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Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader, Bruce Golding, along with the President of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), Mr. Kavan Gayle, accompanied by JLP General Secretary, Karl Samuda, and BITU General Secretary, George Fyffe, visited Lady Bustamante on Sunday (March 8), in celebration of her 97th birthday which coincided with the observance of International Women's Day. 'Lady...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, met with representatives of a high level Belgian Trade and Economic Mission at Jamaica House on Friday (March 6), during which new trade and investment opportunities between both countries were explored. The Prime Minister was also updated on projects already being undertaken under the Jamaican-Belgian economic relations programme since 1995. The team was in Jamaica meeting...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that it is important to understand that gender equality and human rights for all, are essential for the advancement of development, peace and security. Speaking Sunday(March 8), at a special commemorative church service, highlighting International Women's Day, at the Eastwood Park New Testament Church, 48 Eastwood Park Road, in...

Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, Evadne Coye, has lauded Newton Marshall for becoming the first Jamaican to brave the Yukon Quest 1,000-mile International Dog Sled competition. "Newton has shown the indomitable spirit which has brought Jamaicans so much acclaim internationally. We are proud of his accomplishments, having flown the Jamaican flag honourably and with such acclaim," said the High Commissioner,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will be spending Sunday (March 8) with Lady Bustamante , widow of the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica and National Hero, Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, as she celebrates her 97th birthday. Sunday March 8 will be of special significance for 'Lady B' as she is affectionately called, as it will also be celebrated as...

The Montego Bay High School 4-H Club, in St. James, was crowned champion and awarded the parish's 4-H Clubs Championship Trophy, after dominating most of the competitive events, at the annual Achievement Day activities, held at the Irwin Primary School, on March 3. Competing against some 54 other educational institutions, the school also walked away with a brand new Singer...

Over 200 students who excelled in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate [CSEC] and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations [CAPE] in 2008, were Friday(March 6) presented with awards of excellence at a ceremony at St. George's College, downtown Kingston. The awardees are drawn from 47 schools at the CSEC level, and 28 schools at the CAPE level, and are considered top performers...

Jamaican author Marlon James on Wednesday (March 4) launched his second novel 'The Book of Night Women' in Washington DC, which is a grim and frightening look at the oppressiveness of slavery, told from the female perspective. A novel centres on the form of slavery that existed in the West Indies, including its diabolical methods of control, but ultimately the...

Clubbite of the Year for 2002, Tyrone Thomas, has outlined four strategies young persons should employ, in order to respond positively to Jamaica's food security. He emphasised that they must recognise and accept roles they have to play in food production; become more environmentally aware; change the negative perception about agriculture; and treat agriculture as a viable business. Mr. Thomas...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the Government is committed to maintaining free health care for all Jamaicans at public health facilities. Mr. Shaw was speaking at a Rotary Club of Christiana dinner at the Mandeville Hotel, on Wednesday (March 4) to honour a group of American dentists who have been providing voluntary dental...

Sunday, March 8,2009, is not only International Women's Day, but it will also mark the 97th birthday of Lady Bustamante, the only living widow of a Jamaican national hero. Lady "B" has already surpassed the late Sir Alexander's 93 years and, as she closes in on her centenary, can rightly be called the "grand old lady of Jamaican politics." Affectionately...

Dr. Sheila Campbell- Forrester, Beverly Anderson-Manley, Karen Smith and Caroline Ramsay were recognized and honoured for their service to society by the Kiwanis Club of Providence, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (March 5). According to president of the Club, Mrs. Glenda Miller, the event, which was staged at the Wexford Hotel, was in recognition of International Women's Day which will be...