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The Jamaica Fire Brigade will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Ministry of Water and Housing, to rehabilitate fire hydrants islandwide over the next three years. Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Desmond McKenzie, making the announcement during his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (Jan. 30), said that...

The town of Mandeville will see improvement in traffic management, based on agreements reached by Parish Council officials, and stakeholders who attended a two-day workshop hosted by the Manchester Parish Development Committee. "In a few days we are going to have relocation of many of the taxi parks, which for some time have been a major problem for commuters, businesses,...

Representation is to be made at the next sitting of the St. Catherine Parish Council, to have several roadways in the hilly interior of the parish, which have suffered from significant breakaways following the passage of storms and heavy rainfall, repaired. Chairman of the Disaster Committee of the St. Catherine Parish Council, Camille Buchanan, told JIS News, following a tour...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), has started negotiations towards installing Global Positioning Systems (GPS) on its fleet of garbage trucks. Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew, Senator Desmond McKenzie, in his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (Jan. 30), said that the acquisition of the technology "will address one of the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, will officially open the Bustamante Museum, at the former home of the late National Hero, labour leader and Jamaica's first Prime Minister, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, 24 Tucker Avenue, Kingston 6, this morning (February 3), at 11:30 a.m. Prime Minister Bruce Golding will give the main address, while...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, Senator Maxine McClean, has urged Caribbean countries to increase economic co-operation to cushion the effects of the global financial collapse and economic downturn. "If there was ever a time in the history of the region when there was need for the further deepening of economic co-operation, the time is now," Senator...

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Eward Seaga, is the second recipient of the Jamaica Stock Exchange's (JSE) Regional Award for outstanding and distinguished service to the organisation. He was presented with the award and a citation during the first day of the JSE's Investment and Capital Markets four-day Conference which ended at the Rose Hall Resort and Country Club in...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has announced that the Minister of Agriculture, Dr Christopher Tufton, will be presenting to Cabinet on Monday, a submission identifying alternatives that will be considered for the future divestment of the sugar industry. Mr. Golding was speaking this afternoon (Jan 30) at a press conference at Jamaica House, called to report on the status of the...

Small business owners from central Jamaica were recently informed of a number of strategies to keep their businesses afloat in light of the global economic crisis. The business owners who were attending the Jamaica National Small Business Loans (JNSBL) Biz-Grow Seminar at the Mandeville Baptist Church Hall on Thursday (Jan. 29) were implored by Business Consultant with the Jamaica Business...

School gardens in Manchester are to begin establishing compost heaps as part of the requirement to maintain a school garden under the Jamaica 4-H Clubs School Garden Programme. At a meeting of the Manchester 4-H Clubs Advisory Council held on Thursday (Jan. 29) at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Office in Mandeville, Jamaica 4-H Clubs Parish Development Officer, Malonia...

Child Care Officer with the Child Development Agency, Antoinette Brooks, has charged peer counselors, and other children with positions of responsibility, and who might be better off than other youngsters, to extend the hand of friendship to those who are less fortunate. Speaking with JIS News recently, Ms. Brooks said the youth should make a conscious effort to reach out...

A number of corporate entities in Manchester have provided much needed sponsorship for the Manchester 4-H Clubs Parish Achievement Day. Singer Jamaica Limited, National Commercial Bank (NCB), Manchester Co-operative Credit Union, Pro Hardware, and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) are some of the entities that have made commitments to provide sponsorship for the event. The disclosure was...