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Jamaica's sprint queen, Veronica Campbell will head a field of world class athletes to compete at an international meet in New York City on Saturday, June 11, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Miss Campbell, who won two gold and one bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, will compete at the Reebok Grand Prix, the first international...

Residents of the White Horses, Botany Bay and Pamphret communities in St. Thomas have come together to solve the problem of poor sanitation and inadequate water supply in their communities. To date, they have received some $2 million to implement a sanitation project and are about to sign a contract, which will see the community maintaining their own water supply...

Ransford Whyte, a 67-year disabled farmer from the Mafoota community in South St. James, has received a new lease on life, with the presentation of prosthetics legs by the United States-based Jamaica Relief Ministries (JRM) at a cost of US$15,000. Mr. Whyte, who was once employed as an engineer at the University of the West Indies (then University College) lost...

The government of Jamaica (GoJ) has secured a US$650,000 grant from the Japanese Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) fund, to conduct a feasibility study for the implementation of the Inner City Basic Services for the Poor project. At the signing ceremony held at his National Heroes Circle office in Kingston today (March 26) Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture has partnered with Microsoft Corporation to establish the Partners in Learning (PiL) Programme, a five-year project that will see the computer software conglomerate providing $16 million in training, technical support and access to technology for Jamaican teachers and students. Delivering the keynote address at the launch of the PiL Programme today (May 26),...

The government of Jamaica (GoJ) has secured a US$650,000 grant from the Japanese Policy and Human Resources Development (PHRD) fund, to conduct a feasibility study for the implementation of the Inner City Basic Services for the Poor project. At the signing ceremony held at his National Heroes Circle office in Kingston today (March 26) Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture has partnered with Microsoft Corporation to establish the Partners in Learning (PiL) Programme, a five-year project that will see the computer software conglomerate providing $16 million in training, technical support and access to technology for Jamaican teachers and students. Delivering the keynote address at the launch of the PiL Programme today (May 26),...

Jamaica's manufacturing and food processing sectors continued to thrive during 2004, growing by some 3.6 per cent, and contributing 13.8 per cent to gross domestic product. Industry and Tourism Minister Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, in her contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 25) credited the growth to strong performances in food processing, beverages, tobacco,...

The Micro Enterprise Development Agency (MIDA) is to make some $400 million in credit available over the next three years to the micro enterprise sector, through a network of community development funds. Making the disclosure during her contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday (May 24) Industry and Tourism Minister, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, said the line of credit...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has said that despite the setback to the industry caused by the effects of Hurricane Ivan in the latter half of 2004, the country's tourism performance was commendable. Making her contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (May 24), she pointed out that total stopover arrivals of 1,414,786...

Performance has been on target for the tourism sector during this first quarter, with a 7.9 per cent increase in stopover arrivals and a 1.3 per cent increase in cruise passenger arrivals. Industry and Tourism Minister, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, speaking in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House, yesterday (May 24), said that for the 2005 calendar year, the projected targets...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has said the critical linkages between tourism and other key sectors must be firmly established, for the benefits of economic activity to be felt at every level of the society. Making her presentation to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate yesterday (May 24) in Gordon House, Minister Assamba stressed that a holistic, collaborative approach...