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Thailand is to consider the establishment of a commercial hub in Jamaica, from which it would conduct business with the rest of the Caribbean. To this end, a trade delegation from Thailand, comprised of business leaders and government officials, could visit the island in the ensuing months for talks with local counterparts. This was conveyed to Prime Minister P.J. Patterson...

Transport and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill has indicated that the design work for phase two of the Sangster International Airport's capital development is well advanced for work to begin in 2007. Mr. Pickersgill said this leg of the development would see major expansion and upgrade of the existing terminal facilities at the airport. He said work on phase 1B of...

Leaders from developing countries around the world have issued a call for the creation of a more conducive multilateral framework, the implementation of the development agenda and the strengthening of South-South cooperation. The call came as heads of state and governments addressed the official opening of the Second South Summit of the G-77 and China, which is being held in...

Thailand is to consider the establishment of a commercial hub in Jamaica, from which it would conduct business with the rest of the Caribbean. To this end, a trade delegation from Thailand, comprised of business leaders and government officials, could visit the island in the ensuing months for talks with local counterparts. This was conveyed to Prime Minister P.J. Patterson...

Transport and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill has indicated that the design work for phase two of the Sangster International Airport's capital development is well advanced for work to begin in 2007. Mr. Pickersgill said this leg of the development would see major expansion and upgrade of the existing terminal facilities at the airport. He said work on phase 1B of...

Mr. Speaker, I once again thank the Most Honourable Prime Minister for the confidence he placed in me when he asked me to assume the responsibility for the Water and Housing portfolio. Indeed Mr. Speaker, water and shelter are two of the most critical human needs. Water Water resource management has shaped the history of human civilizations to a major...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in a joint operation with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), will be removing illegal vendors from the Harbour View roundabout in East Kingston next Tuesday (June 21). Speaking at his monthly press briefing at the KSAC's headquarters in downtown Kingston, yesterday (June 14), Mayor of Kingston, Desmond McKenzie informed that in...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in a joint operation with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), will be removing illegal vendors from the Harbour View roundabout in East Kingston next Tuesday (June 21). Speaking at his monthly press briefing at the KSAC's headquarters in downtown Kingston, yesterday (June 14), Mayor of Kingston, Desmond McKenzie informed that in...

Since the formation of this Ministry in 1998, it has faced numerous challenges, but like the embodiment of the true Jamaican spirit, it has overcome. It is against this background that I would like to present to this Honourable House, this comprehensive compilation of the achievements of the agencies reporting to the Ministry of Transport and Works during the last...

The Caribbean agriculture sector is slated to benefit from a multi-million dollar development assistance package implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), aimed at reducing hunger and improving regional food security. Director General of the FAO Jacques Diouf, who made the announcement at a meeting with Prime Minister P.J. Patterson in Doha, Qatar today, said the region would benefit...

Dr. Cecile Walden, principal of the Sam Sharpe Teacher's College in St. James, has called on the implementers of the Safe Schools Programme, not to concentrate their efforts solely on problem-plagued schools, but to strive to maintain the safe atmosphere in the institutions not experiencing any problems. "We have been focusing on high risks schools but we have to (focus...

Residents of Montego Bay were sensitized about the many programme offerings of the National Council on Technical, Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET) at an exposition held last weekend at the Bay West Shopping Plaza. Manager of the Information and Promotions Unit of NCTVET, Natalie Ferreira-Reid, told JIS News that the exposition was just one method employed to reach out to...