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Within the next two weeks, the European Union/Government of Jamaica Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP) will be embarking on its second phase, which will see the adaptation of the cluster and sector initiative. This phase of the programme was developed as a means of providing a more holistic and wide ranging assistance to micro, small and medium sized enterprises. The...

The Duanvale United Sports Club in Trelawny will be beautifying and repairing the building, which houses the community and health centres on Labour Day, May 23. President of the club, Jeffrey Brown, told JIS News that, "we want to restore our community centres to the light, which they once were. We plan to paint and fix the bathroom and kitchen...

More than 200 projects have been registered across the island for national Labour Day 2007, which will be observed on May 23. Chairman of the Communication Sub-committee for the Labour Day Secretariat, Gerrard McDaniel, told JIS News that the work to be undertaken includes the beautification of common areas including playing fields; and the building and repair of schools and...

The principals of the Tavistock Group, the investors who have signed an agreement to partner with the Government in the development of the US$2 billion (J$135 billion) exclusive luxury resort, Harmony Cove, in Trelawny, arrived in the island on Monday (May 14), for a series of consultations, as they advance plans for the mega project on the north coast. The...

Jamaica's tourism sector is gearing up to post an impressive performance in 2007, fuelled by strong occupancy numbers, increasing length of stay by the average visitor, growth in arrivals from most markets, rising total earnings and with earnings per tourist at record levels. At present, the island's tourism sector is reporting a sharp increase in earnings spurred by increased arrivals...

It is not a job for the faint of heart or those of poor character, but instead, requires a willingness to risk life and limb for the protection and safety of others, and an almost reflexive ability to rise to the challenge presented by the every day rigours of the job, all in the name of law and order, and...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, has said that any effective solution to crime and violence will require the re-socialization of behaviours and transformation of values and attitudes of those in communities beset by violence and disorder. He was speaking at the graduation ceremony for 138 participants in the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) and the National Youth...

Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Delford Morgan, has said that the Council has the responsibility to ensure that all medical doctors, who practice within the parish, are certified and registered and are capable of effectively performing their duties. Mayor Morgan, who was speaking at the Council's recent monthly meeting in Savanna-la-Mar, said that the time...

The water supply system serving the community of Scotts Hall in St. Mary will be upgraded, as a result of the collaboration between the Scott's Hall Benevolent Society and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). As a result of the partnership, $10.2 million has been allocated for the project, with the JSIF contributing $5.8 million and the Scott's Hall Benevolent...

The Hope Valley Experimental School at 2 University Road, Mona, Kingston will receive a face-lift from members of the Muslim Youth Organisation of Jamaica, who will undertake the cleaning and painting of the institution for their Labour Day project this year. President of the organisation, Hanif Abdulqadir, along with advisor Khummit Keshinro, will lead a team of approximately 30 young...

Members of the Maverley Primary and Junior High School Past Students' Association will be engaged in a labour of love at their alma mater on Labour Day, May 23, as they seek to improve the school's surroundings and restore their community. President of the association, Andrew Harris, told JIS News that "we want to replace and repaint the picket fence...

Persons from Trelawny who are now residing in the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe and the United States will gather in New York from May 25 to 28, for their annual reunion weekend. The annual reunion, which is in its 25th year, is organized by Friends of Trelawny Association (FOTA), under the distinguished patronage of Jamaica's Ambassador to the USA, Professor...