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The Health Ministry wants additional volunteers for the third HIV vaccine trial, which will get underway this summer. "We certainly need more participants now going into the new trial," said Chief Investigator of the HIV Vaccine Trials, Professor Peter Figueroa. "We would definitely welcome more persons coming forward." The Professor, who is also Chief of Epidemiology and AIDS in the...

The refurbishing of the Gray's Charity building in Port Maria, St. Mary, which is part of the Fort Haldane heritage site, has been chosen as the parish project for Labour Day 2007. Secretary Manager of the St. Mary Parish Council, Kerry Chambers, told JIS News that the historic site was chosen as the parish project in keeping with the Labour...

The Ministry of Education and Youth in collaboration with the Caribbean Council for the Blind yesterday (May 17) officially opened the Special Education Computer Laboratory at the Ministry's Caenwood Centre offices. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maria Jones said the opening of the lab was an important step toward empowering special education students and teachers through access to appropriate technology...

The 6th annual Caribbean Microfinance Network (CMN) a three-day roundtable conference, ended yesterday (May 17), with delegates reaching consensus on the importance of microfinance lending in the Caribbean. The shared vision of the CMN: that of extending the reach of microfinance in the Caribbean through the exchange of ideas, discussions of needs and identification of innovative opportunities, was the focal...

The cleaning and beautification of cemeteries in Port Antonio and Buff Bay has been designated the Portland Parish Labour Day Project for 2007. This project was chosen at a recent meeting of the Portland Labour Day Committee. It will be carried out under this year's Labour Day theme:'Honouring our Ancestors - Strengthening our communities'. The work will include bushing of...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said 190 priority beautification projects have now been identified across the island on which work should commence in another few weeks. A total of $298 Million have also been approved under the Tourism Enhancement Fund for projects in Ocho Rios, Montego Bay and Negril. The Prime Minister was speaking on Wednesday (May 16) at the...

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is implementing the Minimum Capital Test (MCT), which is a new capital standard for general insurers, that will better align capital provisions with insurance risks. Executive Director of the FSC, Brian Wynter, who made the disclosure at a media luncheon held yesterday (May 16) at the Hilton Kingston hotel, said the FSC hopes to complete...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris has called on the society to develop incentives to motivate delinquent fathers to play an active role in their children's life. The State Minister who was speaking at the Ministry's Early Stimulation Programme Fathers Award function yesterday (May 16) at the St. Paul's United Church in...

Recent Government investments in road and water infrastructure on the North Coast are suggested as key factors that influenced the decision by the Tavistock Group to embark on a US$2 to $4 billion project in Jamaica. The Tavistock Group is the international luxury resort developers who will be undertaking the Harmony Cove Resort Development Project, in conjunction with the government....

Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba has stressed that foreign direct investments were very critical to the development of Jamaica. Addressing the American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica Speaker's Forum on the US$2-billion Harmony Cove Resort Development Project on the North Coast, held yesterday (May 16), at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, the Minister said the development was coming...

Dr. Jean Dixon, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, has challenged Jamaica's manufacturers to become risk takers and embrace opportunities that will grow the economy. "Today, the major challenge we face is to grow our economy and generate jobs. We must now shake off adjustment fatigue and the illusion of paper profits and begin to...

Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell, has said that under the final phase of the Jamaica/Cuban Energy Saving Project, compact fluorescent bulbs will be distributed and installed in every household by the end of August. Mr. Paulwell, who was speaking at a press briefing today (May 17), at the Ministry in Kingston, noted that since the project's...