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Some 10 Judges were sworn in to higher offices today by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, at King's House. They are: Howard Cooke as Judge of the Court of Appeal, effective April 14; Karl S. Harrison as Acting Judge of the Court of Appeal as of April 19; Courtney Daye as permanent Puisne Judge of...

Thanks to their local cable provider, St. Catherine residents can now stay at home and watch discussions between their Councillors and Mayor at the monthly held meetings of the St. Catherine Parish Council. A meeting at the Council's Chamber in Spanish Town was video taped for the first time on Thursday, April 8, by the Jamaica Amalgamated Cable Systems. It...

Jamaica will be hosting on Friday (April 16), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, the launch of negotiations between the Caribbean and the European Community (EC) for an Economic Partnership Agreement. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and other leading personalities from the Caribbean and Europe, will address the launch. Others scheduled to speak are: Mr. Jean-Robert Goulongana, Secretary-General of the African Caribbean...

Jamaica will be hosting on Friday (April 16), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, the launch of negotiations between the Caribbean and the European Community (EC) for an Economic Partnership Agreement. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and other leading personalities from the Caribbean and Europe, will address the launch. Others scheduled to speak are: Mr. Jean-Robert Goulongana, Secretary-General of the African Caribbean...

Region Three of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, will launch its Schools Agriculture Science and Environmental Competition and Fair, at the Almond Tree Restaurant in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on April 20 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The event, designed to inform the public about agriculture in schools in the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Trelawny, as...

Region Three of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, will launch its Schools Agriculture Science and Environmental Competition and Fair, at the Almond Tree Restaurant in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on April 20 beginning at 9:00 a.m. The event, designed to inform the public about agriculture in schools in the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary and Trelawny, as...

The St. Ann Parish Council in collaboration with residents of the parish, has implemented a pilot project to improve the capital town of St. Ann's Bay. The project, which is being carried out under the theme: 'Service is our business; Performance is key', involves the re-painting of 'No Parking' areas, and the installation of educational and directional signs throughout the...

The St. Ann Parish Council in collaboration with residents of the parish, has implemented a pilot project to improve the capital town of St. Ann's Bay. The project, which is being carried out under the theme: 'Service is our business; Performance is key', involves the re-painting of 'No Parking' areas, and the installation of educational and directional signs throughout the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill has said that the restructuring of the Ministry and the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) was almost complete and that the anticipated annual savings from this activity was approximately US$2.5 million. He was responding to questions posed by Opposition Members of Parliament during Wednesday's (April 7) sitting of the...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke officially launched Farmers' Month on Wednesday (April 7), which is observed annually in April. In his address to members of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) at their offices on Church Street in Kingston, Minister Clarke stated that there was growing awareness of agriculture's importance to the economy. "The people of Jamaica are beginning to understand...

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has committed $8.8 million to the Rotary Club of Kingston to cover the purchase of a HIV/AIDS testing machine for the National Public Health Laboratory. So far, the Fund has confirmed its commitment by handing over 50 per cent of the deposit to the supplier of the CD4 Count flow cytometer...

Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke informed the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament on Wednesday (April 7) that currently there were some 150,000 farmers in Jamaica and that some 90,000 of those were registered and verified through the Agricultural Business Information System (ABIS). Addressing concerns voiced by Opposition Members of Parliament over what measures should be taken to address praedial larceny,...