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High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Gail Mathurin officially launched the Jamaican Diaspora UK on June 16, and proposed a national conference of all Jamaican organizations and groups. "The agenda, the activities of Jamaican Diaspora UK are set by the members themselves. I hope that during my tour of duty in the United Kingdom, I will have the honour...

Jamaica's Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson has said that Jamaica was keen on maintaining relations and looking for new sources of business and investment opportunities with Hong Kong in a bid to deepen the long standing relations with the city. He made the remarks during a courtesy call on the Acting Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Mr....

We have just completed the Second South Summit - A Summit which any dispassionate analysis can only describe as one which was highly successful. The Summit has already taken note and recorded its gratitude to the Presentation of your Highness Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, for the commitment you made at the opening of our meeting to provide 0.7...

The Watson Town Basic School in East Central St. James has been expanded and equipped at a cost of $5.5 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The Fund has now invested more than at $194.7 million in 36 projects in the parish, benefiting over 24,000 persons. At a ceremony on June 16, the school was officially handed over...

Jamaica's Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P. J. Patterson has said that Jamaica was keen on maintaining relations and looking for new sources of business and investment opportunities with Hong Kong in a bid to deepen the long standing relations with the city. He made the remarks during a courtesy call on the Acting Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Mr....

We have just completed the Second South Summit - A Summit which any dispassionate analysis can only describe as one which was highly successful. The Summit has already taken note and recorded its gratitude to the Presentation of your Highness Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, for the commitment you made at the opening of our meeting to provide 0.7...

The Watson Town Basic School in East Central St. James has been expanded and equipped at a cost of $5.5 million by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The Fund has now invested more than at $194.7 million in 36 projects in the parish, benefiting over 24,000 persons. At a ceremony on June 16, the school was officially handed over...

Executive Director of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Brian Wynter, has said that since the passage of the Pension Act three months ago, more persons were coming forward to register complaints about their pension schemes. Mr. Wynter, who was speaking at the FSC community interactive talk held on Wednesday (June 15) at the Lion's Civic Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine,...

Developments slated for the parish of Trelawny include a new police station, a courthouse, a new fire station and the Greenfield stadium, which will accommodate thousands of Jamaicans as well as foreigners at the World Cup Cricket in 2007. Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, Dr. Patrick Harris told JIS News that these developments would bring about a direct transformation...

Executive Director of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Brian Wynter, has said that since the passage of the Pension Act three months ago, more persons were coming forward to register complaints about their pension schemes. Mr. Wynter, who was speaking at the FSC community interactive talk held on Wednesday (June 15) at the Lion's Civic Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine,...

Developments slated for the parish of Trelawny include a new police station, a courthouse, a new fire station and the Greenfield stadium, which will accommodate thousands of Jamaicans as well as foreigners at the World Cup Cricket in 2007. Member of Parliament for Northern Trelawny, Dr. Patrick Harris told JIS News that these developments would bring about a direct transformation...

The government of Jamaica is proceeding with the privatisation of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) even as improvement and expansion works continue at the facility under the Capital Development Programme. This was revealed in a document tabled by Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 14). The document reported on the...