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A campus of the Montego Bay Community College in St. James has been officially opened in Westmoreland on the former grounds of the Frome Technical High School, which has been relocated. Although the Frome campus has been in operation since 2004, the ceremony to mark its official opening was held on Wednesday, September 6. The institution began with approximately 113...

With 43 new cases of HIV diagnosed in Portland since the start of this year, the Portland Health Department will be stepping up its education drive to sensitise residents about prevention measures. Winston Lowe, Sexually Transmitted Contact Investigator at the Portland Health Department, in his address at a recent community meeting held at the Fair Prospect Primary School, said that...

Cabinet has approved the award of a $2.5 billion contract to E. Phil and Sons, for the expansion of the Kingston Container Terminal. This was announced on (Sept. 4), by Minster of Information and Development, Senator Colin Campbell, at the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Senator Campbell outlined that under this project, the Port Authority of Jamaica would upgrade...

The Hartland Basic School in St. Mary is to be upgraded with assistance from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). A contract for the project was signed between the JSIF and the Hartland Benevolent Society at a ceremony held at the school on August 30. The work is scheduled to begin within two weeks. The project, which will last for...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) will be posting its mobile teams in sections of the Corporate Area between September 11 and 19, to facilitate the official naming of some 6,761 children whose names are not on their birth records. Through the RGD's 'Name the Child' project, 18,000 children islandwide who were born between January 1, 2003 and August 31, 2004,...

Schools within the parishes of St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland got off to a successful start on Monday (Sept. 4), with 159 of 161 institutions re-opening. Regional Director for the Ministry of Education and Youth's region four, Vincent Guthrie, said he was pleased with the preparations for the new academic year. "I am pleased to say that the startup of...

The National Investment Bank of Jamaica (NIBJ) earned operating revenue of $657.57 million for the 2004/2005 fiscal year. The amount was $150.52 million or 29.69 per cent in excess of the $507.05 million that was generated in 2003/04. As contained in a Ministry Paper that was tabled in the House of Representatives yesterday (Sept. 5) by Finance and Planning Minister,...

The Financial Institutions Services (FIS) Limited realised a net profit of $253 million for the 2004/05 fiscal year, compared to a net loss of $54 million for the previous year. The significant turnaround was due to a $264 million or 333 per cent increase in interest income, as well as lower operations and administration costs, which fell by $66 million...

Member of Parliament for Clarendon Central, Mike Henry, has proposed that the government consider the creation of a National Treasures award, which would honour persons, who have made significant contributions to national life. Mr. Henry, who was speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday (Sept. 5), said that the award, while different in nature to that given to persons who...

During fiscal year 2004/05, some 83 pesticide products were registered with the Pesticide Control Authority (PCA), the largest number to be registered since its inception in 1992. This was 22 more than the 61 products that were registered during the previous year. In the 2004/05 annual report of the PCA, which was tabled in the House of Representatives yesterday (September...

The net assets of the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) grew by $73.24 million in the 2004/2005 fiscal year, to some $329.55 million.This is contained in a Ministry Paper, which was tabled in the House of Representatives yesterday (Sept. 5) by Minister of Finance and Planning,Dr. Omar Davies. The document detailed selected highlights of the Commission's annual report and...

Minister of Information and Development, Colin Campbell, has said that within the next 12 to 18 months, a single regulator should be in place for the media and communications industry. "It is estimated that within 12 to 18 months, Jamaica will have a new vibrant single regulator that will manage the entire telecommunications and broadcasting environment, dealing with the issues...