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On National Heroes Day, Monday (October 19), Director of the Jamaica Folk Revue, a Miami-based cultural group, Norma E. Darby, will be among Jamaicans receiving national honours from Governor-General, His Excellency the Most, Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, at Kings House. Mrs. Darby has been awarded the Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service by the Government, for service to Jamaica and...

The Managing Director of the London-based Caribbean Council, David Jessop, has been awarded an honorary Order of Distinction (Commander Class) by the Government of Jamaica for service to Jamaica and the Jamaican Diaspora. Mr. Jessop told JIS News that he was flattered to be among those who will receive their honours and awards in Kingston on National Heroes Day (October...

The Consulate General in New York will tomorrow (Oct.15) open a condolence book for late Jamaican Ambassador Keith Johnson, OJ, CD, at its offices located at 767 Third Avenue, New York. The condolence book will be open until October 16 from 9:15 a.m. to noon each day. Consul General, Geneive Brown Metzger, said the opening of the book provides the...

Caribbean Food Delight's patties and Levi Roots' 'Reggae Reggae Jerk Sauce' have been shortlisted in the best new food category of the inaugural World Food Awards. Caribbean Food Delights is owned by Jamaican-born Vincent HoSang. The company produces a range of patties from its New York headquarters, which are distributed in the United Kingdom (UK) by Caribbean Savouries Limited. Chief...

Jamaica will join the rest of the world in observing World Food Day on Friday (October 16), under the theme: Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis." Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, will be journeying to the Garvey Maceo High School, Vernamfield, Clarendon to share in the day's activities, with students and teachers. World Food Day...

Some 40 original works of art by 12 Jamaican artists, reflecting complementary visions of the Jamaican experience, will be on exhibit at the Jamaican High Commission over the period October 15 to 22, 2009. The works include paintings, photographs and jewellery. The artists comprise Mr. Alphanso Blake, Mr. Ewan McAnuff, Mr. Edward Channer, Ms. Damaris Mayne, and Mr. Jeremy Francis...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese, has said that a two-day seminar on organised crime in Jamaica, which ended Wednesday (October 7), will enhance local capabilities and strategies in combating the problem. "On behalf of the Ministry of National Security, I would like to signal our deep appreciation for this assistance programme, and we will...

Minister of State in Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, has urged delegates at the inaugural Jamaica Diaspora Conference in the United States (US), to embrace the young people as future leaders, as they are key in sustaining the Movement, and to promoting Jamaica's interests. Speaking to nearly 150 delegates during the closing...

Thirty-one workers from the Jamaican hospitality industry have received cheques totalling US$268,000 (J$23.8 million) from their lawsuit settlement with North American inter-city bus company, Greyhound. The Overseas Hotel Employment (H2B) programme workers were injured in an accident in March 2007, involving the Greyhound bus they were travelling in from Florida to their places of employment in the state of Missouri,...

The Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) has reported that its first trade and investment seminar in Germany is already receiving expressions of interest in the island's maritime and renewable energy sectors. In addition, the JTI European Regional Manager, Mr. Laurence Jones, told JIS News that there is also strong interest from German firms in the planned inward investment mission to...

Jamaica has no need to worry about a threat to its ethanol exports to the United States (US) as the country's regulatory regime for imported ethanol is not likely to change in the near future. US trade representative, Ambassador Ronald Kirk, gave this assurance when he met with Jamaica's Ambassador to the US, His Excellency Anthony Johnson at the Embassy...

Jamaican lawyer, Dr. Delroy Beckford, examines the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) regulation of trade remedies and the power dynamics of countries settling disputes in his book 'Power and Judicial Activism in the WTO: The Appellate Body's Interpretation of Trade Remedy Agreements'. The book, which was launched at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on October 1, looks at some landmark rulings...