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Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett will lead Jamaica's delegation to the Caribbean Tourism Organization's Inaugural Tourism Summit from June 21-24 in Washington, DC. Director General in the Ministry of Tourism, Carole Guntley; Director of Tourism, Basil Smith; Deputy Director of Tourism, Donnie Dawson; and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, Wayne Cummings are expected to accompany the Minister to...

Ninety students from 33 schools were awarded by the St. James 4-H Advisory Council on Wednesday (June 11), for their participation in the recently held St. James 4-H Parish Achievement Day. The awards ceremony formed part of the St. James 4-H Advisory Council's annual general meeting, which took place at the St. John's Methodist Church Hall, on Humber Avenue, Montego...

Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Serious and Organised Crime Branch, Les Green, is reporting a 49 per cent detection rate as one of the major successes, since the implementation of the Kingston and St. Andrew Major Investigation Task Force (MIT) in 2006. He indicated that this detection rate has improved from 34 per cent, during a JIS...

Minister of State for Civic Responsibilities in the Office of the Prime Minister, Shahine Robinson has informed that the first allocation of $8 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is available. "The Parliamentary Committee will meet weekly. We have already had two meetings to review and approve submitted projects. We are looking at a week and a half turn...

Several corridors of roadway across the Corporate Area have been earmarked for widening and expansion, as the Ministry of Transport and Works moves to address the problem of traffic congestion across the capital. State Minister for Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert has said that six major corridors have been identified for expansion works between the current and 2009/10 fiscal years....

The Blessed Assurance Children's Village at Windsor Lodge in Eastern St. James, was presented with six water tanks and a water pump valued at approximately $350,000, by the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, on June 10. This donation is part of the Rotary Club's objective of enhancing the water supply to the home, which provides care and shelter for many...

Discussions on an effective traffic management plan for the city of Montego Bay were held yesterday (June 11), at a town meeting hosted by the St. James Parish Council at the Civic Centre. The meeting was held to find workable solutions to the growing problem of traffic congestion from Bogue to Rose Hall, in the morning and afternoon peak hours....

Come month end, fishermen should begin accessing the $50 million retooling loan facility announced by Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate on April 16. The loan scheme, funded by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), is being made available at an interest rate of 7.8 per cent. It targets fishermen with small to...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has encouraged athletes to continue to maintain a sustained and high level of performance in their respective sporting fields. "Constantly work to hone your skills in your chosen sport and maintain high standards of physical fitness," she urged, noting that sports served as a source of unity and upliftment for the...

Minister of State with Civic Responsibility in the Office of the Prime Minister, Shahine Robinson, has said that the Contractor General has given the assurance that all the money spent under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) will come under intense scrutiny. "We do not intend to administer this programme under the modus operandi of the previous programme. We are committed...

Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Jevene Bent, has called for unity among the country's policing bodies. "The confrontation, which sometimes occurs between 'red seam' and 'blue seam' police must stop now," DCP Bent stated as she addressed the 24th annual conference of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) yesterday (June 11) at the Runaway Bay HEART Hotel. "Whether we are...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the government had a good discussion with the Opposition during talks at Vale Royal today (June 11) and that much of the meeting centred on crime. Mr. Golding was speaking this afternoon following the talks which started shortly after 10:00 a.m. and ended at approximately 2:30 p.m. He said there was total unanimity on both...