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I welcome this opportunity to extend greetings on the occasion of this year’s Civil Service Week which is being observed during the period 20th – 26th November 2011 under the theme: “Civil Servants – Repositioning for National Development”. If ever there was a need for repositioning of the civil service, indeed, the entire Public Service, no period has greater claim...

KINGSTON — The Government of Jamaica will host the 14th annual Conference of Presidents and Governors-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) from November 21- 24, 2011 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston. It will be held under the theme: 'Building Together for the Future'. Ten Heads of State from Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Belize; the Commonwealth of Dominica; Grenada; St....

KINGSTON — The Canadian Forces (Canada's armed forces) has assisted the HEART Technical School, East Bell Road, Kingston by repairing and replacing tools and equipment at a cost of nearly $200,000.   The school, operated by Operation Friendship in collaboration with HEART/NTA, was in dire need of new equipment and tools. Under the project, the men and women of the Canadian...

Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett, completed his visit to the UK this week with a community meeting at the Jamaica High Commission in London. The event was an opportunity for Minister Bartlett to highlight the 50th Anniversary of Independence taking place next year and the importance of the Jamaican Diaspora in the UK in stimulating interest in the...

KINGSTON — Members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have joined forces in an attempt to bolster energy conservation and awareness efforts throughout the region, with its first staging of the annual Caricom Energy Week (CEW). The brainchild of the CARICOM Secretariat, the initiative was launched on November 3 in Jamaica under the theme: ‘Energy Security for a Sustainable Future’, and...

Jamaica launched its National Aid for Trade Strategy on October 27, which is designed to enhancing the country’s export capacity and improve competitiveness. The strategy, developed by the Government in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), articulates the country’s trade-related priorities, and is designed to attract and ensure focused access...

KINGSTON — The Jamaican Embassy in Washington is collaborating with Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) in the staging of business outreach events aimed at encouraging Jamaican entrepreneurs in the United States (US) to seize investment opportunities in the island. “To get more joint venture opportunities going, what we have been doing at the Embassy, in conjunction with JAMPRO, is having more...

KINGSTON — Jamaica Promotions Corporation (Jampro) is targeting overseas nationals as it looks to boost investment in the country. The agency's Vice President for Planning and Corporate Development, Dr. Dana Morris-Dixon, said that Jamaicans in the Diaspora have expressed interest in setting up businesses in their country of birth. "A lot of these persons are interested in investing in Jamaica...

MONTEGO BAY — Every October, a team of medical professionals from Atlanta in the United States close their private practice or take leave from their jobs, and head for the sunny shores of Jamaica for a few days. They do not come to the island for fun and relaxation; instead, they are volunteering their time and skills to treating less...

KINGSTON — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment, to improve sanitation and create economic ventures in Rose Town, Kingston, with an initial donation of US$1 Million. Speaking at the signing, at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday (October 18), Mission Director of...

MONTEGO BAY — Assistant Secretary General of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Ambassador Albert Ramdin, is encouraging businesses in the Caribbean, Central and South America to innovate and diversify their operations, and find new ways to grow, instead of “fold and break,” in the face of the global downturn. He said that top economists in America have agreed with...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, and the Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, will leave the island this afternoon (October 12) for Washington D.C. to hold discussions with the multilateral agencies: the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World Bank. The talks will focus on the government’s economic programme and the measures being taken to ensure that its long...