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A group of Chinese experts will arrive in Jamaica before month end to carry out the site survey of the project to restore the Jamaica railway transportation system. The agreement for the rehabilitation of the railway was one of six agreements signed during the official visit of Prime Minister Patterson to the People's Republic of China, Describing the new development...

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...

A group of Chinese experts will arrive in Jamaica before month end to carry out the site survey of the project to restore the Jamaica railway transportation system. The agreement for the rehabilitation of the railway was one of six agreements signed during the official visit of Prime Minister Patterson to the People's Republic of China, Describing the new development...

Three students from the Kingston High School copped the top prizes in the recent National Child Month Committee (NCMC) Poster Competition. First prize went to 16-year old Dwight Patrick, second prize to 15-year old Osmar Tomlinson, while 16-year old Jahmar Walker placed third. At the presentation ceremony held at the Four Seasons Hotel on June 23, proud principal Charles Reid,...

Nicole DeGrasse-Johnson, Director of the School of Dance at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts, has appealed to adults "to start functioning better for our children," noting that, "we are totally responsible for what children were not doing today". "We are not leading them the way we should lead them and this is reflected in how...

The Association of Local Government Authorities (ALGA) has moved to strengthen ties with the Parish Development Committees (PDCs) in an effort to enhance local governance and move parish development forward. The membership of the ALGA, representatives of the island's PDCs and parish councils and the Social Development Commission (SDC), met recently at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, in the...

Since the Jamaica 4-H Club re launched its skills training programmes in 2001, 229 young people have benefited from training, 95 per cent of whom have been able to gain employment. Lenworth Fulton, Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Club, made the revelation as he addressed a graduation ceremony for participants in the tractor operation and maintenance and home economics...

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) will this week, host a regional security-training workshop for maritime and shipping instructors, administrators and security personnel. The workshop, which will be held from June 27 through to July 2 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, is part of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) 'Train-the-Trainer' programme, and will seek to "build up...

The Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, is moving to enhance the level of preparedness of local authorities for disasters, including hurricanes. Local Government Minister Portia Simpson Miller, speaking at a meeting of the island's mayors, minority leaders, secretary/managers, town clerks and superintendents of roads and works at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on June 23, said that it...

For the 2005/06 financial year, the Jamaica Business Recovery Programme, which is being funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will focus on rendering assistance valued at $189 million (US$3 million) to 175 client farmers, who were adversely affected by Hurricane Ivan last year. State Minister for Agriculture, Errol Ennis, made the announcement during his 2005/06 Sectoral...

Minister of State for Education, Youth and Culture, Senator Noel Montieth has said that current efforts to transform the education sector, were aimed at creating a world-class system to enable citizens to compete at a global level. Senator Montieth, who was delivering the main address at a function held at the Robins Bay Resort in St. Mary recently, to honour...

An additional 25,000 square metres of road has been identified by the National Works Agency (NWA) for repair throughout the island. Approximately $9 million has been allotted for these works, which will complement the Agency's regular spray patching programme. Speaking with JIS News, Petra-kene Williams, Acting Communication and Customer Services Manager at the NWA, said that the NWA implemented a...