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Jamaica's Ambassador of Culture, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley,'Miss Lou', was in fine form on Monday, March 22 at the launch of the video documentary on her life, 'Visiting with Miss Lou', at the Jamaican Consulate in Toronto, Canada. Although the 84-year-old declared that she had "pain a joint" and therefore could not say much, she went on to recite...

The Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) on Thursday (March 25) presented record grant awards of over J$221 million to some 54 organisations in the spheres of environment and child survival and development. The ceremony took place at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. The awards were made in two categories to projects and organisations falling into the category of AID (Agency for...

The community of Delveland in Western Westmoreland, now has a modern, comfortable and well-equipped basic school which was officially handed over to residents on Wednesday (March 24) by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Funded by the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), through the JSIF, the Delveland Basic School was constructed and equipped at a cost of $6.3 million. The project...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) will be taking a more focused and strategic approach in an effort to drive the development of the tourism sector. Michael Muirhead, who was appointed Executive Director of the agency in January 2004, said TPDCo would centre its activities around measures to facilitate greater investments in tourism that would result in the diversification of...

Prime Minister and outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), The Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, this morning, declared that he did not believe that "there will be a lasting and permanent solution to the problems in Haiti unless CARICOM is involved and allowed to make a meaningful contribution." "Nothing can be achieved without our collective support and without the...

Prime Minister and outgoing Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), The Most Hon. P. J. Patterson, this morning, declared that he did not believe that "there will be a lasting and permanent solution to the problems in Haiti unless CARICOM is involved and allowed to make a meaningful contribution." "Nothing can be achieved without our collective support and without the...

The Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture will host a series of exhibitions from March 30 to May 4, aimed at increasing environmental awareness by focusing on the importance of trees. Visitors will also be encouraged to participate in the department's private tree planting programme as a means of increasing and protecting the island's forest cover. This programme, which...

Chancellor of the University of Technology (UTech), Sir Bill Morris, is the new Chancellor of Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom (UK). "This will be an exciting role for me. I very much look forward to working more closely with a university that is committed to giving people from all backgrounds the opportunities they deserve," Sir Bill said of his...

The internationally acclaimed National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) of Jamaica will return to the Walt Whitman Theatre at the Brooklyn Centre for the Performing Arts for two shows on April 17 and 18. Famed Artistic Director, Rex Nettleford, will again lead the group of 50 dancers, singers and musicians. Laura McNeil, Jamaica's Deputy Consul General to New York, spoke of...

The Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture will host a series of exhibitions from March 30 to May 4, aimed at increasing environmental awareness by focusing on the importance of trees. Visitors will also be encouraged to participate in the department's private tree planting programme as a means of increasing and protecting the island's forest cover. This programme, which...

Chancellor of the University of Technology (UTech), Sir Bill Morris, is the new Chancellor of Staffordshire University in the United Kingdom (UK). "This will be an exciting role for me. I very much look forward to working more closely with a university that is committed to giving people from all backgrounds the opportunities they deserve," Sir Bill said of his...

The internationally acclaimed National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) of Jamaica will return to the Walt Whitman Theatre at the Brooklyn Centre for the Performing Arts for two shows on April 17 and 18. Famed Artistic Director, Rex Nettleford, will again lead the group of 50 dancers, singers and musicians. Laura McNeil, Jamaica's Deputy Consul General to New York, spoke of...