WASHINGTON - The work of  the late former  Deputy Prime Minister and Ambassador to the United States (US), Seymour Mullings, has been lauded  by Jamaicans in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Mullings,  who served in the US from 2001 to 2004, died on October 9 at the age of 82. He was also Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States...

The Norman Manley International Airport is to receive important fire safety equipment, following Cabinet's decision to approve a contract to Oshkosh Corporation of the United States, for the manufacture and delivery of one aircraft rescue and fire-fighting vehicle and associated rescue equipment. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, disclosed at the weekly Jamaica House media briefing...

Retired educator, Lincoln Thaxter, was yesterday (October 10) installed as Custos of the parish of Portland. At the ceremony held at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Port Antonio, the new Custos was hailed as a patriot and community stalwart. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, who officiated the ceremony, noted that the wealth...

The Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Jamaica has provided some $52 million for the implementation of three projects, focused on the rehabilitation of inmates in the correctional system including juveniles, and addressing legal and human rights issues. Stand Up for Jamaica (SUFJ) has received a sum of $10.3 million to carry out the ‘Rehabilitation of Inmates: A professional...

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) will join with the rest of the world in celebrating the work of thousands of volunteers, who have contributed to the development of standards, on World Standards Day, October 14. A standard is a document that provides requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes and...

Four of the country’s Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been equipped with the necessary tools to generate and attract funding outside of donor support. The entities, Ashe Company; Jamaica AIDS Support for Life; Panos Caribbean; and Rise Life Management, have benefitted from a marketing initiative of  non-profit body, World Learning, through which they are receiving assistance to identify  products and services...

Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Professor Hopeton Dunn, has renewed calls for the broadcast media to uphold the highest standard in their output. Speaking at a public consultation held on Wednesday, October 9, at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in St. Andrew, Professor Dunn said that too many breaches are occurring in the broadcast arena. He urged...