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Five containers will be loaded this week with approximately 7,000 used lead acid batteries at the Automotive Power Limited Depot on Arlington Road in Kingston for shipment next week to Trinidad and Tobago. This will mark the first shipment of batteries collected under the Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB) Project, which was launched some three months ago and will end...

A Master in Chambers of the Supreme Court and three Puisne Judges were sworn in yesterday (September 7) by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke at King's House. Audre Lindo has been promoted to the position of Master in Chambers, while Almarie Sinclair-Haynes, Christine McDonald, and Leighton Pusey were sworn in as Puisne Judges. The four...

The Ministry of Water and Housing is spending approximately $45 million on the Huddersfield/Mango Valley Water Supply Scheme to provide potable water to residents in western St. Mary. "Water will be sourced from the mains running between Ocho Rios and Port Maria. Water will be pumped to serve the entire area of Mango Valley and Huddersfield," explained Peter Clarke, Project...

National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, this morning (Sept. 7) launched the Community Security Initiative (CSI), a multi-stakeholder programme, which the Minister has said would seek to stem the scourge of criminality by improving social services in a number of the island's poorer communities, that were breeding grounds for criminals. At the launching ceremony held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel,...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has said that the recent devastation of the southern states of Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi in the United States by Hurricane Katrina, would have several implications for the Jamaican economy. He pointed out that there would be spill over effects to all sectors, most notably in tourism, mining, transportation, energy, insurance and labour. Mr. Patterson was...

The Tertiary Advancement Support Committee (TASC), a new support organization in Trelawny, has pledged to reach out to those students in the parish who wish to attain the highest level of education. "Many times our students leave the parish to further their education at various tertiary institutions and sometimes some of them, after completing their first year or so, find...

Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has expressed appreciation to the governments and people of the Caribbean, for their assistance to his country's recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Ivan and Emily. "To all my Caribbean brothers and sisters, I want you to express to your people the gratitude of the Grenadian people for what you are doing...

Jamaica's cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett Coverley (Miss Lou), is the focus this week of two new programmes on Jamaica's literary arts, which will be aired in the United Kingdom on BBC radio 4 this week.The first, a three part series entitled 'Island Voices' by poet and writer, Valerie Bloom, explores why Jamaica has produced more than its fair share...

Jamaica and Chile have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) on Air Transport and Agricultural Products, as both countries seek to boost trade and travel ties. This will also enable the establishment of export protocols under which agricultural trade can take place directly between the two countries. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson made the disclosure at a post Cabinet press briefing...

On September 15, 1980, the Jamaica Maritime Training Institute, now the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), opened its doors to 16 young persons, all eager to pursue training in and embark on a career in the maritime industry. Located then on Norman Road, in the vicinity of the Central Sorting Office, the institution was established, through a joint project by the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has lauded the PetroCaribe Initiative, noting that the agreement would serve to deepen and strengthen the bonds of friendship and the process of collaboration between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Venezuela. "It also represents an important vehicle for enhancing energy security, promoting capacity building and accelerating the development agenda at the national as well as the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has said that developing nations must work to develop long-term solutions to their energy needs. He said that with the oil reserves of major producers now estimated at 800 billion barrels and at present consumption and production levels, should only last for another 27 years, "all countries should ensure that a portion of their energy needs...