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United States Ambassador to Jamaica, Her Excellency Pamela Bridgewater, says she is committed to working with Jamaica to improve its economic future. However, she says success will depend on the role Jamaicans play in that effort. “The path for increasing economic growth in Jamaica rests in the hands of Jamaicans.  The sooner steps are taken to rein in crime, lower...

A legacy programme, which will provide for the exchange of expertise in athletics between Jamaica and Birmingham and also for the forging of business and cultural ties, was launched on February 19 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in the British city. The launch of the Birmingham-Jamaica Athletics Legacy Exchange Programme preceded the Aviva Indoor Grand Prix in which several Jamaican...

Proceeds from the performance of the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) in South Florida, on February 13, will benefit the Rex Nettleford Foundation of the University of the West Indies UWI). The special three-hour performance titled, ‘Caribbean Dance Celebration 2011’,  highlighted outstanding dance presentations by the internationally acclaimed dance company, to a packed house of almost 900 patrons,...

The contributions of Jamaicans in Canada will be highlighted in a commemorative book to be published in time for the 50th Anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence, in 2012. Although conceived by the Toronto 50th Anniversary Planning Committee, nominations of Jamaicans from all across Canada are being accepted. The deadline is March 31. Speaking to JIS News recently, the Chair of the...

Fourteen students and eight teachers from the St. Martin in the Fields Church of England High School in South London will leave for Jamaica this week-end, for a one week educational and social link with staff and students of the Anchovy High School in St. James. The link is the continuation of a relationship, which was established in 2007 under...

Former Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Ronald Robinson, today (February 14) gave his testimony at the Commission of Enquiry into the extradition request by the United States for Christopher Coke. During his testimony Dr. Robinson said he became aware of the extradition request through the electronic media in August 2009. Shortly after,...

The internationally acclaimed National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) will return to South Florida to perform at a special one night performance on Sunday, February 13, at the Coral Springs Centre for the Performing Arts, in Coral Springs. The performance will be staged by the Jamaica Awareness Incorporated, a Florida based cultural marketing group, in collaboration with the Jamaican...

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Dianne McIntosh, has said that the Jamaica Reducing Reoffending Action Plan (JRRAP), which assists in reintegrating deportees and local ex-offenders, is making a positive impact, particularly on those needing temporary accommodation, medical support and counselling. She was speaking with Jamaica’s Consul General in Toronto, Seth George Ramocan, on Thursday February 10,...

Solicitor General, Douglas Leys, insisted Friday February 11 at the Commission of Enquiry into the handling of the extradition request for Christopher "Dudus" Coke, that he did not engage lawyers from a United States firm on behalf of the Jamaican Government. Mr. Leys was testifying for the fourth day at the enquiry, which is being held at the Jamaica Conference...

The Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall will be the main venue for the staging of matches for the CONCACAF Under-17 football tournament, which gets underway next week. General Secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation, (JFF) Horace Reid, says that St. James venue got the nod of approval, after an inspection on Wednesday February 9 by officials from CONCACAF,...

Jamaica has come in for commendation from the World Trade Organization (WTO) for initiatives to improve the macro-economic environment and to address crime and corruption, even while members have highlighted areas where improvements must be made. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, said that coming out of the WTO Trade Policy Review (TPR), held last...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, on Wednesday reported on Jamaica’s Third World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Trade Policy Review (TPR) exercise, at a press conference held at the Ministry’s Dominica Drive Offices. Under the TPR Mechanism, small, developing countries like Jamaica are reviewed every six years to; in essence, analyze the country’s...