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Sensitising farmers about the dangers of the Moko disease and the ways to handle it when detected, was the major focus of the Portland Farmers Agricultural Exposition organized by the Portland branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society and the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) at Folly Oval in Port Antonio on Thursday, March 25. The show was held despite the...

The Governor General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke, will officially open a Museum of Education at the Mico Teachers' College this Wednesday, March 31. A joint effort of the Museums of History and Ethnography, Institute of Jamaica and the Mico College, the facility will house a permanent exhibition entitled, 'Winds of Change: The Evolution of Education in...

Residents of South St. Andrew have begun to realise their dreams for higher education and the opportunity to get jobs to help them live in dignity and secure brighter futures for their children. More than 200 persons from the area including teenagers and men and women 50 years and older, have registered to participate in the Adult Continuing Education (ACE)...

Twenty-six new Justices of the Peace (JPs) were sworn in on Friday, March 26 to serve the parish of St. Mary, at a function held at Beaches Hotel in Boscobel. Presided over by Custos of St. Mary, Hon. A.A. Bobby Pottinger, the function was attended by a wide cross section of persons, including relatives and associates of the new JPs,...

For the last 17 years they have made space creation their business. Today they are the leading single largest provider of factory space and infrastructure in Jamaica with about 181,818 square metres of space under management. With a healthy 82 per cent occupancy, a mix of manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), has embarked on an...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley has hailed the launch of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) as an initiative that would foster a new culture of productivity and efficiency. Improved productivity would enhance Jamaica's competitiveness in the international marketplace, stated the Minister. The Productivity Centre, which is a collaborative effort between the Ministry, the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF)...

For the last 17 years they have made space creation their business. Today they are the leading single largest provider of factory space and infrastructure in Jamaica with about 181,818 square metres of space under management. With a healthy 82 per cent occupancy, a mix of manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), has embarked on an...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley has hailed the launch of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC) as an initiative that would foster a new culture of productivity and efficiency. Improved productivity would enhance Jamaica's competitiveness in the international marketplace, stated the Minister. The Productivity Centre, which is a collaborative effort between the Ministry, the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF)...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn has said that engaging the interest of second and third generation Jamaicans living overseas is an important goal the Jamaican government is seeking to accomplish as it moves to strengthen its ties with the Jamaican overseas community. He noted that while "those [Jamaicans] who left in...

State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn has said that engaging the interest of second and third generation Jamaicans living overseas is an important goal the Jamaican government is seeking to accomplish as it moves to strengthen its ties with the Jamaican overseas community. He noted that while "those [Jamaicans] who left in...

A total of 443 new recruits of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), comprising 92 females and 351 males, received certificates and awards at a passing out parade and graduation ceremony held recently at the Jamaica Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. This is the second largest batch of graduates from the Police Academy. Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter...

A total of 443 new recruits of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), comprising 92 females and 351 males, received certificates and awards at a passing out parade and graduation ceremony held recently at the Jamaica Police Academy in Twickenham Park, St. Catherine. This is the second largest batch of graduates from the Police Academy. Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter...