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Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba, has hailed the programme to install condom dispensers in hotels as a critical part of the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. Mrs. Assamba, who witnessed the installation of a dispenser at the Beaches Boscobel Resort in St. Mary on Wednesday (Feb.14), said the programme fully complemented the Ministry's sustainable tourism development...

Repair work is to commence soon on the Round Hill road in South West St. Elizabeth, which links the community with Munro, Pedro Cross and Treasure Beach. State Minister for Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Richard Azan gave this assurance during a recent tour of the area. "I am asking the residents to bear with us. Last year we signed...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has reported that the economy grew by 2.7 per cent during the October to December quarter, with the agricultural sub-sector emerging the star performer, with growth of 12.4 per cent. Director General of the PIOJ, Dr. Wesley Hughes, while addressing the quarterly press briefing held at the Institute's Grenada Way offices in New Kingston...

As Jamaica continues to enjoy an increase in the use of its ports by cruise ships and trade vessels, the Hydrography Unit in the National Land Agency (NLA) is playing a key role in ensuring that these ships can safely navigate the island's costal waters. Manager of Topographic and Hydrographic Surveys at the NLA, Calvin Thompson, tells JIS News that...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant has said that the emerging Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) represents an excellent opportunity for players in the local poultry industry to come together and expand production, so as to make their presence felt on a regional scale. Speaking recently at the launching of a joint JAS/Alcoa Foundation project...

Chairman of the Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force (JJSRTF), Professor Barrington Chevannes, has expressed confidence in the government's project now underway, to undertake a comprehensive reform of the justice system Speaking at a recent JIS News Think Tank, Prof. Chevannes said that past initiatives at justice reform have tended to be piecemeal and did not represent a total assault...

Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell has lauded the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), for its continued thrust to facilitate "the sustainable development of the micro and small enterprises in Jamaica. Speaking at the opening of a third Jamaica Business Information Centre (JAMBIC) yesterday (February 14), at the Jamaica Employers' Federation, Ruthven Road, Minister Paulwell noted that...

Persons in the Western Region, which covers the parishes of Hanover, Westmoreland, St. James and Trelawny, continue to lead the rest of the regions islandwide, in opening homes to children in the Foster Care programme. According to Greig Smith, Children's Officer in the Child Development Agency (CDA) assigned to the parish of Westmoreland with special responsibility for Foster Care, this...

A programme aimed at improving the literacy skills of at risk young men in the inner-city community of Rose Town, South St. Andrew, was officially launched yesterday (February 15), at the Rose Town Community Centre in Kingston. The initiative, dubbed the 'Learning for Life Programme', specifically targets males between 13 and 25 years of age, who are either the victims...

The region will need to have proper communication mechanisms in place to effectively deal with any crisis that may occur during the staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) during the months of March and April. Among the mechanisms suggested are designated national and regional spokespersons; the capability to update websites quickly; the establishment of a regional journalist email...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs rabbit-rearing project will be officially launched on Tuesday (Feb. 27) at the Rose Hall 4-H Training Centre in Linstead, St. Catherine. The project, which is being funded by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) at a cost of some $600,000, will equip clubbities with the necessary skills in rabbit production and business management, to start income...

Sergeant Linroy Edwards of the Special Anti-Crime Task Force is the LASCO Top Cop for 2006. At the sixth annual LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force awards ceremony held yesterday (Feb. 13) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, the top cop, who was selected from a field of 10 lawmen, received a three-year scholarship valued at $300,000, cash prize of $200,000 and a trophy....