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Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that the Government is currently developing a National Sports Policy, to ensure that Jamaica can replicate its successes at the Beijing Olympics and to capitalise on the economic and social opportunities that the sport industry provides. Miss Grange was delivering the keynote address at the opening of the International...

Former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, is proposing the establishment of an international sports bank by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), to provide funding and other resources, for sports development in countries in need of this type of assistance. This facility, he explained, would be akin to what currently obtains in the area of culture, which the...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, will on Wednesday (Sept. 17), confer the National Medal for Science and Technology, on a scientist whose work and contribution to the field of natural and applied sciences, has not only advanced knowledge in the area locally, but has also impacted the country's economic, cultural and social development. The name of the recipient will be announced...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, has said that sports can become a leading industry in the Jamaican economy by 2030. The Minister's pronouncement, came as she addressed the Opening Ceremony of the historic two-day International Congress on Sports for Peace Development, which gets underway in earnest at the Hilton Hotel in Kingston on...

President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Errol Morrison, is to participate in the International Congress on Sports for Peace and Development, which is being hosted by the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, from September 13 to 16. Professor Morrison will be a panellist at the round table discussion on 'Sports for Peace and Development: Social, Economic,...

The National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), is advocating active participation of seniors in economic activities, many of whom are still operating their farms, with help from the Council. Regional Co-ordinator for the Senior Citizens Programme in St Ann, Carmen Wilson, has reported that several seniors in her area are involved in farming, and would be taking an active part...

Jamaica, like many other nations, is very concerned about food security, thus this issue and rural development have become primary areas of focus in the current agricultural development programmes. According to Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, in his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate, this focus has resulted from "a combination of high food prices and high fuel and...

New measures governing the importation of motor vehicles are being developed by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, State Minister, Michael Stern, has disclosed. He said that the measures, to be drafted into a policy, are being developed in conjunction with the modification of other specific guidelines, and would provide a single and comprehensive reference document on Jamaica's motor...

Students and teachers at the St. Thomas Technical High School in Golden Grove, are now benefitting from an upgraded and equipped computer laboratory, under the E-Learning Project. The project, which has been implemented in 186 learning institutions, utilises information and communication technology (ICT), to introduce new approaches to impart instructions, stimulate learning and consistently deliver quality education to students. Principal...

Chief Medical Officer (CMO), in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, has issued an appeal to Jamaicans, to take responsibility for their health and come together to stop the current scourge of chronic non-communicable diseases, that have been affecting the region. Delivering the Message for Caribbean Wellness Day (September 13), Dr. Campbell-Forrester revealed that thousands of Caribbean...

The White Marl Primary and Junior High School in St. Catherine, has received a face-lift, through the Inmate Public Work Programme. Work was carried out by 40 inmates from four correctional institutions, and involved the bushing of areas around the school and the painting and cleaning of the school building. The paint was donated by Brighton Engineers Limited, while the...

Revitalisation of the dairy sub-sector is well underway, the success of which will secure many farmers' livelihood, and help to address rural poverty and national food security. Some $140 million has been allocated by the Government, for rehabilitation of the dairy sub-sector, of which $52.5 million is earmarked for concessionary loans to farmers. The first two dairy farm loans were...