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The Secondary Schools Enhancement Programme (SSEP) has so far disbursed grants totaling $95 million to 38 upgraded schools for the 2007/2008 school year. This, according to Salomie Evering, Ministry of Education spokesperson. Mrs. Evering told JIS News that the amount ranges from two ($2M) to four million ($4M) per school, with the exception of one school that requested $250,000 and...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) provides a range of services in its effort to enable the legal creation and operation of businesses in Jamaica. A major service offered by the COJ is the issuing of documents, which business operators need to carry out transactions on a daily basis. "The COJ is primarily a registry for companies and businesses and...

Eight third-year medical students from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, were presented with scholarships totalling more than CDN$20,000 in Canada recently. The Independent United Order of Solomon, which has donated more than 50 scholarships to UWI medical students since 1989 held its 29th Anniversary Dinner and Charitable Presentation on Saturday, September 29 at the Rameses Shriners...

The Jamaican community in London last Friday (Sept. 28) bade farewell to the staff of Air Jamaica, at a special dinner arranged by the Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom (UK) and the Jamaican High Commission. Tributes were paid to the more than 20 members of staff for their outstanding service to the Jamaican community. "Air Jamaica has been very supportive of...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has expressed concern about the pace of the European Union (EU)/CARICOM negotiations towards establishing a new Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Making his opening remarks on (Oct. 4) at a special meeting of CARIFORUM Heads of Government at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, Mr. Golding, questioned whether all interests will be properly served in achieving...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has said that there are some "fundamental issues" which stand in the way of CARICOM reaching an agreement with the European Union for a successor to the Cotonou Agreement. He was speaking to JIS News in Montego Bay on (Oct. 3), where the special meeting of CariForum Heads of Government and European Union (EU) Commissioners is...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding has said that his administration hopes to roll out a new tax system in time for the start of the 2008/09 financial year, as increased revenues are critical to reducing the country's debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio, which now stands at some 130 per cent. "In order to reduce the debt, and our heavy...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has emphasized that much more needs to be done within the region to achieve the goals of the Single Market, particularly as it relates to harmonizing critical areas. Addressing a meeting of the diplomatic and consular corps at Jamaica House on (Oct. 3), Mr. Golding said "A market can't be single if the market has so...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding has stressed the importance of placing, as a high priority at the Special Meeting of CARIFORUM Heads of Government, a development agenda, to assist countries like Jamaica to benefit from trading opportunities that are going to be provided under the Economic Partnership Agenda (EPA). The meeting is being held at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego...

Jamaica has called on member states of the United Nations (UN) to review and renew their commitment to reducing global poverty and human degradation by 2015, by focusing more on human development. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, in his maiden address at the opening of the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)...

Minister of State with Responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague, said that over the next 24 months, focus will be placed on implementing the Local Government Reform Programme, which will provide more autonomy, resources, and greater responsibility to local authorities island wide. "People would like to know that their streetlights work, know that the drains are clean, know that roads...

Director of Tourism, Basil Smith, has said that the Canadian market continues to outpace all other markets in terms of visitor arrivals to the island. "We had a 34 per cent increase last year and for the first five months of this year, there was a 29 per cent increase of visitors from Canada," he informed, noting that there was...