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With just four months since its establishment, the government is reporting that Operation Kingfish has made significant strides towards its goal of cracking down on illegal drug trafficking and its associate criminal activities. Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, addressing a press conference at his Oxford Road office on February 2, said that the anti-crime initiative, launched last October,...

Commissioner of Police Lucius Thomas has unveiled several measures aimed at improving the level of professionalism within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). According to Commissioner Thomas, the objective was to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and conduct of members of the force to enable better relations with the public lessening the incidents of conflict between the two groups. Commissioner Thomas, speaking...

Health officials will be targeting women during Safer Sex Week 2005, which will be observed from February 7-14 under the theme, 'Woman: Smart, Sexy and Safe'. The focus is part of a continued effort by the Ministry of Health to further empower women to practise safe sex and responsible habits given the fact that, the rate of HIV/AIDS has been...

The Trelawny Returning Residents Association (TRRA) has forged a partnership with United Way of Jamaica to improve the quality of life for needy persons in that parish. President of TRRA, Estella Grant said that the Association's successes have been quite encouraging. Highlighting a number of accomplishments, she said the Association had contributed greatly to projects such as the Kitchen of...

Approximately 100 entrepreneurs and small business operators from the parish of Hanover participated in a two-day business clinic organized by the Hanover Chamber of Commerce and the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC). The event, held on Wednesday (February 2) at the Lucea Anglican Church Hall, was part of a promotional programme run by the JBDC, aimed at stimulating and motivating...

Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St Ann, will be seeking to retain its position as 4- H parish champions, when the school competes in the 2005 4-H Achievement Day competition in March. Glenroy Williams, 4-H leader for Marcus Garvey and President of the St. Ann 4-H Club, said that this year's competition would see the school participating in a...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has said that the delay in the work on segment two of the North Coast Highway project, was as a result of modifications that had to be made to the project, to accommodate the "unexpected rapid expansion of the tourism sector". "The fact is that we have major developments taking place between Montego Bay and Ocho...

Over 70 international journalists have converged on the island for the staging of the China-Caribbean Economic & Trade Cooperation Forum and Fair 2005, which got underway yesterday (Feb. 2) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The four-day event, which is also receiving wide coverage from the local press, is historic in scope as it signals the signing of the...

The first ever China-Caribbean Trade Fair was officially opened at the national arena in Kingston yesterday (Feb. 2). Vice Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Ma Xiuhong, in declaring the event open extended heartfelt gratitude to the Jamaican government for its efforts to ensure the success of the affair. Head of the Chinese delegation and Vice Minister...

Chief Executive Officer of the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), Danville Walker, has assured that the office was working assiduously to assist schools that had not yet received aid since the passage of Hurricane Ivan last September. Mr. Walker said while the Office understood the frustration level of persons awaiting aid especially in the school system, there was much to...

Minister Portia Simpson Miller, Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport and the Vice-President of the Republic of Cuba, Carlos Lage Davila, will participate in a wreath laying tribute to Jamaica's National Heroes and Cuban hero, General Antonio Maceo Grajales. The ceremony will take place at National Heroes Park today (Feb.3) at 4:00 p.m. Mr. Davila will be laying...

Chief Executive Officer of the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), Judith Ramlogan, has said that while the new requirements of the Companies Act may be a bit more stringent than the old Act, they should not deter persons from either becoming directors or from retaining their position as directors of companies. The Act came into force on February...