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Minister of Education Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that he will replicate the success of the Expanding Educational Horizons (EEH) project, by using some of its components as Ministry of Education policy initiatives. Speaking at a symposium and exposition of the EEH project at the Hilton Kingston Hotel today (April 30), Mr Holness said that its success must not be...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has come out strongly against what he describes as non tariff barriers being imposed on Jamaican products. "Right in our own backyard and to be more specific, in the area of manufacturing, only last week an established manufacturer who sought to enter the Trinidadian market, was blocked and not permitted to...

A group of nine business persons from the City of Lauderhill in Florida are on a four-day visit to Trelawny, to look at business opportunities in the parish in trade, commerce, among other areas. At a reception held at the Falmouth Town Hall last night (April 29) to welcome the visitors, His Worship the Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has said that the Government has no intention of taxing bond holders to close the gap in the national budget. "I wish to state categorically that the Government is not considering any such measure of taxation at this time," said Minister Shaw yesterday (April 29) at the Jamaica Money Market...

Deputy Director-General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, is assuring that the agency is adequately prepared to initiate up to four weeks of relief assistance islandwide, in the event that the country is affected by a hurricane or tropical storm. This assurance comes one month ahead of the start of the 2009 North Atlantic...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, has said that a survey of schools is being conducted to determine how many have physical education programmes in place. She said that the survey, which is now underway at the primary level, is to see if "all the schools have physical education coaches or if they have coaches in other...

Top cooks in Portland, St. Mary and St. Ann showed off their culinary skills while engaging in keen competition at the Regional Festival of Food held on Friday (April 24) at the St. Mary Sports Club in Annotto Bay. Sponsored by the Northern Region of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), the event featured a culinary arts contest, with top...

There have still not been any confirmed cases of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus detected in Jamaica. According to information provided by the Ministry of Health, technical teams have been undertaking increased monitoring and surveillance, and have tested several person, all of which have so far come back negative. The Ministry of Health remains on high alert and has been...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has given the assurance that none of the approximately 100 Jamaican students in Mexico has contracted the Influenza A (H1N1) Virus (Swine Flu) currently affecting that country. The Prime Minister was speaking last night (April 29) on his monthly call-in radio programme, Jamaica House Live. Mr. Golding said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

Improvement works, valued at approximately $38.7 million are being undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA) on roads across the parishes of Hanover and Westmoreland, in western Jamaica. Some $18.6 million dollars are projected to be spent in Westmoreland, and $20.1 million in Hanover. According to Community Relations Officer with the NWA in western Jamaica, Janel Ricketts, the work being...

Following Tuesday's meeting between Minister of Transport and Works Hon. Mike Henry, and taxi operators, a Help Desk, dedicated solely to the Road Maintenance Fund, has been established at the Ministry of Transport and Works. Minister Henry made the announcement at Wednesday's (April 29) weekly Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House. He described the meeting with the taxi operators...

The National Library of Jamaica is developing Digital Audio Books for visually impaired Jamaicans. The new format will assist visually impaired persons who are unable to access research or recreational material, other than by Braille, because of the unavailability of Digital Audio Books and material. Executive Director of the National Library, Winsome Hudson, made the disclosure on Tuesday (April 28)...