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A novel on the life of National Hero Samuel Sharpe, written by Jamaican Fred Kennedy, was launched in London recently. The launch, held at the Jamaican High Commission, was part of the month-long Caribbean Book Explosion in the United Kingdom (UK) organised by Kingston-based Ian Randle Publishers. The Jamaican-born educator told JIS News that his book titled: 'Daddy Sharpe -...

Seventy-six employees and former employees of the Eastern Division of the National Water Commission (NWC) have been honoured for their exemplary contribution to the company. At an awards function held yesterday (March 12) at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston , the workers, from the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, Portland, St. Thomas, St. Mary and St. Catherine, were...

The Jamaica Tourist Board, along with Worldwide Group Travel, is excited to announce its newest venture in the bridal market - the Jamaica Destination Weddings & Honeymoon Exposition. The "Jamaica Only" Destination Weddings and Honeymoon Exposition will be held at the Holiday Inn Westbury in Carle Place, New York, United States of America (USA) on Sunday, March 29, 2009 from...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has said that the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation(KSAC) will issue an order for the removal of towers constructed recently by a cellular service provider without KSAC approval. "We have issued instructions to a certain cell provider and we have given them 14 days to remove 16 cell towers that have been constructed without...

Three important parochial roads in banana growing areas of St. James have benefited from funding provided through the European Union's Banana Support Programme, which assists areas affected by the loss of export markets. Chairman of the St. James Parish Council and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair Jnr., made the declaration on Wednesday(March 11) during the contract signing ceremony...

Efforts to beautify Jamaica's resort areas have been intensified under phase two of the Spruce-Up Jamaica programme. The programme, which was developed during 2008/2009, aims at providing extensive beautification work in seven parishes - St. James, Westmoreland, Trelawny, St. Ann, Portland, St. Catherine and Kingston. It is a collaborative effort between the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) and the National...

Approximately 250 leaders and decision makers from the private and public sectors are expected for the Management Institute for National Development's (MIND) inaugural 'Leadership Development: A Vehicle for Public Sector Modernisation' conference, which will be hosted from March 18 to 19 at the Hilton Hotel, in Kingston. Director of Business Development and Communication at MIND, Glynis Salmon, told JIS News...

The government is given renewed impetus to the process of staunching the bleeding of billions of dollars from the public purse, achieving greater transparency, while ensuring the speedy processing of government contracts. This process is being undertaken through the promulgation and implementation of the Revised Handbook of Public Sector Procurement Procedures and Standard Bidding Documents, December 2008, during the 2009/10...

Director of Cultural Policy and Monitoring at the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Tanya Batson Savage, has explained that the Travelling Caribbean Film Showcase, being staged in Jamaica from March 8 to 14, is an excellent opportunity for Jamaicans to learn more about their Caribbean neighbours. "In the face of globalisation we have to be aware of our...

The deadline for companies, self-employed persons, and employees with alternative sources of earnings to submit their income tax returns for 2008, has been pushed to Monday, March 16. The Tax Administration Services Department (TASD) had originally set March 15 as the deadline, but this has been revised as the date falls on a Sunday. In an interview with JIS News,...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has secured a total of $19.7 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers for the 2008 calendar year, said Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Dolsie Allen. In an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Allen informed that the sum was for the settlement of 1,443 of 1,630 complaints received, representing an 88.5 per cent resolution rate....

Forty one retired senior police officers who were today (March 11) feted at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, are being urged to find ways to contribute to nation-building. The suggestion came from both National Security Minister, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, and former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. Colonel MacMillan referred to what he described as the complex social conditions that made the tasks...