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At one time there would be several fights going on at the same time on the school compound. Teachers would become involved; take students, put them on buses and send them home. Students were consistently late, skipping classes and hiding from examinations. Thankfully all this has changed. The students at Innswood High School have a renewed purpose and are intent...

The House of Representatives gave the nod to a Bill on Tuesday (March 9) allowing Jamaica to ratify and consequently implement the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Titled an 'Act to Repeal the Caribbean Community and Common Market Act (2004)', the Bill makes provision for giving effect to the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas as the constituent legal instrument of the Caribbean...

Sports of all types, inclusive of track and field, netball and swimming, continue to play a distinctive role in the social cohesion and integration of persons hailing from different countries within the Caribbean. This was the assessment made by Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller in her address at a banquet and awards ceremony commemorating...

The islandwide shortage of fire trucks will soon be addressed with the provision of funds to replace derelict units. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman while addressing the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Monday (March 8) said, "the Minister of Finance (and Planning) has been making some progress in following through on the request (for new units)." "What...

Jamaicans will soon be able to learn Spanish and explore the customs of Spanish speaking countries by tuning in to their local cable channel. A television-based Spanish language educational programme to be called "Vamos a Hablar Espanol," is being prepared by the Creative Production and Training Centre Limited (CPTC) in collaboration with the Media Services Unit of the Ministry of...

Cabinet Secretary Dr. Carlton Davis has described the Jamaica Social Policy Evaluation (JASPEV) programme as an important new dimension in governance that was beginning to make a difference in the consultative process between the state and citizens. Dr. Davis, who was speaking at a recent stakeholders workshop at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, to review the programme's first annual...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has described Tuesday's (Mar. 9) signing of the CARICOM/Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement as an important part of the response by countries in the region, to the challenges faced by small economies in seeking to promote growth, prosperity and progress for their citizens. He was speaking at the signing of the Free Trade Agreement held at...

In response to the presence of the deadly Moko disease in St. James, which affects mainly banana and plantain, the Ministry of Agriculture has come up with a national plan of action aimed at containing and eradicating the disease. Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke today announced a number of measures which are expected to restrict the spread of the disease,...

Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sports, Portia Simpson Miller has said that up to December 2003, property taxes collected amounted to $1.14 billion, while motor vehicle licence fees were $668.26 million, for a grand total of $1.8 billion. She pointed out that the collections had surpassed the amount for the 2002/03 fiscal year, as some $844.93 million was...

Industry and Tourism Minister, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has said that the opening of a new Informatics Centre in Portmore was evidence that the Government was committed to introducing policies and mechanisms to facilitate those who wanted to invest in the country. Speaking at the recent signing of the lease agreement between E-Services Group International and the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ)...

A committee has been set up to begin drafting a Cyber Crimes Bill to deal with offences over the Internet.The committee which met for the first time on March 3, comprises representatives from the Tax Assessment and Audit Department, Jamaica Customs, the Bank of Jamaica, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Finance and Planning, Justice, National Security, Commerce,...

Jamaican and Floridian public and private sector entities with similar interests will have a chance to network and expand trade opportunities at this year's Building Bridges, Florida-Jamaica Trade Mission and Partnering Fair to be held in Broward County at the Fort Lauderdale Convention centre from June 8-9.The Fair, a yearlong programme of events designed to take advantage of the historical...