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Jamaican national, Livingston 'George' Yap, owner of LEASA Industries, in Liberty City, North Miami, was one of ten persons recognised at a recent event to honour community and business leaders in Miami. The ten were selected from various fields for their role in community development in areas such as, entrepreneurship, education, media, public service and community and social awareness. The...

Safer Sex Week will be observed from February 12 - 17, under the theme, 'Know your HIV Status: Get tested'. This year's focus comes in light of the fact the HIV/AIDS epidemic has reached a critical point, whereby 15,000 of the estimated 22,000 persons infected with the disease, are not aware of their status. Novia Condell, Behaviour Change Communication Officer...

Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson will be hosting a Business Development Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on February 23 under the theme: 'Today's Investment, Tomorrow's Opportunities'. The chief objective of the forum is to instill confidence in the business community and the public about the country's economic prospects. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank session Patricia Francis, President of the...

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Heads of Government have applauded Jamaican Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson for his contribution to the region and have hailed the regional statesman for his integrity, describing him as a quintessential Caribbean man. In an emotional farewell at the 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago...

Jamaican Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson has said that the area of governance and institutional building must be given priority attention especially in light of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Single Market. He was speaking yesterday (February 10) at the final press briefing of the 17th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community, which was held...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn Senator has emphasized that with the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market, the region must vigourously continue to protect its trading interests. Senator Franklyn, who was making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate yesterday (Feb.10), emphasised that while trade issues...

On Wednesday, February 15, Professor Kenneth O. Hall will join a select company of statesmen when he is sworn in as the fifth Governor-General of Jamaica. Professor Hall, who has been the Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona campus for the past nine years, will succeed His Excellency the Most Honourable Sir Howard Cooke, who has served...

After 70 years in public life, out-going Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, who is affectionately called 'Teacher', says: "If I had to live my life again, I would only want to be a teacher". Some of the Governor General's medals on display in the drawing room at King's House Sir Howard, with a glint in his...

Work is advanced on the Marcus Garvey Skills Training Centre, in St. Ann's Bay, which is slated to be opened next month. The project is being funded by the St. Ann Parish Council and according to Mayor of St. Ann's Bay, Councillor Delroy Giscombe, "we are moving at a very fast pace because it is our intention to have the...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) yesterday (Feb. 9) officially launched its series of psycho-educational workshops, under which 145 of the island's policemen and women have already benefited from assistance to reduce personal and job-related stress. The workshops, which got underway last November, under the guidance of Dr. George Leveridge, head of the JCF Medical Unit, provide relevant information on maintaining...

The Hanover Health Department is reporting success with its health certification programme, having certified 453 food establishments last year, which was 21 more than the target of 432. In a report presented at the monthly meeting of the Hanover Parish Council in Lucea yesterday (Feb. 9), Chief Public Health Inspector for Hanover, Derrick Storer, informed that 3,218 premises were inspected,...

Mayor of Portmore, Councillor George Lee, has announced a partnership between the council and developers, for the creation of a fund for the upgrading of road infrastructure in the municipality. "This fund will be quite useful," he said, "bearing in mind that WHICON will be building another housing scheme shortly, we have two shopping complexes that are coming on stream...