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The St. James 4-H Parish Advisory Council will stage its third annual 'Nyammins and Jammins' food festival at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay on National Heroes Day, October 20. The festival, first held in 2000, has become a much-anticipated event on the parish's entertainment calendar. At a press conference held at the Gloucestershire Hotel in Montego Bay...

The Postal Corporation of Jamaica will be joining its counterpart organisations worldwide in the celebration of World Post Week from October 5 to 10 under the theme: 'Broaden Your Horizon'. In an interview with JIS News, Deputy Postmaster General, Carolle Hainsley, pointed out that the theme reflected the fact that the post office system has been evolving over the years,...

The cultural diversity of Jamaicans will be the focus of this year's Heritage Week, which will be celebrated from Sunday, October 12 to Sunday, October 19. Executive Director of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marcia Hextall, said homage would be paid to the cuisine of Jamaica's varying ethnic groups as well as their different cultural dress. Addressing the weekly...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has proposed a formal partnership between the Governments of Jamaica and the United States for Jamaica to train and export professionals such as teachers and nurses. Mr. Patterson made the proposal while speaking to in Hartford, Connecticut, in the USA on Wednesday (October 1). Delivering a lecture at the University of Hartford on Jamaican migration into...

While some utility companies find it difficult to make collections for service offered, Michael White, Hydrology Consultant and entrepreneur who was granted a licence to operate a water supply system in St. Ann, is reporting a 95 per cent collection rate. Mr. White is one of two entrepreneurs to be granted temporary licences by the National Water Commission (NWC) to...

The advent of globalisation and increased trade liberalisation have freed up international borders making it easier for countries to export their goods and services to anywhere in the world. But with the increase in trade comes the threat of pests being transmitted from one country to another and causing harm to agricultural production. The Rural Agricultural Development Authority's (RADA) through...

In celebration of its 65th anniversary, the Forestry Department will be having national tree-planting days on October 3 and 4. Marilyn Headley, Conservator of Forests, told JIS News that over 500 letters were sent to schools, companies, institutions and non-governmental organisations (NGO) soliciting participation in this "very important environmental activity". Miss Headley said there had been an overwhelming response to...

Marcus Garvey, Jamaica's first National Hero, has not only left his mark on the pages of the country's history but has also had international influence in his quest for equal rights and justice for Blacks in the Diaspora. On October 20, when Jamaicans celebrate National Heroes' Day, Garvey's philosophies and works will come alive again with the opening of Liberty...

Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Professor Neville Duncan, is advising that Jamaica's national savings rate be increased from 20 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to 35 or 40 per cent of GDP, in order for the country to achieve social transformation and...

Cuba's Ambassador to Jamaica, Jose Piedra Rencurrell has said that Cuba was fully committed to strengthening relations between itself and Jamaica, as the countries devised strategies to take advantage of globalization. The Ambassador, who was addressing a meeting of the Portland Parish Council recently, said the various areas of cooperation that exist between Jamaica and Cuba was testament of the...

The Jamaican community in Washington D.C. has donated $440,000 to two local institutions that provide general assistance as well as hospice care for children with HIV/AIDS. The institutions are the Paediatric-Prenatal HIV Programme at the University of the West Indies, which received $290,000 and the Spanish Town-based Dare to Care Home for Children Living with HIV/AIDS, which got $150,000. Health...

Angler, Voston Sewell, made the biggest catch, a 130-pound marlin, in the 19th Port Antonio canoe fishing tournament, which was held yesterday (October 1). The catch, which was made on board the canoe, 'Shabba', earned him the Magnum Tonic Wine trophy, and a Yamaha boat engine donated by Supreme Ventures Limited. Second place went to Frederick Smith, who landed a...