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With the expected increase in the number of tourists visiting the island this year, particularly Chinese visitors, Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has given the assurance that there would be adequate hotel rooms to accommodate them. "We are not going to have the increase come all at once. There is going to be a beginning and a growth...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has disclosed that the Government will shortly be implemented an e-learning project to support the delivery of education. Mr. Patterson said the project which will be developed by the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology will form part of the transformation of the education system and will therefore be anchored by the Ministry of Education. In...

The Joint Parliamentary Committee, which is to consider and report on the Bill providing for the implementation of the Caribbean Court of Justice Original Jurisdiction Act 2005, is scheduled to meet next Wednesday, March 9. This was noted today (March 4) in the Senate by Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Burchell Whiteman. Members of the Upper House who...

President of the Jamaica Promotions (JAMPRO) Corporation, Patricia Francis is expressing confidence in Jamaica's investment potential. She says this is so as the island has experienced substantial growth over the years, and is now viewed as an attractive destination for investments from overseas businesses. Speaking to JIS News in a recent interview, the JAMPRO President says there have been marked...

The City College Birmingham in the United Kingdom (UK), through its Community Languages department, will be offering a free ten-week evening course on 'Understanding Jamaican Patois' for persons seeking to become certified patois interpreters. The course starts on Wednesday, March 9 and successful participants will receive an Open College Network level two certificate, which will enable them to progress to...

Professor Gordon Shirley, Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, has pointed to a number of positive economic developments in the country, including strong growth in the areas of tourism, bauxite and alumina and information technology. He noted further, that expected demand from China, should increase bauxite production, while the government was seeking to diversify the energy mix, through the introduction...

The advanced social marketing class of the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), has launched a 'Clean Hands, Healthy Kids' campaign among four basic schools in Lionel Town, aimed at encouraging the students to wash their hands before having meals. The drive, which targets St. Margaret Mary, Watsonton, Hope and the Open Bible basic schools, is geared at curbing...

Approximately 7,000 farmers in Portland have benefited from the Eastern Jamaica Agricultural Support Programme (EJASP), since its inception in 2000. Janet Lawrence, marketing advisor for EJASP, told JIS News that $109 million has been spent so far, to promote various agricultural ventures throughout the parish. EJASP is funded by the European Union, and its major objective is to provide material...

Approximately thirty-two 4-H Clubs from the parish of St. James participated in the St. James 4-H parish achievement day recently displaying exhibits in areas such as the environment, home economics, agriculture, floral arrangement as well as in leadership and social skills. The event, which was held under the theme 'Protect, Produce and Prepare for Posterity' was staged at the Barracks...

In its efforts to assist high school students of Portland to acquire a good education, the Eastern Portland Principal Association has awarded a scholarship to twelve-year- old Syriece Jones, a first form student of Titchfield High School, to help with expenses for the current academic year. Syriece who is a former student of the Fellowship Primary and Junior High school...

I must begin by saying a heartfelt thank you to all who have joined our Chancellor Sir George Alleyne and me in sharing this day of celebration and re-affirmation of support for The University of the West Indies, which in so many ways is an enduring and proud symbol of Caribbean accomplishment in education, scholarship and public outreach. My thanks,...

The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has announced that nominations are invited for the National Civil Honours and Awards for 2005 to be announced on Independence Day and presented in October during the National Heroes Day celebrations at King's House. Candidates may be nominated for the award of the Order of Merit, the Order of Jamaica and the Order...