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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies has said that the decision by the board and management of Air Jamaica to discontinue the London route was arrived at after careful and extensive deliberations. Speaking at a press conference on the status of Air Jamaica at the Ministry's National Heroes Circle offices on (June 1), Minister Davies noted that, "Over...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies and officials of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of China this morning officially signed a concessionary loan agreement for US$51.67 million for the construction of the Montego Bay Convention Centre. Plans for the Convention Centre were outlined by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in her 2007/08 Budget Debate presentation in the House of...

There was once a time when life was simple extremely simple especially in terms of career choice. Typically one would either take on the skill of mother or father (usually a trade) or you break the family mold, and buss the brains to get one of the few precious spaces in university in pursuit of one of the professions

Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell, has called on the manufacturing sector to find ways to boost productivity, noting that despite the challenges, the sector remains a major pillar of the Jamaican economy. The Minister, who was speaking at the recent two-day trade and business exposition in Fort Lauderdale, organized by the Jamaica United States of America...

The information technology programme at the Labyrinth All-age School in St. Mary has received a boost, with the donation of three computers by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo.) The presentation, which was made on Tuesday (May 29), brings to six, the number of computers at the school.In making the presentation, Daffodil Bruce-Miller, Community Relations Officer for the JPSCo, said...

Minister of State for Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has urged job seekers to develop their own brand, noting that individual or business success is based on the ability to "win the confidence of those who want what you have to offer". "You all here need to develop 'brand you'," Dr. NcNeill stated, noting that the successful application...

In a move to address the emerging trend of tobacco usage and exposure among school-aged children uncovered by a national survey, the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) and the Ministry of Health used World No Tobacco Day (May 31), to collaboratively launch smoking cessation campaigns. The 'Smoke-Free for Life' initiative promoted by the NCDA and the Healthy Lifestyles Project...

American Professor Ivelaw Griffith has said problem of gangs in the region must be given focus in the short term, at the just established Centre for National Security and Strategic Studies. "The issue of gangs is an area that is under-studied in the social sciences in the region and we are not talking simply about gangs in the Jamaican context....

Determined to find the winning formula to offer students a chance at being successful after they leave school, Cumberland High School in Portmore has been rewriting and innovating the traditional textbook curriculum, a juggling act that has been producing gradual change over the last three years. After opening its doors six years ago to kids who were predominantly failing or...

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) will receive a subvention of $119.75 million from the government this fiscal year, which will be used to promulgate the Island Traffic Authority Bill, establish the ITA as a statutory authority, and reform the composition and functions of the new authority. The funds will also go towards implementing new arrangements for the modernization of the...

Some $200 million has been allocated to the Social Housing Programme for the financial year 2007/08, a 33 per cent increase over the sum of $150 million last year. This was announced by the Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (May 30). The...

As the Government continues to provide affordable housing solutions for Jamaicans, 4,633 units, which were developed for rental and as cooperatives and condominiums from early as the 1970s, are to be divested. The schemes included in the divestment process are Arnett Gardens phases Four and Seven, Duhaney Park, McIntyre Lands, Tivoli Gardens, Logwood, Lacovia, and Gazeland in Kingston. "For 2007/2008,...