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Members of the St. Thomas Women's Agricultural Initiative have started a banana fibre project on their 12-hectare farm in the community of Potosi, through which they are providing indigenous raw material for the craft industry. The group, comprising 13 women and two men, are earning extra cash, by using the trunks of the banana and plantain, normally treated as waste,...

The 30th annual district convention of the Rotary International will get underway today, May 4 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay. The convention has been 11 months in the planning and according to Rotary International District Governor for District 7020, Keith Daley, some 1000 delegates from 11 Caribbean islands, the United States and Europe are expected for the...

President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Godfrey Dyer, has said the country seemed to have found the winning formula for its tourism product, and was positioned to enjoy continued success as one of the world's leading tourist destinations. "We are well aware that in today's competitive tourism market, you have to be more than a nice hotel...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has pledged to fund some 135 projects in poor communities in Kingston, St. Thomas, St Catherine and St Mary over the next six months. This was revealed by Social Development Commission (SDC) Field Services Manager in St Thomas, Luther Cummings while speaking at an Awards Banquet held on Saturday (May 1) at Morant Villa...

Approximately 500 travel agents, tour operators and wholesalers from across the Americas as well as leaders in Jamaica's tourism sector, participated in the official opening ceremony for the 15th annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) travel trade exposition at Half Moon Conference Centre in Montego Bay on Sunday (May 2). Described as Jamaica's premier travel trade event JAPEX, which seeks to...

A visit to Birmingham and the Fresh Winds project, a charity that works with HIV/AIDS infected persons mostly from the Afro-Caribbean community, was the highlight of Toni-Shae James' one week visit to the United Kingdom. Although for Toni-Shae, the reigning Miss Jamaica Festival Queen, the UK visit was one of her prizes for winning the 2003 competition, it was also...

Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell presented Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke with a state-of-the-art IBM lap top computer valued at US$1,700. Minister Paulwell, who made the presentation at King's House today (May 4) said that the gift was significant as the Ministry was in the process of launching an education programme to encourage...

Clarendon emerged champion of the 4-H Clubs National Achievement Day competition, held on April 30 at the Denbigh showground in May Pen. The parish scored 1,645.25 points; Manchester placed second with 1,569.75 points, while St. Elizabeth came third with 1,485.5 points. Clarendon topped the categories for agro chemicals use and management, solid waste management and floral arrangement, while placing second...

Members of the St. Thomas Women's Agricultural Initiative have started a banana fibre project on their 12-hectare farm in the community of Potosi, through which they are providing indigenous raw material for the craft industry. The group, comprising 13 women and two men, are earning extra cash, by using the trunks of the banana and plantain, normally treated as waste,...

The 30th annual district convention of the Rotary International will get underway today, May 4 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay. The convention has been 11 months in the planning and according to Rotary International District Governor for District 7020, Keith Daley, some 1000 delegates from 11 Caribbean islands, the United States and Europe are expected for the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has said that the contribution of Jamaica's farming and manufacturing sectors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could be increased tremendously if synergies were created between both sectors along with tourism, adding value to primary products for both local and overseas markets. Already, the farming and manufacturing sectors...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has said that the contribution of Jamaica's farming and manufacturing sectors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could be increased tremendously if synergies were created between both sectors along with tourism, adding value to primary products for both local and overseas markets. Already, the farming and manufacturing sectors...