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A sum of $8 million has been allocated for the construction of a transportation centre at Spalding in northwest Clarendon. Portia Simpson Miller, Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, made the announcement at Wednesday's (Oct.22) meeting of the Clarendon Parish Development Committee (CPDC) held at the Spalding United Church. She said the new transportation centre would accommodate about...

K.D Knight, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, has expressed optimism about CARICOM's ability to benefit from current global trade negotiations despite the recent breakdown of talks in Cancun, Mexico. Minister Knight's statements came during a recent appearance on the public affairs programme CaribNation, which airs on WHUR-TV, an affiliate of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The Minister said...

The Airports (Economic Regulation) (Expansion Fund) (Norman Manley International Airport) Regulations, 2003, was passed by the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (Oct. 21) at Gordon House. The Regulations were drafted under the Airports (Economic Regulations) Act, 2002. In piloting the Bill, Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill recalled the passage of the Airports (Economic Regulations) Act, 2002, which established...

Five persons and one group from the parish of Westmoreland were awarded for meritorious service in the fields of education, politics, religion, culture and community development, at the parish's Heroes' Day Civic Ceremony, which was held recently at Norman Square in Savanna-La-Mar. Citations and plaques were presented to Hortense Evans and Cynthia Fox for their contributions in the field of...

The House of Representatives has approved the Pensions Amendments Act 2003, the Pensions (Teachers) (Amendment) Act 2003 and the Pensions (Parochial Officers) (Amendment) Act 2003, to provide for the payment of pensions and gratuities due to the dependents of public officers, teachers and parochial officers in line with those payments applicable to other public employees. The provisions are to be...

A computer laboratory and library have been officially opened at the Garvey Maceo High School in Clarendon. The opening ceremony was held at the school on Wednesday (Oct. 22). The laboratory has been established at a cost of $2.3 million under the School Enhancement Programme in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture. Principal of the school, David Brown, in...

One hundred and ninety students who successfully completed Associate Degrees and Diploma programmes for 2002/03, will receive their certificates from the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) on Saturday, October 25 at a graduation ceremony to be held at the Institute at 235A Old Hope Road. Participants who completed University of the West Indies (UWI) programmes at MIND, will also...

The recruitment of teachers and its impact on developing Commonwealth countries will be one of the issues to be discussed at the 15th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland from October 27 to 30. Jamaica's delegation to the Conference will be headed by Education, Youth and Culture Minister, Maxine Henry-Wilson. A special Discussion Paper on:...

A three-day workshop aimed at strengthening the quarantine capabilities of the ministries of agriculture in the region, opened on Tuesday, October 21 at the Wexford Court Hotel in Montego Bay. The workshop, funded by the European Union (EU) through the 'Strengthening Agricultural Quarantine Services (SAQS) in the Caribbean' project of the Lome Convention, is intended to deal specifically with the...

A special exhibition, highlighting Jamaica's rich culture and heritage, opened at the Hemel Hempstead Public Library in Hertfordshire, England on Friday, October 17. Featured are photographs and profiles of the national heroes and heroine and other outstanding Jamaicans, replicas of the national flag, maps and posters of key locations and booklets on Jamaica's history and culture, including national symbols. The...

Opposition Senator, Bruce Golding, has filed a motion calling for the Government to provide a detailed account of the generating capacity of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) and the steps being taken to ensure that there is adequate and reliable supply of electricity to meet the nation's requirements. Senator Golding, in moving the motion at last Friday's (Oct.17) sitting...

The first segment of the four-phase project to upgrade the National Heroes Park in Kingston is on target and should be completed by December of 2004.Lorna Perkins, Director of Physical Planning in the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, told JIS News that already, work has been completed on the games court and car park, to accommodate approximately...