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Opposition Spokesman for Education, Andrew Holness, has called on the government to remove the fee structure for newly upgraded high schools this year, as a step towards a system of free education up to the secondary level. His comments came against a commitment by the government to work towards the removal of school fees at the secondary level. Mr. Holness,...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has called on residents of Portland, to unite in advancing the development process in the parish. The Governor-General, who was addressing a gathering of civic and community leaders at the Ken Wright Pier in Port Antonio on Tuesday (May 2), urged the residents to use the time-honoured structures within the parish...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has stated that heightened community awareness and a spirit of volunteerism must be rekindled among Jamaicans in the forward move towards national development. She was speaking at Jamaica House on Thursday (May 4), at the official launch of Labour Day 2006 under the theme 'Jamaica's beauty - Our duty.' She said leadership should not be...

The Government today (May 4), signed a US$559,000 grant agreement for Early Childhood education with the World Bank, under the Japanese government's Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) Fund. The agreement was signed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, who chaired the ceremony; Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, Hiroshi Sakurai; and Director, Caribbean Country Management Unit, Latin America...

The Government of Jamaica today (May 4) signed a US$29.3 million loan agreement with the World Bank to implement the Inner City Basic Services Project (ICBSP). Speaking at the signing ceremony, which was held at the Ministry of Finance and Planning's National Heroes Circle offices, Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Scarlette Gillings, informed that last year,...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, has said that to ensure that Custodes and Justices of the Peace (JPs) are responsive to the changing needs of the nation, he would be re-examining the roles of "these servants of the people". He also called for a re-affirmation of the roles of Custodes and JPs in the country's constitutional...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth Hall, has called for a re-examination of training programmes within the tourism industry, with a view to maximizing benefits from the chain of Spanish hotels in the island. Addressing residents of Westmoreland, including the Custos of the parish, Justices of the Peace, legal and political representatives, business persons and students, at the...

Jamaica and the Republic of Benin have established diplomatic relations at the Ambassadorial level.Ambassador Stafford Neil, Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) and Simon B. Idohou, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Benin to the United Nations signed the relevant instruments on April 25, at the offices of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the...

Jamaica and Malaysia are to explore opportunities for the supply of liquefied natural gas and offshore petroleum exploration. This was announced by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller at a press conference held at Jamaica House on Tuesday (May 2), following talks with Prime Minister Abdullah of Malaysia. The Malaysian Prime Minister is on a two-day official visit to Jamaica. Mrs....

Residents of St. Thomas turned out in their numbers yesterday (May 2) to welcome Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, who was making his first official visit to the parish. Speaking at a civic ceremony held at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in Morant Bay in the Governor General's honour, Custos of St. Thomas, Marcia...

Petrojam Limited on Monday (May 1) launched its six-month pilot project geared at determining the performance of a cross-section of motor vehicles with the ethanol blend. Ethanol, an oxygenate blended with gasoline in a mixture of 10 per cent ethanol to 90 per cent gasoline, is an octane enhancer to boost engine performance. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology...

They came out in their numbers to bid a fond farewell to the man they have come to know and love for two years shy of a decade. No, it was not his funeral even though for some, it was surely a sad occasion, as they will miss greatly, his bright smile, infectious personality and most of all, the warmth...