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Efforts at enhancing Caribbean inter-regional trade are likely to be boosted with the drafting of documentation outlining the import/export needs and capacities of CARICOM member states. Drafting of the document was commissioned by CARICOM, at the request of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Donovan Stanberry, told JIS...

The Washington DC-based Jamaica Nationals Association (JNA) has contributed US$500 to assist the rehabilitation efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake. Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States (US), His Excellency Anthony Johnson, accepted the cheque from JNA President, Ms. Claudette Henry at a brief ceremony held recently at the Embassy in Washington. Ambassador Johnson commended the...

A one-day exhibition of Caribbean products and services dubbed 'Expressions of the Caribbean' will be held on April 30 in South Florida. The event, slated for the Signature Grand in Davie, will bring together more than 30 Caribbean-owned businesses involved in food production, services, retail, distribution, and import/export agents. Participants will have the opportunity to network with potential clients and...

Tourism interests from around the world will converge in the island next January for 'Caribbean Marketplace 2011,' which is one of the largest and most prestigious tourism marketing events in the region. The three-day event, organised by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), will be held from January 16 to18 at the Convention Centre in Montego Bay, which is...

The Embassy of Spain and the National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica (NYOJ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at making instruction in classical music more accessible to Jamaican children. At the MoU signing today (April 15), at the Embassy of Spain in New Kingston, the Embassy also handed over its first cheque valued at US$2,000 to the NYOJ....

The Atlanta-based Integrity Children's Fund (Integrity) has contributed US$280,000 to three schools in Kingston and St. Andrew over the past seven years. The schools are Joy Town Learning Centre, a basic school making inroads in early childhood education in Trench Town; Operation Restoration Christian School, a remedial school attempting, with excellent results so far, the educational rehabilitation of illiterate teenaged...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has expressed condolences on behalf of the Government and the people of Jamaica, to the people of Poland, following the plane crash on Saturday, (April 10 ) which claimed the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, the First Lady and many prominent members of Poland's political, military and church establishment. In his message of condolence Mr....

More than 330 persons with serious eye conditions have received treatment at the Jamaica/Cuba Ophthalmology Centre in Kingston, since it started performing surgeries about a month ago. Among them is 19-year-old Okeilo Downing, who is eager to return to school after having cataract removed from his right eye this morning (April 14). Okeilo, who spoke to JIS News after the...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, has called on governments in the region to put measures in place to ensure that health care is more accessible to its citizens, particularly the less fortunate. "We must begin to view health as critical to the survival of the region's peoples. When placed within the context of a fundamental right, it becomes incumbent...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, His Excellency Vuk Jeremic, will pay an official visit to Jamaica April 11 to 13. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, His Excellency Vuk Jeremic will pay an official visit to Jamaica from April 11 to April 13. On Monday, April 12, Mr. Jeremic will attend a luncheon...

Jamaican companies that participated in last month's International Food and Drink Expo in Birmingham, England, are reporting success in making new business contacts and promoting a range of local Jamaican food and drink products in the United Kingdom, European and wider international markets. Some 10 Jamaican companies covering a range of products including beverages; sauces, spices and condiments; breads, biscuits...

Former Prime Minister and Special Representative of CARICOM on Haiti, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, has encouraged the local private sector to become familiar with the Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti, with a view to seeing where they can make an input. He was updating local business leaders on the progress of plans to redevelop Haiti,...