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The Ministry of National Security's Maintenance of Law and Order Programme has been allotted $100 million in the 2004/2005 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Of this sum, some $39 million will be used to purchase telecommunications equipment for the revamped traffic ticketing system being implemented by the Jamaica Constabulary Force, while $16 million will be used...

Charlemont High School in St. Catherine, on Friday (April 2) held its first Founder's Day celebration to commemorate the work and life of John Bernard Stephenson, founder of the school and former Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine. A lawyer by profession, John Stephenson, popularly called "Jack," was instrumental in starting the school, which opened in September 1978...

The Ministry of Justice has been allocated a sum of $1 billion to rehabilitate courthouses and judicial residences and for the purchase of equipment and facilities. The allocation was made in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of this sum, $81.2 million will go towards the construction and renovation of selected courthouses across the island....

An impressive array of displays and performances highlighted the annual 4H Achievement Day function organised by the St. Mary 4H Clubs at the St. Mary High School on Thursday, April 1. All 26 4H clubs in the parish participated in the event which featured competition among the clubs in a number of areas, including public speaking, solid waste management, organic...

The National Youth Service (NYS) is partnering with the private sector to provide training and employment opportunities to hundreds of young people across Jamaica. Education, Youth and Culture Minister, Maxine Henry Wilson, who made the announcement at the Knox Community College graduation ceremony held recently in Cobbla, Manchester said: "We want to firm up.that partnership with the private sector to...

Work will continue under the Road Rehabilitation Project (Kuwaiti Fund for Arab Economic Development), to upgrade the island's road network through the rehabilitation of 274 kilometres of road sections in 12 parishes across the island. To this end, a sum of $50 million has been set aside in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives to,...

The Ministry of National Security's Maintenance of Law and Order Programme has been allotted $100 million in the 2004/2005 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. Of this sum, some $39 million will be used to purchase telecommunications equipment for the revamped traffic ticketing system being implemented by the Jamaica Constabulary Force, while $16 million will be used...

Charlemont High School in St. Catherine, on Friday (April 2) held its first Founder's Day celebration to commemorate the work and life of John Bernard Stephenson, founder of the school and former Member of Parliament for North West St. Catherine. A lawyer by profession, John Stephenson, popularly called "Jack," was instrumental in starting the school, which opened in September 1978...

The Ministry of Justice has been allocated a sum of $1 billion to rehabilitate courthouses and judicial residences and for the purchase of equipment and facilities. The allocation was made in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of this sum, $81.2 million will go towards the construction and renovation of selected courthouses across the island....

An impressive array of displays and performances highlighted the annual 4H Achievement Day function organised by the St. Mary 4H Clubs at the St. Mary High School on Thursday, April 1. All 26 4H clubs in the parish participated in the event which featured competition among the clubs in a number of areas, including public speaking, solid waste management, organic...

After an eight-year break, Jamaica's premier national trade show returns to the National Arena through a joint effort between the JMA and the JEA (Jamaica Manufacturer's Association/Jamaica Exporter's Association), who will host 'Expo 2004' from May 27 to 30 with a much more extensive and diverse exhibition under the theme 'Buy Jamaican'. Jamaican entrepreneurs participating in the trade show will...

The 8th annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) will take place at the Ritz Carlton Golf and Spa Resort in Montego Bay from May 10 to 12. The CHTIC was founded in 1997 by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) with the objectives of improving the tourism investment and operating climate regionally; making...