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The European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday (June 22) for an overhaul of the Common Market Organisation for sugar. The Commission reform proposals cut guaranteed prices, totalling 39 percent in the price of white sugar over a period of four years. When fully in effect, the 39 percent cut will cost Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) sugar-producing countries an estimated 400...

Singer N.V. (Symbol: SNGR) ("Singer" or "the Company") announced today that it had sold Singer Jamaica Ltd. ("Singer Jamaica"), the Singer Retail business in Jamaica, to AON International Inc. for a total consideration of approximately $8.5 million. Singer Jamaica operates 18 Singer

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is reviewing proposals to help it carry out its latest economic development strategy for Jamaica, a five-year joint initiative whose stated, primary goal is to "improve the education of targeted Jamaican youth." The agency began soliciting proposals in late May, and has set a July 15 deadline for proposal submissions. Among the many...

The European Commission unveiled plans Wednesday (June 22) for an overhaul of the Common Market Organisation for sugar. The Commission reform proposals cut guaranteed prices, totalling 39 percent in the price of white sugar over a period of four years. When fully in effect, the 39 percent cut will cost Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) sugar-producing countries an estimated 400...

As the campaign to attract more young people into agriculture intensifies, the Ministry of Agriculture has committed some 2,000 hectares of farmlands to be divested to farmers islandwide, including a large percentage of young persons. President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant said that such a commitment formed a major part of the Ministry's three-year agricultural development...

Activities in the United Kingdom to mark Jamaican Diaspora Day and to launch Jamaican Diaspora UK ended on Monday (June 20), with State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn urging Jamaicans to put aside internal and inter-personal differences and focus on the real issues affecting the community. Senator Franklyn, who has special responsibilities for Jamaicans overseas,...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips has said that Jamaicans needed to step up to the plate and become visible stakeholders, and be willing to unite in the fight against crime and violence. Speaking recently at a community forum, held at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, the Minister said that to "upgrade and outfit" the Jamaica Constabulary...

The Ministry of Land and Environment will be increasing the value of bonds required for the restoration of mines. Minister of Land and Environment, Dean Peart, who made the announcement in his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday, said the existing amount of $40,000 to $150,000 was unrealistic and inadequate and "I have given instructions that...

Land and Environment Minister, Dean Peart, has said that Parliament's recent ratification of the Land Surveyors Act, was another step in achieving the objective of the National Land Policy, which is the establishment of a framework for an efficient land management system. "The amendments will facilitate the land registration component of the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) and will...

Minister of Land and Environment, Dean Peart has indicated that he would be seeking Cabinet's approval for the establishment of a special unit that would be responsible for the development projects now underway in the tourism, industrial, commercial and housing sectors. The proposal, Mr. Peart said, was for the unit to be located at the National Environment and Planning Agency...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is appealing to the public to report stockpiles of 10 or more used lead acid automotive batteries in their communities. The appeal comes against the background of the recently launched Used Lead Acid Battery Project, which involves collaboration between the government and the private sector to minimise the threat posed to public health...

Spirit Airlines proudly launched its latest named Airbus A321. In a private ceremony yesterday, the airplane was named "Spirit of Jamaica" in honor of its newest destination. "We are thrilled to introduce our newest A321 and name it after Jamaica, our newest addition to our network," said Barry Biffle, Chief Marketing Officer of Spirit Airlines. "We have received such an...