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Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said Jamaicans should use the observance of Labour Day 2007 to honour our ancestors and strengthen communities, by working on projects that will ensure the legacy of our forebears is revered and maintained. She said this could be achieved by developing work projects that promote peace, love and unity. Mrs. Simpson Miller's charge was issued...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been advised that at 6:15 a.m., three box carts, attached to a train transporting alumina for WINDALCO, derailed at Scott's Pass, Clarendon. The box carts are filled with alumina. Two of the box carts overturned onto the ground while one of the three overturned into the Milk River. The ODPEM...

The 12th staging of the Jake's Off-road Triathlon is slated to take place in Treasure Beach on Sunday, April 29 beginning at 7:00 a.m. All proceeds from the event, which is the main annual fundraiser for the Treasure Beach Foundation (BREDS), will go toward the completion of a multipurpose sports complex and park. "Through the development of the new complex,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton has stressed that the Caribbean and Africa need to collaborate more on opportunities in the international arena. "We need to identify opportunities for a common agenda to assist in driving our development, bearing in mind that in the global economy, as currently structured, we are all comparatively weak and near...

Members of the Caribbean Diaspora in Atlanta and Houston will meet on April 27 and April 28 to discuss and submit ideas, which will form an integral part of the upcoming Conference on the Caribbean to be held in June. The conference, to be held from June 19 to 21 in Washington, will see the 15 CARICOM Heads of State/Government...

Dr. Karl S. Wright, an economist and a Jamaican national, was recently sworn in as President of Florida Memorial University (FMU), a historically black college, located in North Miami. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Wright served as Executive Vice President and Provost of FMU. He is the 11th President since the college was founded in 1879. Throughout his 12-year tenure...

A new bailey bridge has been opened at Appleton Estate in St. Elizabeth, to replace the structure that collapsed last year. The new bridge, which was constructed by the National Works Agency (NWA), serves as a critical link between Appleton Estate and the communities of Thornton and Siloah. The original structure was officially closed three years ago, but eventually collapsed...

Contractors are putting finishing touches on two road projects in the parish of St. Elizabeth, which were approved by Cabinet last April. The projects, which comprise improvements to the Accompong and Askenish roads in St. Elizabeth, are being funded by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in the sum of $34 million. Communications Officer at JSIF, Latoya Halstead, told the...

Work on the upgrading of the Yallahs Basic School and Resource Centre in St. Thomas, which is being undertaken by the Ministry of Education and Youth at a cost of $42.6 million, should be completed by next month. The project, which was approved by Cabinet in April 2006, forms part of the Enhancement of Basic Schools Project (EBSP), which is...

The island's citrus farmers are being encouraged to replant their orchards, to benefit from a deficit in the supply of orange juice to the United States. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Citrus Growers Association (CGA), Paul Miller, told JIS News that because of the withdrawal of several suppliers from Brazil and Florida, due to disease or a shift...

A new multi-purpose court valued at $2.7 million has been officially handed over to the Thompson Town High School in Clarendon by the Sports Development Foundation (SDF). Speaking at the handing over ceremony on April 23, General Manager of the SDF, Ludlow Watts pointed out that the organisation has established many similar projects across the island. "In fact, we have...

Immigration will be the main focus at the annual Caribbean community forum on Thursday, April 26, at the Wynnefield Presbyterian Church, 54th Street & Woodcrest Avenue, Philadelphia. This forum, to be hosted by the Philadelphia Organizing Committee of Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), is another in the annual series of public fora sponsored by local churches and businesses within the Philadelphia...