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The need for young people to develop a greater sense of responsibility in their pursuit of personal and national development was the major focus of a one day seminar held for high school students in St. Mary, at the Port Maria Civic Centre in Port Maria on February 4. The seminar, which was organized by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC),...

The government is preparing to take the plea bargaining legislation to Parliament by the end of the month, which it is hoped, will put a significant dent in the organised crime network. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at Monday's (Feb. 7) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that the executive body had given its...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract valued at $48.7 million for the construction of an early childhood institute on the grounds of the Shortwood Teachers' College in Kingston. This was announced yesterday (February 7) by Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman at a post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Senator Whiteman said construction of the institute is expected...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke, emphasised today the importance of plant health to the agricultural sector, and the Jamaican economy. Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Plant Health Surveillance and Pest Response Systems (PHS&PRS), at the Eden Gardens Resort in Kingston, Minister Clarke said the Ministry had undertaken the initiative "in recognition of the importance of plant health and...

The increased regulation of international financial institutions, in response to the growth in global money laundering and terrorist financing, was affecting the flow of business and finance worldwide, said Becky Stockhausen, Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM). Mrs. Stockhausen was speaking at a press briefing held today (Feb.8) at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, to announce...

A total of 1,590 farmers in Portland have benefited from the relief assistance programme implemented by Government to assist farmers who were affected by Hurricane Ivan, which ravaged the island last year September. Cyril Chambers, Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Portland, said the assistance was provided by the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR) and distributed...

The government's project to refurbish schools in Clarendon, which were affected by Hurricane Ivan, is far advanced, with work more than 90 per cent completed on nine of the 14 schools. Omar Sweeney, Operations Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), which is implementing the project, told JIS News that work commenced last December on phase one of the...

Some 1,500 farmers in St. Mary have benefited from government's hurricane relief assistance programme, following the devastation caused to their crops and livestock by Hurricane Ivan in September of last year. Under the relief programme, assistance has been distributed to the farmers through the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR) following assessments carried out by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)....

Farmers in rural St. Andrew are to benefit from the construction of a 30-metre Bailey bridge and the re-surfacing of a 2-kilometre farm road from Brandon Hill to Ginger River at a total cost of some $14.4 million. Work is expected to begin on the road within the next two weeks and when completed, work on the bridge will commence....

Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Dennis Morrison has said that the approved destination status granted to Jamaica by China, would pave the way for the development of China's outbound tourist market to the island. Speaking at a press briefing during the closing hours of the China- Caribbean Trade Fair at the National Arena last Saturday (Feb.5), Mr. Morrison...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson, has reiterated that the recommendations of the Task Force on Education would not provide immediate results. She said it would perhaps take a much longer time than was expected, before changes to the country's education system begin to produce results that were easily identified by the public. Mrs. Henry-Wilson pointed out that...

Every renowned city around the world has at least one thing in common, that of being a hub of major commercial, cultural and legal activities. The city of Kingston is no exception and has long borne the reputation of being the centre of all such activities in the island. However, according to information provided by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC),...