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Three Jamaican students will on (Dec. 6) receive awards for their outstanding performances in the 2007 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate examinations (CSEC), in St. Lucia. Owen Lloyd, a past student of Tarrant High School, St. Andrew is the recipient of the regional top performer award for the best three dimensional visual arts piece entitled 'The Crossing'. Grace-Ann Collins from Ardenne...

Six shuttle buses will be provided at the National Arena to transport persons attending the official funeral service for Jamaican sports hero, Hon. Herb McKenley, OM, to the National Heroes Park, where he will be buried. The funeral service will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 8, and not 1:00 p.m. as was previously announced. Members of the public...

The official funeral service for the late sports hero, Hon. Herb McKenley, OM, will now begin at 2:00 p.m. at the National Arena on Saturday, December 8, instead of the previously announced time of 1:00 p.m. Guests attending the service are asked to be seated by 1:15 p.m. There will be a musical tribute to Mr. McKenley prior to the...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding says the ruling of the Court will determine whether or not the government has the legal powers to intervene in the issue of the unregulated investment schemes. Mr. Golding said he has been in constant dialogue with the regulators of the Financial Services Commission and that there are two issues before the courts; one for...

Minister of Tourism, Ed Bartlett, on Tuesday (Dec. 4) launched the Montego Bay segment of the 'Spruce up Jamaica Nice Up Yuhself' campaign, which will see some $12 million being spent to clean and beautify the resort town. According to the Minister, the campaign, which has already been launched in Ocho Rios and Kingston, is geared towards enhancing the country's...

Some 50 health personnel will be on hand to provide medical support at the official funeral service of international sports icon, the Hon. Herb McKenley, OM, which takes place on December 8 at the National Arena, starting at 1:00 p.m. The medical team is headed by Dr Marion Bullock Ducasse, Director of Emergency, Disaster Management and Special Services in the...

The Government of Germany, through the European Union (EU), intends to pump approximately 25 million Euros into several social and economic programmes in Jamaica within the next five years, German Spokesperson on Economic and Social Development, Dr. Sascha Raabe has said. "Germany does most of its programmes through the EU. Germany funds 22 per cent of all the development co-operation...

The body of the late Jamaican sports icon, Hon. Herb McKenley, OM, will be on view at Calabar High School on Red Hills Road and the National Arena on Friday, December 7. Mr. McKenley's body will lie in state at his alma mater, Calabar High, between 8:00 a.m and 9:00 a.m, after which he will be transported to the National...

The official funeral service for the late sports hero, Hon. Herb McKenley, OM, will take place at the National Arena on Saturday, December 8, beginning at 1:00 p.m. Mr. McKenley, who was awarded the Order of Merit in 2004, died on November 26 at age 85. He will be buried in National Heroes Park. Guests attending the service are asked...

Jamaicans in South Florida will be afforded the opportunity to pay respect to the late sports icon Herb McKenley, as a condolence book was opened on (Dec. 5) at the offices of the Consulate General in downtown Miami. The book will remain open until Friday (Dec. 7) between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Consul General, Ricardo Allicock,...

Prime Minister, Hon Bruce Golding will head Jamaica's delegation to the 12th special meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) scheduled for Guyana from December 6-8, 2007. The delegation will leave the island today (Dec 6) for Georgetown, Guyana. The meeting will discuss Poverty and the rising cost of living in member states and...

Persons attending the wake or 'nine- night' of late Jamaican sports icon, the Hon. Herb McKenley, OM, at the National Arena on Friday, December 7, will be treated to a wide array of traditional folk and cultural performances. "We are going to be having the wake in a cultural fashion. All aspects of our Jamaican culture will be represented," said...