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Contracts totalling $27.2 million were signed today (June 28), under the European Union Stabex Parochial and Farm Access Road Programme for the rehabilitation of farm roads in the eastern parishes of St. Mary and Portland. The roads to be rehabilitated are Bonny Gate to Crescent in St Mary and Mumble Road South/Toms Hope and Tramway to Sandy River in Portland....

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) is currently automating its trademark registration process, in an effort to make it easier for JIPO's staff and clients to record business trademarks. A trademark is any sign that distinguishes the goods or services of one undertaking, such as a business entity or company, from another. The sign must be distinctive and capable of...

The anxiety surrounding the prospect of placement in a secondary school has now subsided for children who sat the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) in March. Last month, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture announced passes for the 2005/06 school term, which begins in September. The Trench Town and Rollington Town Fire Stations played an integral part in helping...

Provisional figures for the month of April showed that revenue projections were surpassed by over half a billion dollars to be recorded at $12.56 billion.The government had budgeted to collect $12.02 billion for the first month of the new fiscal year, but was successful in securing some $540 million more than was projected. Newly appointed Financial Secretary in the Ministry...

The level of congestion experienced at the Port of Kingston last November, should not recur this year, based on a number of measures being implemented by the Port Authority. Dr. Ian Blair, Senior Vice President of Operations and Development at the Port Authority of Jamaica, informed JIS News, that in addition to the acquisition of additional yard space, due to...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has charged cane farmers to seek to increase production to counter the effects of the 39 per cent cut in the price of sugar proposed by the European Union. The Minister, who was speaking at a meeting of the Mid-Island Cane Farmers Association in Four Paths, Clarendon recently, told the farmers that despite several attempts...

The increase in violence among children has prompted the launch of the Ministry of Health's newest programme, 'Raising Children to Resist Violence', which seeks to increase awareness and change behavioural patterns among parents and children. "We have noted the vulnerability of our children to violence and the only way to effectively correct this, we have observed, is to change behaviour...

Deputy Police Commissioner, Mark Shields, who is in charge of the Crime portfolio, has said that the men and women of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are among the most courageous in the world's police forces. Mr. Shields, who served recently in Columbia, the United States and Europe, in relation to Columbian drug trafficking, asserted that "the good work that...

In an age when 'foreign' products are often considered superior to local products, the government is now looking to use locally produced skid resistant aggregates to construct road surfaces, thereby cutting the high costs of importing the material as well as creating employment. Director of the Mineral Policy and Development Division in the Ministry of Land and Environment, Oral Rainford,...

The Barracks Road Primary School in St. James will be the first institution to benefit from the inaugural Caribbean Classic Golf Invitational Tournament, which was held on Friday (June 24), at the Ritz Carlton's White Witch Golf course in Rose Hall. The event, which was organized by the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO) in association with Universal...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, has challenged the Merl Grove High School alumni to assist in the development of a mentoring programme for the current batch of students. "We send money, scholarships and other things, but what is needed also is the presence of those who have gone through the school, just to give a couple of hours...

The Chinese have responded positively to Jamaica's request for assistance in the construction of a Convention Centre in Montego Bay and the establishment of China Town on Princess Street in Downtown Kingston. The request for assistance was made by Prime Minister P. J. Patterson during bi-lateral talks with Premier Wen Jiaboa of the People's Republic of China at the start...