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'Art Off The Main' the African, Caribbean and Latin American art fair, returns to the Puck Building in New York City for four days next month. The annual exposition, which will be held from October 4 to 7, will provide curators, seasoned collectors and novices, the opportunity to view and collect paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints by established and...

The three-day Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) forum, which ended on September 26 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay, is being hailed as a success by the organization's Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah. "We had over 100 delegates representing 30 countries from all over the Caribbean and the Commonwealth such as the United States of America, Europe, Africa...

Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine, with special attention to Old Harbour Bay, and parts of Clarendon, have been identified as critical areas for the National Hurricane Clean-Up Project, which will be undertaken on September 29 and 30. Speaking at the weekly JIS Think Tank on (Sept. 26) at the agency's Half-Way-Tree Road offices, Coordinator of the Project, Michael Ammar,...

Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Christopher Powell, is projecting that if most persons in Kingston participate in the National Clean-up campaign this weekend (September 29 and 30), the capital city should be back to normal by October 7. Speaking at the weekly JIS 'Think Tank', on (Sept. 26), at 58A Half-Way-Tree Road...

Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), Sandra Glasgow, has appealed for members of the PSOJ to make contributions to the National Hurricane Clean-Up Project scheduled for September 29 and 30. "The PSOJ has reached out to its members asking them to support the project through a number of ways. We have asked our members to...

A total of 400 construction workers are to be employed in Canada through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security's Overseas Employment Programme. Interviews for prospective candidates will be held on September 30 and October 2 at the Ministry, 110-114 East Street, Kingston. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Manpower at the Ministry, Donna Adams, said that the interviews are...

The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) is seeking to develop a waste treatment facility for the Kingston Harbour, which will treat oil waste from ships.The facility, as proposed, will be the first of the kind in the Caribbean and will position Jamaica's shipping industry more competitively. Communications Officer for the SAJ, Sydney Lowrie, who spoke to JIS News at the...

The shipping industry is a meaningful contributor to the country's economy, with Jamaica enjoying competitive but sustainable advantage from its venture into containerized shipping, while having a buoyant cruise industry. This is the word from Captain Hopeton DeLisser, Vice President for Harbour Services at the Port Authority of Jamaica, as he addressed the official launch of the Maritime Awareness Week...

An influenza pandemic simulation exercise, aimed at testing the Ministry of Health's (MOH) pandemic plan, and raising awareness of the plan, was held at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay on Tuesday (Sept. 25). The exercise was carried out by the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), which covers the parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover, and Westmoreland, in...

Fifty-four students from across the island were awarded scholarships through the annual Commissioner of Police Scholarship Programme, on Friday, September 21, to assist with their back-to-school expenses. This year the scholarship fund is valued at more than $850,000. Speaking at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) headquarters on Old Hope Road, where the presentations took place, Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas...

The Whitehorses/Botany Bay/Pamphret Development Benevolent Society (WBP/DBS) in St. Thomas is accepting applications for residents to be connected to the new water supply system, which will serve the three communities. The construction phase of the project, which will serve some 5,000 residents, was recently completed.Several residents recently turned out at the Botany Bay Community Centre to fill out the application...

Minister of Agriculture, Christopher Tufton, has assured that the new Government is fully committed to providing the banana industry with the assistance it needed to remain viable, and to enable the sector to continue to be a major contributor to the national economy. Addressing a meeting of St. Mary banana farmers at the Trinity boxing plant in Port Maria, during...