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Pimento or all spice, as it is known internationally, is currently impacting the culinary world, as it is one of the main ingredients in jerk seasonings and mixed spices. The growing demand for the product, not only for local consumption but for use overseas and in the hospitality industry, has opened up a niche market that is expected to be...

Minister of Information and Development, Hon. Donald Buchanan has emphasized that Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller's overseas trips, the size of her accompanying delegations, and related expenditure have been "consciously" kept to a minimum. The gains to the country for such trips, he further stressed, are significant and irrefutable. Mr. Buchanan's statement comes against the background of recent concerns raised...

The second in the series of the 2007 Regional Symposia on the life, work and legacy of reggae icon Robert 'Bob' Nesta Marley O.M., organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), was held on Friday, February 2 at Independence Park in Black River, St. Elizabeth. The symposia, which began on Thursday, February 1 in St. Catherine saw students from...

Reggae superstar Bob Marley has been hailed as an international ambassador for peace who created a music legacy, which has continued to inspire hope and creativity. In a Proclamation declaring February 6 as Bob Marley Day for the 17th year in the city of Toronto, Mayor David Miller said the singing icon courageously "spoke out against oppression, poverty, slavery, apartheid...

Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas has said that plans are well advanced to merge the Canine and Narcotics Divisions of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking at a press conference in Kingston last week, the Commissioner stressed that the merger was necessary to create greater efficiency and to better police the country's international airports and seaports. "We are aware of...

A three-day regional consultation to access the Phytosanitary status of 15 CARIFORUM member countries got underway today (February 6), at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston. Speaking at the event, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke explained that the workshop was a follow-up to a phytosanitary capacity evaluation exercise that was conducted last year, to evaluate the region's plant...

A three-day regional consultation to access the Phytosanitary status of 15 CARIFORUM member countries got underway today (February 6), at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston. Speaking at the event, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke explained that the workshop was a follow-up to a phytosanitary capacity evaluation exercise that was conducted last year, to evaluate the region's plant...

Jamaica is a country in transition and expansion. Our second city Montego Bay, is in the forefront. As you look around, you will see the many signs of infrastructural development. I ask for your understanding and we must apologize for any inconvenience. As a tourism centre, Montego Bay is an example of how trade in services has become central to...

Jamaica is a country in transition and expansion. Our second city Montego Bay, is in the forefront. As you look around, you will see the many signs of infrastructural development. I ask for your understanding and we must apologize for any inconvenience. As a tourism centre, Montego Bay is an example of how trade in services has become central to...

The Irish will be coming to Jamaica in their numbers to support their team during the group stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 and will be bringing with them a famous Irish band, whose identity the Jamaica Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is keeping under tight wraps. "I was surprised at the energy and interest that they (Irish)...

Permanent parking facilities are being put in place at the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium to accommodate the traffic expected for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) activities. "We have decided to locate most of the parking there around the stadium and therefore, the facilities are now being put in place to accommodate the traffic expected for the event," Executive Director of the...

There is good news for last minute purchasers of tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, as a limited amount of semi-finals tickets have been put back into the public ticketing system. With this development, persons, who were unable to get these tickets in the previous phases of the ticketing programme, will now be able to do so....