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The cultural event and presentation ceremony honouring Jamaica's 2012 Olympians and Paralympians on National Heroes Day is a public event, and that just under half of the tickets available are for high school children and members of the public. Minister with responsibility for Sport in the Office of the Prime Minister, Natalie Neita Headley said, "The celebration, which will see...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government has committed an additional $14 million to tackle the dengue problem, of which $4 million is designed for the health regions, $4 million for public education and $6 million for vector control.  Dr. Ferguson, who was speaking  today  (October 11), during a press briefing at his downtown Kingston offices, informed...

The Government is seeking to equip and transform the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston and psychiatric wards of the country's hospitals into centres that can best care for the mentally ill. This was noted by Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, at the World Mental Health Day conference on October 10, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The conference...

Minister of Tourism and Entertainment, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says in order for Jamaica to have a strong tourism industry capable of driving national development, the people have to become "owners" of the industry and not just bystanders. "The story of tourism is one of great struggle, resilience, pride and strength and it is a story I think, every Jamaican,...

The first in a series of public meetings on the setting up of an Environmental Regulatory Authority (ERA) will be held on Friday, October 12, at the Cecil Charlton Hall in Mandeville, Manchester, starting at 5:00 p.m. Officials are expected to receive feedback from public and private sector stakeholders on the ERA, which will effectively address environmental, social and economical...

The Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA) is looking to source financing for entrepreneurs under its 'Jamaica 50 Business Ideas for Sustainable Earning' initiative. JEA President, Vitus Evans, said that discussions have been held with several financial institutions to provide financing of between $1 million and $5 million for viable projects. He said the response so far has been positive. He was...

Minister with responsibility for Sports, Hon. Natalie Neita Headley, says the sports industry, if properly exploited can play a major role in moving Jamaica forward. "In an economy facing challenges, the quest for growth, job creation and enhanced opportunities for our people, there is no question that sports present us with unique opportunities for economic spin-offs," she stated. The Minister...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, is urging Jamaicans to desist from stigmatising persons with mental illnesses and instead show them more care, love and respect. He noted that these attributes, along with proper treatment, are critical in the recovery process of the individual. "Here in Jamaica...there is a persistent stigma attached to mental illness, which needs to be...

LONDON — The Registrar General's Department (RGD) and the National Housing Trust (NHT) completed a seven-city United Kingdom (UK) tour on October 10, looking at ways to improve their service to the Jamaican Diaspora. The visit was organised by the Jamaican Diaspora UK, as a spin-off community initiative from the UK Diaspora national conference that was held in London in...

Local manufacturers will get an opportunity to participate in the development of standards for value-added agricultural products and further expand their markets in terms of agro-processing and food exportation, at the upcoming 26th session of the Codex Committee on Processed Fruits and Vegetables (CCPFV). The meeting, scheduled for the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel, Montego Bay, from October 15-19, is being...

Jamaica's earning from total exports for the first five months of the 2012 was valued at US$715.3 million, with domestic exports increasing by 1.08 per cent over the similar period last year. President of the Jamaica Exporters Association (JEA), Vitus Evans, presented the figure at yesterday's (October 9) quarterly media briefing in Kingston. He noted that of the US$715 million,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed former Prime Minister the Most Hon. Edward Seaga as "one of the granite figures of our time". "He is supremely an extraordinary parliamentarian, creative institution builder, and a pragmatic Jamaican visionary," she said in tribute to Mr. Seaga yesterday (Oct. 9 during a special joint sitting of the Houses of...