately and successfully assist in the effort to provide much needed medical and health support to the people of Haiti. Since its arrival early Saturday morning (January 16, 2010), the team has conducted surgeries and other procedures as well as had numerous...

Leaders of Jamaica's financial sector are expressing support for the Jamaica Debt Exchange (JDX) initiative, launched on January 14 as a critical element of an economic programme agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The importance of the initiative was emphasised by the Managing Director of the Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, in a statement hours before the launch confirming an agreement...

The Mandeville Regional Hospital awarded 34 persons for their contributions, at its 4th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday (January 13) at Las Palmas in Mandeville, Manchester. Five persons received awards for over 22 years of service, and six retirees, who served from 1970 to 2009, were honoured. Five persons were given special awards. Nurse Allison Cassanova copped the...

Ministry of Labour & Social Security Gov't Assists QuadrupletsKINGSTON (JIS):Monday, January 18, 2010 PRINT THIS SEND TO A FRIEND Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles (left), tries to get the attention of Ruth Anne, as he holds her sister Isabelle during a courtesy call at his offices on North Street in Kingston on January 15. The girls...

The Trelawny Health Department has stepped up monitoring activities in order to maintain good health standards within the parish. In a report tabled at the regular monthly meeting of the Trelawny Parish Council held last Thursday (Jan. 14), Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector for the parish, Delroy Mowatt, informed that during the month of December, 191 food and beverage establishments...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Robert Rainford, has said that efforts are underway to strengthen public trust and confidence in the justice system, so as to improve the relationship between Government and the people. Mr. Rainford, who was addressing the installation ceremony for 31 new Justices of the Peace (JP) for the parish of St. James at the...

The Logos Hope book ship, which arrives in Jamaica on January 20, will bring with it three times as many titles as its predecessor the Logos 11. More than 7,500 titles, covering a range of subjects, will be available for Jamaicans to browse through and make purchases. These include Christian literature, hobbies, science, sports, dictionaries, atlases, children's books and texts...

The Trelawny Parish Council is revelling in its recent award from the Department of Local Government for outstanding performance in financial management for the period 2007 to 2009. The award, which was presented at a special function held on December 30 in White River, St. Mary, was cause for much celebration at the first monthly meeting of the Council for...

The Kitson Town Skills Training Centre in St. Catherine, which is affiliated to the HEART Trust/NTA, has been transforming the lives of persons from the area by providing them with a second chance to gain lifelong skills. Recent graduate and mother of four, Sonia Scott, a fine example of the work the centre has been doing willingly tells her story...

Thirteen auto service technicians departed the island on Saturday (Jan. 16) to take up training and job opportunities in Canada. The group represents the first set of skilled workers to benefit under an eight-month work-study programme, which is being facilitated by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. Another group of 14 heavy duty mechanics are scheduled to depart on...