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Hotel room occupancy in the tourism sector increased by 3.5 per cent in 2004, moving to 61.4 per cent, up from 57. 9 per cent, and registering in the 60 per cent range for the first time since 1995. Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba made the disclosure during her 2005/06 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives,...

The Self Start Fund and the University of Technology (UTech) have agreed to enter into a one-year partnership project, to facilitate 20 business students from the tertiary institution being trained as business development officers. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), will be signed soon by both organisations to cement the agreement. Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba made the disclosure...

The Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), through its partnership with the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), disbursed approximately $3.5 million in loans last year, which benefited 10 local companies. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, during her presentation in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House yesterday (May 24). She also noted that during the...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, will visit Toronto, Canada from May 25 to 29 to participate in a series of tourism-related activities. She will be accompanied by Director of Tourism, Paul Pennicook and Director General in the Ministry, Carole Guntley Brady. While in Toronto, the Minister will take part in several events, including a trade luncheon organized by...

Her beautiful costume, quick smile and great personality attracted admirers wherever she went, and she graciously posed for pictures and signed autographs, perfectly confident in her role as Cultural Ambassador for Jamaica. Miss Jamaica Festival Queen for 2004/05, Dr. Marsha Barnett ended her one week tour of the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday (May 24), and it was a trip...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Her Excellency Gail Mathruin has asked members of the Jamaican community to continue to support the country's position on trade issues that would impact on the Jamaican economy. The High Commissioner was speaking last Friday (May 20), at a reception for Jamaican community leaders and organizations from across the UK. She told the...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to coordinate the activities of agricultural, health and food safety bodies through the establishment of a single food safety agency, was signed this morning (May 25) at Jamaica House. The signatories were Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology; Roger Clarke, Minister of Agriculture; and John Junor, Minister of Health. The three Ministries are...

The Kingston Restoration Foundation through its Urban Renewal Trust Fund, today (May 25) presented grants totalling $410,000 to three St. James schools and one training project. Beneficiaries were Railway Gardens Basic School, which received $60,000; the Catherine Hall Primary School's Special Education Unit got $125,000; another $125,000 went to the Called To Excellence Ministries Basic School; and the Barrett Town...

The dust bowl adjoining the Dunrobin Primary School, which has long been a nuisance to residents on Red Hills Road, is being converted into a grass covered sports complex and park. The project is being undertaken by the Rotary Club of Kingston with funding assistance from the Culture Health Arts Science and Education Fund (CHASE), the Sports Development Foundation and...

The Holland High School in Trelawny, built at a cost of approximately $230 million, was officially opened on May 20 by Education, Youth and Culture Minister, Maxine Henry Wilson. Constructed by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) under the $3.5 billion Northwestern Schools Programme, the school has a capacity to accommodate 1,350 students. The institution, which has been open to students...

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...