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Georgina Harley-Smith, a talented British designer of Jamaican heritage, has been named among the top talents in the United Kingdom to watch for 2009, by Courvoisier The Future 500. Courvoisier The Future 500 is an exclusive network for rising stars across the UK. Being awarded a place within the network shows dedication and commitment to achieving success. A total of...

Jamaica is reaping huge dividends from the investment of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the education sector, which amounts to about US$30 million over the last 12 years. The input of the agency is primarily underpinned by three projects - the New Horizons, Expanding Educational Horizons (EEH), and Caribbean Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training. Director...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh is in Guyana attending the 27th Meeting CARICOM's Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) which begins today (Thursday) and ends tomorrow. The agenda items for consideration include: Implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME); External Economic and Trade Relations which should include...

Residents of Moneague, St. Ann can take advantage of the FREE "Beyond the Horizon" medical and veterinary fairs being hosted by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the United States Embassy until May 20, 2009. The team conducting the medical fair was at Faith Tabernacle earlier this week, and will be at the Lime Hall Community Centre from today...

The establishment of a leisure park/green area, with flowers, paved walkways and seating in the Whitehouse area, has been selected as the Labour Day project for the parish of Westmoreland. This project, which is estimated to cost in excess of $500,000.00, is expected to be a model for other parishes as well as to up-lift the township, giving greater pride...

Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada, Her Excellency Evadne Coye, has called on Jamaicans living in Canada to continue to support the country's national airline, Air Jamaica. The High Commissioner was speaking recently at a special church service, held at the Revivaltime Tabernacle in Toronto, Canada, to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the first Air Jamaica flight - a twin-jet DC-9...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon. Audley Shaw, left Jamaica today(May 12) for London, where he will headline the list of speakers for this year's "Outlook for the Future" a series of economic forums hosted by the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) under the theme, "The Economic Imperatives for Jamaica 2009." Mr. Shaw welcomed the opportunity to...

Caricom Foreign Ministers gathered in Kingston for the 12th meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), were charged by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding to protect the region's people by approaching international trade issues in unity and with determination. At the opening ceremony in Kingston on Friday (May 8), the Prime Minister said he had observed...

Despite a heavy schedule, the 12th meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), which ended at the Hilton Kingston Hotel today (May 9), has been hailed by CARICOM Foreign affairs Ministers as highly successful. Chairman of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, told journalists at a post-conference news briefing...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that a main focus of his term as chairman of CARICOM's Council for Foreign and Community Relations(COFCOR),will be the relationship between the region and North America. "It's very important for us to strengthen our ties with these big countries, these big economies, especially Canada with whom we are...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that CARICOM must develop a co-ordinated approach, and strengthen its existing policies, in tackling the myriad of challenges currently facing the region. Dr. Baugh was speaking at the opening ceremony of the 12th Meeting of the CARICOM Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR), at the Hilton...

Buoyed by the prospects of the dialogue, networking and experience-sharing opportunities with regional and international Local Government interests, Jamaica's delegation leaves the island on Sunday (May 10) to participate in the 4th Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF) in the Bahamas. The four-day international conference is being held under the theme: 'Improving Local Government: the Commonwealth Vision'. It is being held...