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The historic town of Falmouth in Trelawny has again been placed on the World Monuments Fund's (WMF) 2004 List of the world's l00 most at risk historic sites.This is the first year that the WMF has published a list identifying historic sites on every continent in the world. The "at risk" sites around the globe include Africa and the Middle...

The Ministry of Water and Housing will be hosting a workshop for prospective bidders for the construction and operation of four water delivery systems under the Rural Water and Sanitation Programme. The workshop will be held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston from September 30 to October 1. Jointly funded by the Government of Jamaica and the International Development...

Regional examination body, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is looking to expand its services across the region and generate income over the next several years, by making its expertise in examinations available to regional and international projects. Chairman of the CXC, and Principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Kenneth Hall, disclosed this in an interview with JIS...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has stated that the Government will enact a National Disability Act that will provide additional legislative support to the National Policy for the Equalisation of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. He said the country's vision for development cannot be accomplished if persons with disabilities are not provided with opportunities for social, economic, political and cultural advancement....

Delighted to participate in this Passing-out Exercise and Prize Giving Ceremony of the Early Stimulation Programme. I pleased to be part of this occasion not only because of the very special love I have for children, but I can well recall back in 1977, as a member of the Cabinet, the decision to take over the funding of this programme....

Production in the bauxite/alumina sector for 2002 was recorded at 13.12 million tonnes, which reflects a 6.1 per cent increase over 2001. As stated in the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI)'s annual report for 2002, the production figures were the highest since 1974. The report said that despite disruptions in production due to bad weather in May, June and August, as...

Between April 2002 and March 2003, a total of $25.2 million was spent on 31 projects in five bauxite parishes, under Phase Four of the seven year-old Bauxite Community Development Programme (BCDP), implemented by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) in October 1996. The parishes are Manchester, St. Elizabeth, Clarendon, St.Ann and St. Catherine. The programme aims to reinvest earnings from...

The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) has been working internally to develop a nuisance compensation policy guideline for the bauxite/alumina companies, in recognition that the dust from bauxite and alumina operations is a persistent problem. In its 2002/03 Report, which was tabled in the House last week, it was stated that the guideline, which has undergone several reviews, including one by...

Remember the days when it was common to "marry" goods, where upon purchasing an item, you were told to receive it, you would have to buy something else? And, have you ever been enticed to make a purchase at a particular store, having seen an item advertised at a particular price, but when you get there, the product is out...

Importers and exporters of food, plants, animals and related products, may soon find it easier to conduct business, as Government is working on a project to streamline and simplify the issuance of permits and the inspection process for trade in these products. Shirley Ann Eaton, Project Manager for the Regulations, Legislation and Process Improvement Project (Regs & Legs) in the...

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) is lending its expertise to other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries as they work to develop their own competition laws, in time for the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) in 2005. Already, Barbados has been assisted to set up its own competition agency in January this year and now joins Jamaica as...

Cleaning up activities will be conducted on a number of beaches in Portland today as the parish observes International Beach Clean Up Day. The effort will be spearheaded by the Portland Environment Protection Association (PEPA), in collaboration with the National Environmental Societies Trust and the United States Peace Corps, with funding from the Canadian Green Fund. Marguerite Gauron, President PEPA,...