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WASHINGTON - Promoting brand Jamaica to a global audience is a major part of Team Jamaica Bickle's (TJB) mission. This is no more evident than during the annual Penn Relays, when Franklin Field and the entire city of Philadelphia in the United States are awash in a sea of black, green and gold, as the country's best high school athletes...

The University of Technology (UTech) has launched a research project, aimed at developing a commercially viable hydrogen gas to be used as ‘regular’ cooking gas by householders across the island. “The research focuses on the production of hydrogen gas from water. The hydrogen will be used for cooking. The idea is to provide an affordable substitute to LPG cooking gas,...

Students and staff at St. Patrick’s Primary School on Bay Farm Road are now enjoying expanded classroom space and a new multi-purpose court. The $31. 27 million upgrading project was funded by the European Union (EU), through its Poverty Reduction Programme being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The scope of works included: construction of six classrooms to...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, says a Bill to facilitate entrenchment of the local government structure in Jamaica’s Constitution, is to be tabled in Parliament shortly. This action forms a pivotal part of the process of local government reform, currently being embarked on by the administration. Speaking at the first in a series of Town Hall...

Five new 46-seater Volvo buses were yesterday (Oct. 17) handed over to  Montego Bay Metro Limited, which will boost public transport service to residents of the city and its environs. Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, presented the keys to Chairman of the bus company, Gordon Brown, at a ceremony held...

Jamaica will join the rest of the world in observing World Mammography Day on Friday, October 19, under the theme: ‘Develop a Healthy Habit today… Make Screening a Habit for Life’. This forms part of the many observations and activities that are being held across the world and in Jamaica, in commemoration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is observed...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the Government’s approach in securing an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is very serious and the discussions are advanced and ongoing. Speaking at the first of a series of parish meetings aimed at providing the public with information on key aspects of national development held yesterday (Oct 17) at the Jose Marti...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to purchase and wear the Jamaica 50 commemorative pins to show their patriotism and love for the country. The Pins of Pride, which bear the Jamaica 50 logo, are priced at $700 each and come in a variety of colours and elegant finishes.One million Jamaicans are being targeted to purchase the pins as part of the...

The effectiveness of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and Jamaica Defence Force’s (JDF) Polygraph Unit has been strengthened with the donation of two motor vehicles and polygraph equipment by the Canadian Government. The items were handed over on Wednesday October 17, 2012 by Canadian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Robert Ready, following a tour of the unit, located on...

Commissioner of Police, Owen Ellington, says in the near future, all persons being recruited to serve in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will be required to undergo a polygraph examination, commonly known as a lie detector test. At present, all senior JCF officers, and those being assessed for sensitive assignments, must undergo a polygraph exam. However, Commissioner Ellington noted that...

The Transport Authority will be rolling out a comprehensive programme to get illegal operations off the streets. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Morais Guy, made the announcement at the handing over of five Volvo buses to Montego Bay Metro Limited yesterday (Oct. 17), at the company’s depot in Bogue. He said that...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (Oct. 16), approved a motion for the United Kingdom (UK) and specified British Overseas Territories to be brought under the ambit of the Mutual Assistance (Criminal Matters) Act. The move will provide for increased cooperation on criminal matters between Jamaica and other Commonwealth countries in the region. According to Attorney-General, Patrick Atkinson, who moved...