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Motorists in St. Ann should enjoy a smoother flow of traffic, with the installation of traffic lights at the Priory intersection in St. Ann's Bay. The lights, which were set up at a cost of $2.6 million, were switched on yesterday (Oct. 5) by Prime Minster, Portia Simpson Miller, during her tour of segment three of the North Coast Highway...

Carlos Martel, an Economic Advisor from Georgia in the United States, has said that Jamaica must be prepared to take advantage of the many opportunities that will emerge from the staging of Cricket World Cup 2007. Mr. Martel, who was addressing the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) and Caribbean Business Club-organised 'Linkages' seminar yesterday (Oct. 5) in Montego Bay, pointed out...

The Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) St. Elizabeth office will be undertaking a series of activities this month in observance of National Heroes Week under the theme: 'Celebrating our heritage.the strength of our nation'. JCDC Parish Cultural Organiser, Vivien Morris-Brown, told JIS News that the events "will be focusing on the work of our National Heroes and heroine, as well...

The National Water Commission (NWC) and the Forestry Department on (Oct. 6) signed an agreement, aimed at re-foresting, improving and maintaining approximately 120 hectares of NWC-controlled watershed lands. The five-year co-management agreement will cost the NWC some $18 million. State Minister for Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, in his remarks at the signing ceremony held at the...

Government Senator, Professor Trevor Munroe, on(October 6), moved a Motion in the Upper House for the regulation of funding for political parties and their campaigns. Senator Munroe said this was necessary in light of a Resolution passed in the Senate in May 2002 for a regime that would allow for "expeditious action on an appropriate regime for the regulation of...

Some 36 female chicken farmers in Northwest Clarendon are to benefit from a training programme in the rearing of chickens. The training is to take place on Tuesday, October 10 at the Spaldings United Church in Clarendon, and will be conducted by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), the Ministry of Health and Jamaica Broilers Company. According to Pauline Smith...

Eight Caribbean nationals and one heritage preservation institution were yesterday (Oct. 4) awarded Musgrave Medals by the Institute of Jamaica (IoJ), for distinguished contributions in the literary, scientific and artistic fields. At the award ceremony held at the Institute's headquarters on East Street downtown Kingston, the Gold Medal was presented to renowned Barbadian poet, playwright, critic and historian, Professor Kamau...

A Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and International Labour Organization survey has revealed that 32 per cent of employed persons in Jamaica have received some level of vocational training. "In terms of the type of training received, we found hospitality skills, automotive skills and beauty care skills", said Steven Kerr, Manager of the PIOJ's Human Development Unit. The School to...

Jamaicans have been re-assured that their savings of up to $300,000 are secure in insured financial institutions. Speaking yesterday (October 4), at the Lions Club of Kingston luncheon at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Hughlette Jackson, Director of Insurance and Risk Assessment at the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), explained that there was a rationale for limiting the amount...

Jamaican/Canadian businessman, G. Raymond Chang, has been appointed Chancellor of Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, for a three-year term. Mr. Chang, who is Chairman of CI Financial, one of the largest mutual fund companies in Canada, has been a member of the Ryerson Board of Governors since 2001 and received an honorary doctorate degree from that institution in 2005. Ryerson's...

A number of schools and youth groups across the island benefited from the interventions of the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) during the 2004/05 fiscal year, as the agency continued to carry out its mandate of preventing drug abuse through education. According to the Health Ministry's annual report, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on October 3,...

The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, continues to step up its inspection of warehouses and ports of entry, to ensure the safety and wholesomeness of all foods, beverages and animal feeds entering the island. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Food Storage Officer, Roy McNeil, explained that businesses were importing large quantities...