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The Supreme Court today (March 8) turned down an application from OLINT Corporation, and its proprietor David Smith, that sought orders to return materials seized by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) from the Corporation's premises in New Kingston. The Court also denied an application from the company, which requested that the FSC be restrained from returning to the company's offices...

Hundreds of students from schools in St. James yesterday (March 8) participated in the St. James 4-H Clubs' annual achievement day activities, held at the Howard Cooke Primary School in Montego Bay.The event was held under the theme: 'Creating wealth through youth development'. Featured were attractive displays mounted by school and community clubs and the judging of competitions in skirt...

Sweet potato farmers in St. Ann are being exposed to training in sweet potato production, so as to improve the quality of the crop as well as to increase the level of production in the area. Parish Manager for the St. Ann branch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Pedro Worghs, told JIS News that the farmers came out...

The 19th annual St. Mary Agricultural and Industrial Exposition will get underway on March 28, with the Miss St. Mary Farm Queen coronation show. The event, which will be held at the Couples San Souci Hotel, will be preceded by a media launch. The agricultural show is slated for April 16 to 17 at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa and...

Dr. Michael Taylor, researcher and lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of the West Indies, has said that it is possible and feasible to forecast climate changes in the Caribbean. Dr. Taylor, who has put forward his proposal in a paper entitled: 'Production of Seasonal Forecasts and Climate Change Scenarios for the Caribbean' noted that it was...

Students from five primary and all-age schools in Essex Valley, St. Elizabeth, recently participated in a two-day safety exhibition sponsored by the Alpart bauxite company. According to Alpart's public relations manager Lance Neita, the displays, which were mounted at the Nain plant, saw the students applying lessons learnt from the 17-year old Home, Street, School Safety (HSS) programme. "Our employees...

The St. Catherine Parish Development Committee (PDC) is preparing the parish to tap into the economic opportunities that will emerge from the country's staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup next March. Newly elected chairman of the committee, Earl Hyde, told JIS News that the event would create "an opportunity for us to showcase St. Catherine, to see just how...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has stated that unless serious attention is given to the intrinsic link between democracy, good governance and international security on one hand and the pursuit of the development agenda, the goals of global peace, stability and political and economic security would remain elusive. He made the comment while addressing a special protocolary session of the Permanent...

Due to the frequency of natural disasters, this year, the Bureau of Women's Affairs will celebrate International Women's Day on March 8 by focusing on preparing women for natural disasters. The theme for this year's celebration is: 'Preparing Women for Disasters: A Gendered Approach to Natural Hazard Risk Reduction' and will include an opening ceremony and workshop at the Jamaica...

The government has agreed to waive the 25.83 per cent duty on imported cement. Importers can now take advantage of the CARICOM Common External Tariff (CET) rate of 15 per cent, which is applicable on cement imports up to August 30. Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell, who made the announcement at a press conference held at his offices...

Wife of the Governor-General, Her Excellency, Rheima Hall, said today that the celebration of Women's Day was most fitting for Portia Simpson Miller, first female Prime Minister designate, and Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie, first female Principal of the University of the West Indies. "We are celebrating the breaking of the glass ceiling by two outstanding Jamaican women being elected and appointed...

The Government has reduced its 2005/06 budget by $877 million, reflecting an increase of $2.28 billion on the Recurrent side, and a $3.15 billion reduction in the Capital expenditure. These figures are contained in the First Supplementary Estimates for the financial year, which were tabled in the House of Representatives yesterday (March 7), by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr....