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A two-day meeting of agriculture ministers from the Caribbean got underway today (Jan.13) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. The event, which will have as its focus, 'Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Development of Agriculture and the Rural Milieu', also attracted stakeholders from Latin America. Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke, in his remarks at the opening, said the meeting served...

Donald Buchanan, Minister of Water and Housing, on January 12, handed over titles and letters of intent to occupants of rental units in Tivoli Gardens and Darling Street, commonly known as Lizard Town.The presentation was made at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Western Kingston. Five hundred and forty two (542) apartments in the high-rise section of Tivoli Gardens, and...

The St. Thomas office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has begun the distribution of vouchers to farmers, who suffered losses during Hurricane Ivan, to assist them in their replanting efforts. RADA Parish Manager for St. Thomas, Caswell Glover, told JIS News that the office had received some 1,014 general agricultural vouchers from the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR)...

As the government furthers its goal of repositioning the country's various sectors towards a path of economic sustainability, Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke has disclosed that several sectors within the agricultural industry were to benefit from a collective sum of $200 million. The sum, which was recently approved by the Cabinet, will come from the Development Fund of the Export...

There were a record number of business appointments made between tourism buyers and sellers at Caribbean Marketplace 2005 and the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) is projecting that the results of business deals struck during the three-day event will become apparent as early as the summer, and more so during the 2005/2006 winter season. Addressing a press conference at the closing...

In the wake of the Tsunami disaster in Southern Asia, the National Council of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations in Canada (NCJSOC) has appealed to its 35-member associations across Canada to give generously to disaster relief agencies in their communities. Speaking to JIS News, President of the organization, Jamaican-born Olive Steele expressed sadness and regret at the Tsunami disaster that has...

Lyndon Williams, one of the Directors of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, has said that the upcoming China-Caribbean Economic Forum and Trade Fair was a very "big deal", as it was not everyday that a high-level delegation took such a keen interest in the region. He was referring to the size and scope of the delegation from China that will...

The first in a series of educational sessions on earthquakes in Clarendon, was held yesterday (January 11) at the Spaldings United Church in the north of the parish. More than 100 students and teachers from Ritches, Smithville, Spaldings and Alston Primary, Kilsyth Primary and Infant, Long Look All-age and Garlogie Primary and Junior High Schools participated. The sessions will benefit...

Corporal Dalian Clarke, the 2004 LASCO/ Jamaica Constabulary Force top cop for the parish of St. Ann, has been serving the force and his parish with distinction over the past five years. At just 25 years old, Corporal Clarke joined the JCF in 1999, and since that time, he has been working diligently to help build a society of which...

A cultural and professional internship programme targeting overseas students of Jamaican parentage, will have its second run in the country this summer.The Grace, Kennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme, introduced last year to give overseas Jamaican students an opportunity to learn and earn in Jamaica, will be held in June and July. This programme targets second and third generation Jamaicans living and...

The Greenwich All-Age School in South West St. Andrew was today (Jan. 12) presented with eight computers by the Canadian charitable organization, Yellow Bird Foundation. The donation of the computers is part of the Foundation's ongoing support to the educational institution, which was initiated two years ago. The Foundation has, to date, provided monetary support to several rehabilitation projects undertaken...

Jodi-Ann Maxwell, 1998 Scripps Howard Spelling Bee Champion, was on Tuesday (Jan.11), presented with a US$13,000 cheque from the Caribbean Hotel Foundation (CHF), which will go towards her university education. The money represents the first tranche of a US$30,000 scholarship granted to her by the Foundation, which is an agency of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA). Jodi-Ann, who is a...