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Jamaica's Consul General to Toronto, Anne-Marie Bonner, has expressed appreciation to Canadian media practitioners for their assistance in promoting positive news on Jamaica during 2008. "Last year was an extraordinary year for us and you helped to keep Jamaica in the headlines and keep Jamaica's image positive," said the Consul General, while addressing the journalists recently at a Media Appreciation...

Residents of communities in South Manchester have been playing an active role in the plans for the sustainable development of a wide cross-section of communities in that constituency, and the districts within them. The Cross Keys Development Area, which is the area being focused on, includes a large section of the Canoe Valley Coast and is home to over 5,000...

The Baronhaal Coffee Farm, in Cave Valley, St. Ann, which is owned by Jamaica Standard Products, has seen a record production by a single farm, of 26,000 boxes for the reaping period of 2007 to 2008. "It is the determination of the Baronhall team, as well as the commitment to use the latest technology that has facilitated the achievement, which...

Vice-President of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Xi Jinping, will pay an official visit to the island from 11th to the 14th February, 2009. The Vice-President will meet with the Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, Prime Minister Hon. Bruce Golding, The Leader of the Opposition, the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, the President...

As the Government seeks to reduce crime and better enforce law and order, Jamaicans are being called on to stamp out the "informer must dead" culture as it creates obstacles in crime fighting and leads to the sustainability of corruption. In a Vox Pop carried out by JIS News yesterday (Jan. 30), members of the public seemed ready to take...

Menace, nuisance, and little criminals are some of the harsh terms that have been used by many motorists to describe the youths who wipe windscreens at the various traffic lights in the city. These children, despite their circumstances, if given love, guidance, and training can start the process of turning their lives around. This is the belief of Chairman of...

The four-day Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Investment and Capital Markets Conference, which was held at the Rose Hall Resort and Country Club in Montego Bay, from January 27 to 30, has been described by General Manager, Marlene Street Forrest as "very successful", having satisfactorily achieved its main objectives. "Overall, the conference has served its purpose, given the fact that our...

Several businesses in Port Maria, were inspected yesterday (Jan. 31), during a 'hazard hunt' by the St. Mary Disaster Committee. The exercise, which was conducted as part of activities celebrating January as Earthquake Awareness Month in the parish, served to increase the awareness of the operators and staff of the enterprises about the danger of earthquakes, and ensuring compliance with...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has lauded the work of the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) in providing an effective social mechanism in sections of society. Addressing the PMI's 7th anniversary luncheon held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel yesterday (Jan. 30), the Minister noted that since its inception, the PMI has played a "pivotal role in easing tension...

The coffee industry has maintained its production of high quality products over the years, which has received international recognition resulting in significant benefits to the country. This, according to Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, who made the observation the comments while on a tour of coffee processing and manufacturing facilities run by Jamaica Standards Products, in Manchester, Clarendon and...

Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Manager for St. Thomas, Caswell Glover, has lauded the establishment of the Export Centre and Business Information point (EC/BIP) in the parish, which he said will impact on export potential. The EC/BIP is a component of the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP), which is a five-year project jointly funded by the Government of Jamaica...

Reggae Month 2009 got off to a "blessed" start today (February 1) at the Fellowship Tabernacle Church in Kingston with Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Olivia Grange urging Jamaicans and members of the music industry to take care of the precious gift that God has given the country. Bringing greetings on behalf of the Government and the music...