More

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed Jamaica's female sprinters, as the nation took Gold and Silver in the women's 100 metres at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics, at the Olympic Stadium, in Berlin, Germany today (Aug. 17). She described the performances of World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser and runner-up Kerron Stewart as awesome and...

President-elect of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), Michael Stewart, has said that his administration is prepared to bring all stakeholders on board to offer quality education, and to seek the best conditions of service for teachers. "We are looking forward to a fruitful conference; there will be over 300 delegates attending, and despite the many challenges in the education system,...

St. Mary is to get a mini-stadium ready for use before Christmas. Located beside Jacks River, near James Bond beach, it will have an international size football field and an eight-lane athletic track, two hard courts for tennis and seating for the public. Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding was taken on a tour of the construction site, just before...

President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), Mr Lamine Diack, says he is happy that he intervened in the impasse between the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association (JAAA) and the Maximum Speed and Velocity Track Club (MVP), which might have prevented several of Jamaica's top athletes from performing at the current World Championships in Athletics, in Berlin, Germany. Mr....

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has expressed satisfaction with the expansion work now being undertaken at the Boscobel aerodrome, in St Mary. The runway is being extended to 4,800 feet in Phase One, to allow airplanes seating up to 15 to 20 persons to land. Work is expected to be completed by the end of November and the aerodrome...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has described the performance of Jamaica's sprint champion, Usain Bolt, as extraterrestrial. Mr. Golding, who spoke to Usain shortly after he shattered the 100 metres world record at the 12th International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Berlin, Germany, on August 16, said the speedster, "performed like he was from outer space."...

Special Advisor to Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, Ruel Reid, has called on teachers to provide the necessary transformational leadership that will tackle the nation's social ills, and, in the process, create a society of peace and high achievers. He made this appeal while addressing a service at the Mandeville Parish Church in Manchester on Sunday (Aug. 16), to mark...

The Government's investment promotion agency, Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) is exploring the possibility of establishing joint venture investment linkages between Jamaican entrepreneurs and their Chinese counterparts, particularly in the areas of textiles and tourism, JTI President, Robert Gregory, has disclosed. These were two of the main areas in which mutual interest of possible business partnerships was expressed by stakeholders...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has congratulated World Record Champion, Usain Bolt and third place winner, Asafa Powell on their victory in the men's 100m race this afternoon in the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany. The Prime Minister spoke with both Usain and Asafa as well as their parents via telephone shortly after their victory. "This is another...

Some 265 early childhood institutions in St. Catherine have been targetted for improvements under a special initiative being spearheaded by that parish's branch of the Social Development Commission (SDC). The programme, which the SDC is implementing in collaboration with several donor agencies, is intended to improve the quality of early childhood institutions in Linstead, Old Harbour, Portmore and Spanish Town,...

State Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has announced that negotiations are far advanced for the establishment of a local liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, which he said would result in major improvements in the economy. "We are confident that there is now an increased availability of LNG coming on the market that we can...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has said that Jamaica's overwhelming presence at the 12th International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Athletics Championships, currently underway in Berlin, Germany, is exactly what the country's tourism industry needs, in order to improve visitor arrivals from that European nation. Minister Bartlett arrived in Berlin on Thursday (Aug. 13) and has been busy meeting...