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Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas, has vowed to make crime reduction a priority for the police in western Jamaica this year, to ensure the safety of citizens and the business community in particular. The Commissioner, who was addressing a meeting of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce at the Sunset Beach Resort yesterday (Jan.12), said he was fully aware of...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight has called on the Group of 77 and China (G-77/China) to push for the reform of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. "It is of particular importance that the strengthening of ECOSOC be given major attention and for the G-77/China to take a more forceful position in...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke, has said that with an increase in sugar cane production, Jamaica would reap benefits from ethanol production and diversification. Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Senator Anthony Johnson, agreed but lamented that unfortunately, people, particularly youngsters associated sugar cane with the old days of slavery and colonialism and not with "the real and actual science and technology...

Jamaica and Guadeloupe have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate the production and promotion of bamboo products. The signing was held yesterday (Jan.12) at the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) offices in New Kingston and the signatories were JAMPRO President, Pat Francis; Teddy Isimat-Mirin from the Guadeloupe-based Institute for Franco-Caribbean Cooperation; Paula Hurlock, Executive Director of the Dolphin Head...

A number of key government agencies are currently working together to devise a plan to assist the residents of Harmons, Manchester for whom the presence of rising waters in and around their community has become a fact of life since mid-2005. Currently, the South Manchester community is divided into three sections as a result of several huge bodies of water...

Director General for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Dr. Barbara Carby has urged the business community to begin practising earthquake drills as part of its preparations for an earthquake. She also singled out business entities, which are participating in the upcoming New Kingston Earthquake Drill on June 7, to set up the appropriate structures and to...

The Hanover Parish Council is spearheading the implementation of a development plan for the parish of Hanover, and has contracted the services of the University of Technology (UTech) to assist in putting the plan together. This comes against the background of the large number of development projects, which are slated to take place within the parish over the next two...

Plans are far advanced in the parish of Hanover to commemorate the birth day of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante on February 24. The Hanover Cultural Development Committee in collaboration with the Hanover Parish Council is planning a civic ceremony, which will be held in the district of Blenheim, at the site on which Sir Alexander was born. Although the...

The Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann on Thursday (Jan.12) hosted some 600 students from the Lynn University in Florida, who toured the facility as part of the institution's heritage and culture programme. "We believe that all of our students should have international experience and so we have brought our first year students to Jamaica for them to see the...

'The Ones We Left Behind' a drama production exploring the impact of migration on families, will be staged this month at the British Museum in London.A presentation of Full Spectrum Productions, the production features a 30-minute play, a monologue and an interactive discussion. Sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the production looks at the extensive migration of people from the...

Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon is the recipient of a new school bus through the generosity of the Jamalco bauxite company. At the handing over ceremony on the school grounds on Wednesday (Jan.11) principal of the institution, David Brown thanked Jamalco for the gift, noting that for the first time in its history, the school had its own mode...

Mary Clarke, a veteran educator and former senior projects personnel with the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), has been appointed Children Advocate to operate as an ombudsman on matters relating to children. The position was created under the Child Care and Protection Act, which came into effect in March 2004. The appointment became effective on January 1, 2006 and Mrs....