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It is a great pleasure to be here this evening to share in the celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce. I thank your President and the wider membership of the Chamber for providing me with this opportunity to interact with the movers and shakers in this vibrant community. I am particularly grateful for...

As the nation prepares to celebrate Youth Month in November, Jamaicans are being urged to provide exemplary leadership for young people through their behaviour and conduct. This call came from State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd who was launching the youth activities to celebrate November as Youth Month at a press breakfast held...

For Jamaican-born Dayner Clarke-Azzellino, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) is an immediate reality. Mrs. Clarke-Azzellino, Marketing Manager at the Trinidad and Tobago-based company, CL Permanent, is one of the first beneficiaries of the Free Movement of Labour clause under the CSME. "I am really happy to be one of the first to benefit from this new system, as...

The Health Ministry has indicated that all hospitals are offering services, after the curtailment of some health services last week due to heavy rains associated with Hurricane Wilma. In the meantime, individuals who were dislocated because of flood rains are still receiving services from health ministry teams, including special casualty flights for emergency situations where hospitalization is needed. Director of...

During the week of October 23 to October 29 the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI) will celebrate its 59th anniversary under the theme, 'Professional Development In The Face Of Global Environmental Health Challenges'. To mark this milestone, Public Health Inspectors in the parish of St. Ann have planned several activities to increase the awareness of the public in...

A special regional consultative workshop forming part of the initial dialogue geared towards the development of a National Gender Policy will be held on Thursday, October 27, at the Mandeville Hotel. The activity is being spearheaded by the Bureau of Women's Affairs (BWA) on behalf of the Gender Advisory Committee. Speaking to JIS News Acting Executive Director of the BWA,...

Head of the Weather Branch of the National Meteorological Service, Evan Thompson has said that while the levels of rainfall being experienced were more than normal, they were not unprecedented."On average, we have been seeing 150 per cent of what is normal for an entire month experienced in only six days," Mr. Thompson told JIS News. However, he said the...

The roof and upper floors of four residential blocks located at the University of Technology (UTech) on Old Hope Road in Kingston are to be repaired at a cost of $38.9 million. Speaking at yesterday's (October 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman disclosed that Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Bajad...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract by the National Water Commission (NWC) to TouchPoint Centres International in the sum of $25.7 million for the supply of call management services. Making the announcement at yesterday's (October 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman explained that the NWC was seeking to improve the level...

Jamaica has signed a US$1.8 million grant agreement with the Japanese Government to carry out a Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) viability study, which will allow Caribbean states to buy parametric insurance coverage against natural disasters. The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) will be carrying out the project, which will see Jamaica receiving US$800,000, while countries in the Organization...

Several families from the communities of Brighton, Little Bay and Salmon Point in western Westmoreland, whose homes were totally destroyed by Hurricane Ivan last year, are expected to be relocated in Brighton in December. Twenty-five new two-bedroom houses, presently under construction by some 72 soldiers from Venezuela are now 85 per cent complete. The houses which are being built at...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd leaves the island tomorrow (October 25) to represent Jamaica at the 13th meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development in Georgetown, Guyana. Highlight of the meeting will be discussions on Youth, Sports and Drugs. The summit, which will last from Wednesday, October 26 to...