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Senator Delano Franklyn, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, has been presented with the keys to the City of Miramar, Florida.City Commissioner Fitzroy Salesman, who is a Jamaican national, made the presentation on Wednesday (Feb. 23) in the city hall. During the brief ceremony, Mayor Lori Moseley declared the day 'Delano Franklyn Day' for the Minister's outstanding...

Following the agricultural damage caused by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, farmers in the parish of Trelawny have recommitted themselves to the task of replanting crops, which are vital to the nation's food security. The Trelawny Branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is determined to assist those farmers in the replanting and marketing of their crops. Parish Manager for...

Farmers in St. Ann, who suffered losses during last September's Hurricane Ivan, are benefiting from the donation of food items from Food for the Poor. Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) parish manager for St. Ann, Dennis Steele, told JIS News that Food for the Poor has been playing a "tremendous role" in assisting the families of those farmers, who suffered agricultural...

On March 5, the city of Winnipeg will rock to the sounds of Jamaica's number one reggae icon, as the Canadian city celebrates Bob Marley Day. This is the second year that the city is observing Bob Marley Day and Chairperson of the Organizing Committee, Jamaican-born Dan Woodstock told JIS News that the day would be used to celebrate not...

Some 2,000 farmers in Clarendon are to benefit from $7 million in post-hurricane assistance from the Office of National Reconstruction to purchase much needed inputs to resuscitate their farms. The money, which will be distributed through the Clarendon office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), will see each farmer receiving cash vouchers valued at $3,500. The assistance follows on...

The Petroleum Company of Jamaica Limited (PETCOM), and the National Petroleum Marketing Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NPMC) have signed a three-year contract, which will result in PETCOM once more distributing and marketing oils and lubricants for the Trinidadian entity. The signing, which took place at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston today (March 3), was a renewal of the...

Senator A.J. Nicholson, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, has charged court administrators to bear the burden of providing effective leadership in the court system in order to ensure good team work for the timely dispensing of justice. He noted that given the public's expectation of efficient and instant service from the courts, the administrator was expected to provide that...

No one can question the enormously positive impact that the bauxite/alumina industry has had on the Jamaican economy over the last 53 years. The sector is today the second largest foreign exchange earner, raking in some US$901 million last year (an 18 per cent increase over 2003), and creating significant linkages in the economy as well as providing quality employment....

'Raise the Standard, Change the Nation,' is the theme of the multi-media campaign launched today (March 3) by Hands Across Jamaica for Righteousness (HANDS), with the aim of promoting unity, peace and hope in the nation. The 12-week campaign, which was launched at King's House, is in response to the challenging crime situation in Jamaica. Primarily a radio and television...

The Human Employment and Resource Training (HEART) Trust /National Training Agency (NTA) has encouraged employers to become Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs). At an employers' forum held at the Bridge Palm Resort Hotel in Toll Gate, Clarendon and hosted by the southwestern region of the HEART Trust/NTA, yesterday (March 2), Mark Thomas, Director of Communications, told employers that it was their...

Vital statistics collated by the Registrar General's Department (RGD) are now available to stakeholders in an online electronic database developed by the agency, according to Dr. Patricia Holness, Chief Executive Officer (CEO). "Stakeholders with relevant passwords and access codes will be able to log on to www.rgd.gov.jmand access a central database of vital statistics, which will enable them to request...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 1) amended three Bills paving the way for the electronic voter identification system to be introduced to the island's electoral process. The Bills, which were piloted by leader of government business and National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips are: the Representation of the People Act 2005; the Parish Councils Act 2005 and the...