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For persons who have difficulty coping with the high cost of private medical care in Jamaica, one of the options available outside the public health institutions, is the Foundation for International Self Help Development (FISH), which offers some services at an affordable cost. The clinic, located along Gordon Town Road in St. Andrew, not only serves the surrounding communities, including...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller was today, Friday (Apr. 7) informed that ten new fire trucks will arrive in the island for the Jamaica Fire Brigade by late April. This was disclosed by Acting Commissioner of the Brigade Mr. Fredrick White at a meeting with Prime Minister Simpson Miller at Jamaica House, during which he updated her on developments within...

Dr. Donald Rhodd was sworn in as Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security in a brief ceremony presided over by Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall at King's House on Friday, April 7, 2006. He completes the slate of twelve Ministers of State, eleven of whom were sworn in on Tuesday (April 4)....

I am very happy that on one of my early public duties as Prime Minister of Jamaica pertains to this matter that is close to my heart. The education of our people is of fundamental importance as we pursue our quest of a peaceful and prosperous nation. I want to thank the Jamaica Social Investment Fund for bringing hope to...

The State Opening of Parliament will take place on Wednesday, April 12, beginning at 11:00 a.m. On that day the Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, will deliver the Throne Speech, in which he will outline the government's programmes and policies for the 2006/07 Fiscal Year, which began on April 1. Later in the afternoon, Minister of...

Minister of Agriculture and Land, Roger Clarke, has announced that receipt books to verify the legitimacy of produce trading, to combat praedial larceny, have been printed and should be ready for distribution soon. The Minister made the disclosure in his address to citrus farmers at the Annual General Meeting of the Citrus Growers Association, which was held on April 6...

Jamaica's banana industry has rebounded to where it was before the devastation caused by several hurricanes in 2004/05, with a projection that some 30-35,000 tonnes of the produce will be exported this year. According to Dr. Marshall Hall, Chairman of the Banana Export Company of Jamaica and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Producers Group, plans are in place to...

The Mt. Peto Primary School in Hanover is to be refurbished and expanded at a cost of $13.7 million. A contract for the project was signed on Friday, April 7, at the school, between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the contracting company, Building Innovation Company Ltd. The scope of the work includes expansion of the school, to include...

Chairman of the National Investment Bank of Jamaica (NIBJ), Aubyn Hill, has appealed to Jamaicans in South Florida to "come home and invest. Mr. Hill, who was the guest speaker at the Jamaica United States Chamber of Commerce's first annual recognition and installation luncheon, held recently at the Sheraton Hotel in Davie, said that there was tremendous opportunity for investment...

Dr. Carolina Barco, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, paid a courtesy visit to Dr. Rub

Chancellor of the University of Technology (UTech), Sir Bill Morris, has said that the installation of a new Prime Minister and Governor-General for Jamaica, had ushered in a new era of change, that has provided the country with an opportunity for a fresh start. Sir Bill, who was delivering the keynote address at the inaugural conference of the Jamaican Diaspora...

Several leaders of Jamaican organizations in Canada have extended congratulations to new Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller. Sandra Carnegie-Douglas, President of the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA), the largest and oldest Jamaican community organization in Canada, has lauded the achievements of the Prime Minister. "It is our sincere wish that she will grow from strength to strength, that she will conquer...