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The issue of crime, particularly as it relates to the witness protection programme, was the main focus of today's Vale Royal talks between the Government and the Opposition. Today's meeting also focused on the need for legislative changes to deal with the granting of bail for gun crimes; the expediting of cases generally and specifically those related to gun crimes;...

Health Minister, Rudyard Spencer, has said that the Government will be placing greater emphasis on chronic diseases, as it seeks to improve the health status of Jamaicans. "One of the priorities of the Government is to improve the health status of Jamaica's population by tackling chronic diseases that cause significant morbidity and mortality across the lifecycles," Mr. Spencer said in...

Minister of Agriculture, Christopher Tufton has said that the fishery and aquaculture sector was playing a pivotal role in providing a livelihood for thousands of persons across the region. "We are primarily, as a region, a territory of small artisan fishers," Dr. Tufton pointed out. The Minister was addressing the launch of the European Union (EU) workshop on fishery and...

Several organisations have benefited from grants totaling US$180,000, under the Global Environmental Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), to aid in carrying out community projects in biodiversity conservation and the prevention of land degradation. Beneficiaries signed Memoranda of Agreements (MoAs) at a ceremony, held at the Centre for Voluntary Social Services in Kingston, yesterday (June 9). The Gravel Hill Community...

The Combined Disabilities Association, and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Development and Endowment Fund have received grants totaling US$15,000, from the Jamaica Women of Washington Association (JWOW). The Washington-based organisation has awarded a grant of US$10,000 to the Combined Disabilities Association and US$5,000 to the UWI Endowment Fund. Making the announcement at a fund-raising event staged by JWOW...

Jamaican journalist and radio personality, Beverly Anderson Manley, will be present for reading and signing of her book, 'Manley Memoirs' on June 26 at 6:00 p.m., at the South Regional Broward County Library at 7200 Pines Boulevard in Pembroke Pines. The book signing is the continuation of activities to observe June as Caribbean American Heritage Month throughout the United States....

The St. Thomas Co-operative Credit Union (STCCU) will be launching its micro and small business unit tomorrow (June 11), as part of its continued thrust to enhance business development on the eastern end of the island. The launch will be held at the Whispering Bamboo Cove Resort in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, beginning at 10:00 a.m. This unit, which will...

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Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Stewart Saunders has encouraged new members to make use of the opportunities that the JDF offers. He was speaking at the Passing Out Parade for members of intakes 98 and 10 on June 7, at the Moneague Training Camp in St. Ann. "Today really signals the commencement of...

The Honorable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS) has said that women are now represented in all spheres of social, economic, cultural and political life. Minister Grange spoke today at the showing of a number of short documentaries, WHY WOMEN COUNT, presented by CVM Television in partnership with Television Trust for the Environment (TVE) to...

The Government and Opposition will resume talks at Vale Royal tomorrow (June 11), following a meeting in January of this year. At that meeting, both parties agreed to establish bi-partisan committees to review and report on critical matters as they related to specific issues raised at the meeting. The January meeting was described by both parties as cordial, frank and...

Minister of State with the responsibility for Project Implementation and Service Delivery in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz will tomorrow (Wednesday June 11) sign a $25-million contract for the upgrading of Reach Falls in Portland. Signing will take place at 12:30pm (June 11) at Jamaica House. The improvement of Reach Falls was designed to provide orderly development...