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The Falmouth Post Office in Trelawny, a Georgian style building constructed in 1815, has been renovated at a cost of $1.3 million. Funding for the project was provided by the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, the Falmouth Heritage Renewal and the Georgian Society of London. The scope of work included the repair of roof, staircase and windows and restoring and painting...

Students from five high schools within the Corporate Area learnt the principles of spreading peace when they recently gathered for an animated discussion on issues such as peace and forgiveness. The forum was organised to commemorate the United Nations' International Peace and Global Cease Fire Day, which was observed recently. Hosted at the Caenwood Centre, scores of students from Mona...

Refurbishing work on the Brown's Town Market in St. Ann should get underway by early next month. This was disclosed by Mark Henry, Parish Infrastructure Development Programme (PIDP) Project Officer in the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, at a public meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall in the town recently.The main purpose of the meeting, called...

The programme of upgrading and expansion of the Sangster International Airport is advanced with work already completed on the widening of the apron, the installation of a fuel hydrant system, and the construction of an air-conditioned hold room. Work is now underway on the erection of six jet-loading bridges and the redesign and rehabilitation of the northern drainage ponds; the...

If the management of rural water supply systems is to be successful, communities will have to change their attitude and become more assertive in the selection and decision making processes involved in implementing and sustaining such systems. This was emphasised recently by Senior Vice President of the Canadian management consulting firm, CoWater International, Dr. Andrew Livingstone, at the opening of...

The Clarendon Heritage Week Committee is hosting several activities in celebration of Heritage Week to be observed from October 12-20 under the national theme for this year, 'Embracing our heritage.out of many, one people'. In an interview with JIS News, Chairman of the Committee, Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Milton Brown explained that the week would commence with a church...

The diversion of water to meet the needs of the growing Municipality of Portmore, has created shortages in the communities of Seivwright Gardens and Waltham Gardens, as well as other areas off the Washington Boulevard. This was revealed in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct. 7), by Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan. He was answering questions posed by Opposition Spokesman...

The Liguanea Post Office, which is being constructed at the site of the old facility in St. Andrew, should be opened for business by November. This was disclosed by Carolle Hainsley, Deputy Postmaster General for the Postal Corporation of Jamaica (PostCorp) at a JIS Think Tank session held on Wednesday (Oct. 8) at the agency's Half Way Tree Road offices...

A report on a survey of business and consumer confidence reveals a growing optimism for growth in the Jamaican economy in the coming year. The survey, which was commissioned by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), showed that business and consumer confidence rebounded significantly during the recent third quarter...

Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, Carl Marshall, recently presented the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation to Jamaican/Canadian businessman, G. Raymond Chang, at the offices of the Consulate General in Toronto. Mr. Chang, Chairman of CI Funds, was one of 14 Canadian recipients named to receive the medal from Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson on July 30 at Emancipation...

Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, has said that Government was pursuing the development of new and renewable sources of energy, to cut down on the country's huge oil bill. Mr. Paulwell, who was speaking at a 'Wood and Water - Energy and Life' Seminar at the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) auditorium in Kingston on October 7,...

Following the collapse of the 5th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Cancun, Mexico, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight, has reported that the dialogue was back on track. In a statement to Parliament on Tuesday (Oct. 7), Minister Knight said he was pleased that "the discussions with our partners in the European Union (EU) were...