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Residents of Pedro River in St. Ann and Kellits in Clarendon are to benefit from a new bridge, which is currently under construction and is scheduled for completion within the next two months. The new bridge will link both areas, and will replace the existing structure, which was closed by the National Works Agency (NWA) in August of this year,...

Minister of Health, Hon. Horace Dalley, said today (October 24), that in addition to several pieces of medical equipment to be supplied to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), the 50-bed Edwina ward is to be refurbished at a cost of $5.4 million. "We are going to renovate the Edwina Ward. We need to put in new flooring so the space...

The Portland Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade will stage several activities in the parish to observe Fire Safety Awareness Week from October 23 to October 28. The events, which are being held under the theme: 'Preventing Fire - Protecting the Environment', began on October 23 with the mounting of exhibitions at the Portland Parish Library in Port Antonio and...

The Manchester Fire Department has joined the Jamaica Fire Brigade in the celebration of Fire Safety Awareness Week, which is being observed from October 22 to 28 this year. Under the theme 'Preventing Fires . Protecting the Environment', the week of activities began on October 22 with a Church Service. "For Area Three, which comprises Manchester, Clarendon and St. Catherine,...

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarkeannounced, today (Oct. 24) that excess of 250 certificates of title will be handed over to beneficiaries of the Land Settlement Programme. Addressing a press briefing at the Ministry's Old Hope Road offices, Mr. Clarke said these titles would be presented at ceremonies in Clarendon on November 1, Trelawny on November 2, Ocho Rios...

Distinguished Educator, Dr. Edison O. Jackson, President of the Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn) of the City University of New York (CUNY), will deliver the keynote address at the Sixth Annual Award of Excellence for the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey (JON-J). The event will take place on Saturday, October 28, at 8:00 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel in Elizabeth,...

A forum highlighting trade and investment opportunities in Jamaica will take place at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletics Centre in Boston, Massachusetts, on Saturday, November 4. The forum is being held under the theme: 'Unleashing the Potential', and is part of an on-going series of events, aimed at increasing the awareness of the Jamaican Diaspora Movement. Jamaica's Ambassador to...

In its on-going effort to engage Jamaican nationals in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut in meaningful dialogue on how best they can influence development at home, the Consulate General of Jamaica has convened a town hall meeting with Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn. The meeting...

Executive Director in the Office of the Deputy Secretary General of CARICOM, Jacqueline Josephs, has said that the region's healthcare system would be greatly advanced through the region's co-operation with Spain, as part of a 750,000 euro agreement signed last week. "We [at CARICOM] have been focusing quite a bit on HIV/AIDS, but in this particular case, it was important...

Members of the White Horses, Botany Bay and Pamphret Development Benevolent Society in St. Thomas, recently benefited from a two-day workshop to prepare them for the management of a water supply system, which is established under the Rural Water Programme.The workshop, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, was held at the Jamaica Crest Hotel...

A Bill to allow the linking of service in the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF) with the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in order to facilitate pension payments to officers who have served in both arms of the Force, is to be introduced in Parliament. Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan yesterday (October 23), informed the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing...

A special Committee has been established to review the procedures for granting work permits, particularly to migrant workers. Making the announcement at yesterday's (October 23) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan said that although there was yet no conclusive evidence that persons granted work permits were victims of trafficking, the Ministry of Labour...