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Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Edward Seaga, has called for the establishment of a national museum for the collection and preservation of Jamaica's cultural heritage. "We have a lot of heritage and we have a lot of creative work that needs to be properly preserved. What we need is a national museum. Rich as we are in the material...

Residents in Manchester have been challenged to consider community tourism as a viable economic option, to replace the fallout in the bauxite industry, due to the downturn in the world's economy. This charge was given by Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Countrystyle Community Tourism Network, Mrs. Diana McIntyre-Pike, at the second in a series of quarterly 'Life After Bauxite'...

The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) will be launching a $100 million funding facility next month, through which new entrants in the tourism sector can access capital. "This one is targeted to more the new businesses, the entrepreneurs with an idea...and they want to get funding to either start their business or expand their business, explained Executive Director for the (TEF),...

The Jamaica House Basic School in Kingston has been presented with furniture, valued at US$10,000 (J$890,000), by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Office in Jamaica, and the United States Southern (Military) Command (SOUTHCOM). The furniture, comprising 250 chairs, 83 tables, 12 teachers' desks and chairs, two filing cabinets and a stationery cupboard, was a joint initiative...

Commissioner of Corrections, Ms. June Spence Jarrett, has announced plans for the construction of another juvenile facility to house female offenders. She said that while funding for the project has not yet been finalised, the facility will meet international standards. "We are seeking to establish a female juvenile facility, which will be purpose-built. The facility that we have presently is...

As of next month, a slew of measures will be effected in the public transport sector to restore public order, particularly surrounding illicit activities involving minors on Public Passenger Vehicles (PPVs). The initiative is being spearheaded by the National Transformation Programme (NTP) and evolved out of dialogue among the Ministry of Transport and Works, the Transport Authority, the police, and...

Principal of Old Harbour High School, Mr. Lynton Weir, urged students to protect the good name of the school. He made the call during the 40th anniversary Church service of the school, at the Word of Life Worship Centre in Rhoden's Pen, St. Catherine, yesterday (October 25). "Parents and other stakeholders, hold true to your cause. We need you, we...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Edward Seaga, has been nominated to receive a prize from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the announcement while speaking at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust's (JNHT) long service and special awards ceremony, held last week at the Courtleigh Auditorium, in...

Ground has been broken at the site of the post harvest packing house facility being established by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Hounslow, St. Elizabeth. The facility, which is part of the Improving Jamaica Agricultural Productivity (IJAP) project, is one of two that will facilitate post harvest crops in cluster locations. In giving an overview of the IJAP...

Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, has defended his Ministry's decision to focus on resort areas in its Spruce Up Jamaica programme, financed by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF). "I, as Minister, will never be comfortable when the people who work in the industry and live within the precincts of the [palatial] hotels, leave this area of opulence and richness...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that praedial larceny is among a number of issues affecting farmers, which his Ministry will be addressing soon. He made the disclosure during an interview with the media, at Woodstock Farm, Westmoreland, on Friday (October 23), following a tour of several farms in the parish. Dr. Tufton confirmed that foremost...

Civic leaders in St. Elizabeth are expressing confidence in newly elected Chairperson of the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation, Donna Parchment-Brown's ability to improve the fortunes of the parish. Among those welcoming the first woman to chair the 15-year-old Foundation, is Mayor of Black River, Councillor His Worship Jeremy Palmer, who intends to work closely with the Foundation to establish a...