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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made a three-hour working visit to Jamaica on Monday March 12, during which he held discussions with Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller on a range of bilateral, trade, cultural and economic matters. The two leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering the supply of 150M cu. Ft. of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) per day to Jamaica,...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will join consumer groups around the world in observing World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on March 15 under the theme: 'Unethical Drug Promotion'. Speaking at JIS Think Tank recently (March 7), Chief Executive Officer at the CAC, Dolsie Allen, said that the annual celebration provided the opportunity to focus on and solidify the national and...

The Government of Jamaica is projecting that spin-off from direct foreign investment related to the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, could amount to some US$400 million. "This is new money we are talking about," Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn said. He stressed however, that this figure was...

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ealon Powell, has promised a smooth flow of traffic on major roads leading to Sabina Park during the ICC Cricket World Cup, with road blocks, including accidents, to be cleared within 30 minutes. SSP Powell, who is also Vice Chair for the Transport Sub Committee for the Jamaica Local Organizing Committee (LOC), told JIS News...

Executive Director for the Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LOC), Robert Bryan is expressing deep satisfaction with the successful staging of the opening ceremony for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 on March 11, held at the Multi-purpose stadium in Trelawny. "We are very pleased that the country is happy and that the country feels proud at what was done,...

Sabina Park will be under heavy security surveillance when the first match of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 between the West Indies and Pakistan, bowls off tomorrow (March 13) at the stadium. According to Senior Superintendent of Police and Co-Chair of the Security Committee for the Jamaica Local Organizing Committee (LOC), Ealon Powell, the stadium would be covered...

On Friday, March 9, the Princess Margaret Hospital in St. Thomas received a new electronic hydraulic operating table from the United Kingdom (UK)-based Friends of the Princess Margaret Hospital. Senior Medical Officer at the hospital, Dr. Cecil Bachelor told JIS News that the table, which cost some US$25,000, would, "greatly assist in making surgical operations easier as the old table...

The late Jamaican, Angela King, who served in the United Nations (UN), has been remembered as a very modest person, endowed with remarkable personal strengths and courage, despite her strong advocacy for gender equity. At a remembrance service in her honour, held at the St. Bartholomew's Church, 50th Street/Park Avenue, Manhattan on March 5, husband, Wilton H. James said that...

The Northern Task Force comprising security personnel from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) left the island this morning (March 12), for deployment in St. Kitts and Nevis, which will be hosting Group stage matches during the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. Members of the group are to provide additional security for matches, which commence...

Young persons in St. Thomas are being urged to become more involved in agriculture through avenues such as the National Youth Service and the Youth in Agriculture programme. At a recent public consultation in St. Thomas to sensitize participants about a proposal for the creation of a development plan for that parish, Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reassuring farmers that all information collected in the 2007 census of agriculture will be kept confidential. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Censuses, Demography and Social Statistics, Valerie Nam pointed out that the issue of confidentiality was an important one for the organization. STATIN operates under the Statistics Act, which forbids any employee...

Work is scheduled to resume tomorrow (March 13) on the US$150 million Fiesta Hotel development in Point, Hanover. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, made the announcement to journalists on Friday (March 9), following a meeting with project stakeholders at the site, on the directive of Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller. Construction work on the facility had...