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Earthquakes. Floods. Landslides. Mother Nature can be tempestuous and given her tumultuousness, natural disasters are likely to strike at any moment, even while people are at work. With this in mind, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is calling on businesses to develop disaster action plans, to mitigate loss of life or property, in the event of...

Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan, yesterday (June 13) received a $25 million cheque from the Red Stripe/Diageo Foundation, towards the rehabilitation of water systems damaged or otherwise affected by Hurricane Ivan. This cheque brings to $50 million the total amount of funds received by the government from the Red Stripe/Diageo Foundation, which has pledged a $100 million donation...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has encouraged more farmers to get involved in the rearing of cattle, so as to meet the very high demand that currently exists in the local marketplace. "I know that opportunities abound as far as cattle production in the country is concerned, both in terms of milk and in terms of beef," he said.The Minister...

Two California-based companies with strong Jamaican ties have come together to stage a Caribbean celebrity golf classic from June 23 to 25, with the proceeds to go towards the advancement of primary education in Jamaica. The event, which will be held at Ritz Carlton Golf & Spa Resort in Rose Hall, is expected to attract a lot of star power...

A team of medical professionals from South Florida will arrive in the island on Wednesday (June 15) to begin a nine-day medical mission. The group, headed by Dr. Paula Anderson-Wort, family practitioner at the Nova Southeastern University Medical Centre, is expected to provide health services to nearly 3,000 patients in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Catherine, St....

Jamaicans in Canada will celebrate Diaspora Day on June 16, with a fun-filled festival showcasing all things Jamaican. The celebration is set to take place at Metro Hall Square, downtown Toronto from 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., with art and craft displays, music, food, poetry and book readings and dancing. Folk musicians, the Heritage Singers, will perform a medley of...

Director of Passport Services, Hugh Thomas is advising members of the public who have been refused foreign visas, not to apply for new passports to disguise this fact. "I just want to appeal to persons that it makes no sense to get a new passport if you were refused entry in any country, or you were denied a visa, because...

Persons holding blue Jamaican passports, which expire up to 2008, are being encouraged to apply for machine readable passports, as part of the continued phasing in of the new format. "Those whose passports expire up to 2008, which means 2006, 2007, 2008; we're going to ask that you use this opportunity to come in and have your passports renewed," Director...

Earthquakes. Floods. Landslides. Mother Nature can be tempestuous and given her tumultuousness, natural disasters are likely to strike at any moment, even while people are at work. With this in mind, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is calling on businesses to develop disaster action plans, to mitigate loss of life or property, in the event of...

Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan, yesterday (June 13) received a $25 million cheque from the Red Stripe/Diageo Foundation, towards the rehabilitation of water systems damaged or otherwise affected by Hurricane Ivan. This cheque brings to $50 million the total amount of funds received by the government from the Red Stripe/Diageo Foundation, which has pledged a $100 million donation...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has encouraged more farmers to get involved in the rearing of cattle, so as to meet the very high demand that currently exists in the local marketplace. "I know that opportunities abound as far as cattle production in the country is concerned, both in terms of milk and in terms of beef," he said.The Minister...

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