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Prime Minister P.J. Patterson says the development of a five-star resort at Harmony Cove in Trelawny will provide Jamaica with the best opportunity for creating sustainable economic growth and improving the quality of life for the people of Jamaica. He said the concept of the resort is aimed at reviving the high-end leisure experience that characterized the local tourism sector...

First let me add my own very warm personal welcome and that of the members of my Government to everyone here. Senator Sloley's introduction has made it clear that this is not the time for long speeches as you have already heard several during the course of today. I myself arrived in Montego Bay late this afternoon after a full...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting that since the passage of Hurricane Ivan on September 10, some 10 parishes are over 90 per cent cleared of debris and accumulated waste material. The remaining four - Clarendon, Kingston & St. Andrew and St. Catherine - are over 70 per cent cleared. These figures are outlined in a Hurricane...

Last month, the National Land Agency (NLA) introduced Jamaica to one of its newest products, digital maps. Since the introduction, the agency has received requests for purchase from a number of local and international companies. "We have submitted proposals to eight security companies. Discussion with one of the companies is very advanced as we are currently in the process of...

Science, Commerce and Technology, Minister Philip Paulwell, has pointed to the need for Jamaica to expand and deepen activities in science and technology particularly in areas likely to bring rewards in the short and medium term. Minister Paulwell, who was speaking at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) press conference to launch November as Science and Technology Month, held today (Oct....

The Friends of Jamaica Seattle (FOJS) and the Jamaican Consulate in Seattle recently hosted Jamaica's new Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley. He was guest of honour and the keynote speaker at the organization's seventh annual fund-raising dinner in aid of several primary and secondary schools, particularly in rural Jamaica. The FOJS, whose membership is drawn from both...

The Clarendon Health Department is carrying out an extensive fly control programme at a cost of about $500,000. Vernal Webster, Chief Public Health Inspector for Clarendon told JIS News that the department was responding to several complaints about a fly infestation problem that was affecting the parish. He pointed out that several farms, schools and communities have benefitted from the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke leaves the island tomorrow (October 22) for Fort Lauderdale, Florida in the United States. Sir Howard will be in Florida until October 24, and while there he will attend the Annual Fund-raising Dinner Banquet of the Caribbean American Medical Educational Organisation. During his absence, Custos of Kingston, Canon Weeville Gordon will...

Agriculture Minister, Roger Clarke, has said that the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries were prepared to take legal action against the European Union (EU) if the body went ahead with plans to cut the price of sugar from member states. The Minister, who was speaking at a press briefing at his Hope offices in Kingston yesterday (Oct. 20), to...

A security cooperation plan, aimed at combating the mushrooming problems of drug trafficking and money laundering within the Caribbean, has been launched between the government of the United Kingdom (UK) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Details of the pact were disclosed to journalists at a press conference that also served as the plan's launch, held yesterday (October 20) at the...

The Ministry of Health has reported that vector control interventions, which were intensified in light of Hurricane Ivan, which devastated the island on September 10, have now been carried out in all parishes. Covering several communities in their respective parishes, vector control teams were able to expedite both fogging and larvacidal activities, with assistance from the Ministry, which distributed much...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is among 15 organizations competing for top awards at the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management's (CAPAM) 10th biennial conference, now underway in Singapore. Of the approximately 372 submissions, the RGD is the only Caribbean organization among the 15 finalists, with the others drawn from Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, Singapore and...