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Jamaica will host the Caribbean's most important annual tourism marketing showcase 'Caribbean Marketplace' at the Half Moon Village Hotel in Montego Bay from January 9 to 11 next year. 'Caribbean Marketplace' is an annual event which is organized by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) bringing together the suppliers of tourism facilities and services in the Caribbean, as well as the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson has said that $500,000 has been allocated to undertake a drain cleaning and road patching programme in the Four Paths community in Clarendon. "Instructions have been given as it relates to the cleaning of the drains in the Four Paths area and I can assure you.that while...

The St. Ann Parish Council has introduced a number of traffic changes to the major towns in the parish to relieve congestion on the roads during the Christmas season. Secretary/Manager of the Parish Council, Dorothy Delgado said the towns to be affected are Ocho Rios, St. Ann's Bay and Brown's Town. Outlining the arrangements, she said that in Ocho Rios,...

The Mines and Geology Division, through its Sedimentary Basin Resource Assessment (SEBRA) Project, is working to limit and eventually eliminate illegal quarrying of sand from the island's riverbeds and adjoining lands. Targeted are communities along the Rio Minho in Clarendon and the Yallahs River in St. Thomas, where an education programme has been introduced to inform residents about the importance...

When a port is congested, the only way to properly manage the situation is to have co-operation from all parties concerned - importers, shipping lines and the Port Authority. To this end, President of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Noel Hylton has issued an appeal for importers to assist the Authority in clearing the congestion at the port by removing...

Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell is in Houston today, where he will formally open the United States round of licences for oil and gas exploration off Jamaica's shores. The launch is scheduled to take place at the Houston Intercontinental Hotel in Texas. Minister Paulwell is being accompanied by Dr. Raymond Wright, Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Corporation...

More than 50 students and their teachers from primary schools across London were treated to a Jamaican-style Christmas at the High Commission in the city. The event was organized by the Community Relations Office of the High Commission and the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). The children and teachers were informed about how Christmas was observed in Jamaica with information about...

Tower Isle Frozen Foods, a Jamaican patty making company in Brooklyn New York, has donated a cheque for US$6,000 to the Hurricane Ivan reconstruction effort. Company president Beryl Joy Levi presented the cheque to Dr. Basil K. Bryan, Consul General to New York, at the company's headquarters in Brooklyn on December 15. Ms. Levi said she was happy to be...

The Office of National Reconstruction (ONR) has received post Hurricane assistance from the governments of Canada and Spain, amounting to CDN$1.8 million and $250,000 Euros, respectively. Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, Rafael Jover (left), signs a contract as Chief Executive Officer of the Office of the National Reconstruction (ONR), Danville Walker, looks on. The money from Canada, which is being disbursed...

Education, Youth and Culture Minister, Maxine Henry-Wilson, has unveiled a number of initiatives to improve and enhance the delivery of education, some of which will take effect from as early as March 2005. Speaking at a press briefing at Jamaica House yesterday (Dec. 15) to reveal the recommendations of the Education Task Force, she said within the next three months...

The Ministry of Agriculture has allocated $20 million to the development of the organic agriculture industry over the next three years. The intent is to tap into the international organic market, which is estimated to value some US$25 billion. Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke, who made the announcement at a special meeting of stakeholders involved in organic production at his Hope...

The agricultural sector is set to benefit from some US$265,000 in hurricane recovery assistance following an agreement reached between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Roger Clarke, Minister of Agriculture and Dr. Donovan Robinson, FAO Representative to Jamaica, yesterday (Dec.15) signed the agreement for the disbursement of the funds, which will...