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West Indies captain Brian Lara, has said he was pleased with the performance of his team, which defeated Pakistan in the first ICC World Cup Cricket (CWC) match held at Sabina Park yesterday (March 13). Speaking to journalists at the post match press conference, Lara said that "all in all it was a good team performance on the field, and...

Former Chairman of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), Kingsley Thomas, has said that the construction of Highway 2000 has been a major achievement for Jamaica. "The project, when it was first announced was.described as a highway in the sky. That project is now firmly on the ground, poised to make a significant contribution to Jamaica," Mr. Thomas...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Victor Cummings has said that a proposal to levy a cess on trucks and other large vehicles, which use the road from Harbour View in Kingston to Morant Bay in St. Thomas, would be taken up at the next meeting of the Minerals Development Advisory Committee. Speaking at a recent...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn has said that the tourism sector is benefiting tremendously from the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, as thousands of visitors are in the island for what is billed as the third largest spectacle in the world. "Every room on the north coast is booked....

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Hon. Robert Pickersgill has said that construction of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre was advanced, with 70 per cent of the work already completed. The Minister, who was addressing a recent press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, said that the project was on target to meet the October completion date. "The centre, which...

The Jamaican Justice System Reform (JJSR) Project has moved to the next stage with a series of public consultations which begins this Thursday, March 15 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, starting at 3:00 p.m., with concurrent sessions at the Morant Bay Parish Church, St. Thomas, beginning at 6:00 p.m., and at the Baptist Church Hall in Ocho Rios,...

Citrus farmers whose nurseries were affected by the Lime Swallowtail butterfly can now sell their plants to citrus growers in and outside the affected areas. This action has been taken as a nursery protocol developed by a Task Force created to deal with the pest has been revised, and now includes detailed instructions on the procedures needed to control the...

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 got underway on Sunday (March 11), with a lavish and spectacular opening ceremony at the picturesque Trelawny Multi-purpose Stadium in Western Jamaica. A massive crowd, which included heads of state and governments across the region, ICC officials, and visitors to the island, were on hand to witness the highly entertaining and clourful ceremony, which...

Jamaica Trade and Invest (formerly JAMPRO), today officially launched its Caribbean Business Club clubhouse at 20-24 Barbados Avenue in New Kingston. The event was attended by a select group consisting of club members, private sector partners, members of the local media and organization officials. Caribbean Business Club is one of Jamaica Trade and Invest's (JTI) five business initiatives designed to...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth Hall, has said that Jamaica has made significant strides in the quality of care and service being provided for the visually impaired. Professor Hall, who was speaking at the launch of the Lions Club of Kingston White Cane Month on Wednesday (March 7), noted that the National Policy for Persons with Disabilities,...

Beginning March 15, the Jamaica Justice Reform Task Force will be undertaking public consultations across the island, to facilitate wide public participation in the justice system reform process. Speaking with JIS News, Chairman of the Task Force, Professor Barrington Chevannes, informed that four working groups have been set up across the island, which "will arrange within their geographic area, wide...

More than 300 local producers of authentic Jamaican products will display their wares at three craft fairs being staged by the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), as part of activities for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC). The craft fairs will be held at locations in Kingston between March 12 and April 29 beginning at the 'One Love Jamaica Village' in...