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Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) extension officers in St. Thomas are being trained to conduct mini surveys in the parish to ascertain whether the Moko disease is present. Moko is a dangerous disease that affects mainly bananas and plantains. It is caused by the Ralstonia bacterium. Speaking at a recent Moko awareness seminar held at the Village Green Restaurant in...

Lovers of kite flying in St. Ann and neighbouring parishes are invited to the St. Ann Kite Festival and Family Fun Day, to be held at the Seville Heritage Park, St. Ann's Bay, on Easter Monday, April 12.On display will be different types of kites, including the box kite, the boat kite, the traditional 50-cent shaped kite, as well as...

The Ministry of Health continues to place emphasis on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with a $40.1 million allocation to the Enhanced Caribbean Response to HIV/AIDS Project. This is set out in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), specifically responds to the epidemic by establishing...

The Tourism Product Development and Services programme has been allocated $87.5 million in the 2004/05 Estimates of expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of this amount, $40 million will go to the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) for training, beautification projects, maintenance of properties, visitor information programme (anti-harassment) and sustainable environmental and tourism projects. The Jamaica Reservation Services (JRS),...

The Public Health Laboratory project has been allocated $3.1 million in the Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money will be used to continue the improvements to laboratory facilities, in order to strengthen and support the delivery of primary and secondary health care. A joint collaboration between the Government and the European Union, the project commenced...

Books valued at $1.5 million have been handed over to the Moneague College in St. Ann by the Rotary Club of Ocho Rios. The books, which include Mathematics, Science, and Reading texts, were handed over to the principal, Gloria Johnson, at a ceremony held at the institution on Monday, April 5. Handing over the books, Oliver Green, the club's Past...

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Senator Deika Morrison has emphasized that in order to make a significant contribution to the development and welfare of its children, Jamaica needed to invest in families. "Effective and meaningful children's interventions are those which encompass the family, with a specific emphasis on the development of the human capital of the...

The Public Health Laboratory project has been allocated $3.1 million in the Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The money will be used to continue the improvements to laboratory facilities, in order to strengthen and support the delivery of primary and secondary health care. A joint collaboration between the Government and the European Union, the project commenced...

Books valued at $1.5 million have been handed over to the Moneague College in St. Ann by the Rotary Club of Ocho Rios. The books, which include Mathematics, Science, and Reading texts, were handed over to the principal, Gloria Johnson, at a ceremony held at the institution on Monday, April 5. Handing over the books, Oliver Green, the club's Past...

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Senator Deika Morrison has emphasized that in order to make a significant contribution to the development and welfare of its children, Jamaica needed to invest in families. "Effective and meaningful children's interventions are those which encompass the family, with a specific emphasis on the development of the human capital of the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and the Foreign Minister of Canada Mr. Bill Graham, have pledged the cooperation of both countries in helping to restore stability in Haiti. The consensus was reached during a warm and cordial meeting held at the Fairmount Royal York Hotel in Toronto, Canada on Monday, (Apr. 5). Mr. Patterson is in Toronto on an official visit....

The Immigration and Passport Division, more commonly known as the Passport Office, is encouraging Jamaicans who still possess the old blue passports, to apply for renewal over the next 11 months. This will facilitate the phasing out of old passports to the new machine-readable passports, which were introduced in September 2001. Senior Director of Immigration, Citizenship and Passport Services, Carol...