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About 100 farmers in the communities of Top Mountain, Guys Hill and their environs in North East St. Catherine, are to benefit from a $47 million European Union (EU) funded banana rehabilitation agricultural project, Member of Parliament, Gregory Mair, has disclosed. The project, which he says is a partnership, is expected to help farmers previously engaged in banana cultivation, as...

Motorists and other users of the Steer Town main road, in St. Ann, are expressing gratitude for the new two-lane bridge that was recently constructed in the area. The bridge, one of many built across the island under the Canadian R. A. Murray Bridge Programme, was officially opened by Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, on Friday, September...

The St. Ann leg of the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), which will see the repair of the road network in the parish, was launched at the Turtle River Park, Ocho Rios, on September, 10. The programme will be carried out at a cost of some $400 million to $450 million in the first phase, and the work should commence...

The St. James Parish Council in recognition of one of the outstanding sons of the parish, philanthropist and fitness trainer, Lloyd George Young O.D. J.P., has renamed First Street, Albion, Montego Bay, Lloyd Young Drive, in his honour. The move was initiated through a resolution passed by the Council, with an official ceremony to mark the unveiling of the street...

Newly sworn-in Custos Rotulorum (Keeper of the Rolls) of St. Andrew, the Hon. Marigold Harding, says she will be carefully monitoring the list of Justices of the Peace (JPs) in the parish, and will seek to ensure that they are visible in their communities. Speaking on Thursday (September 2) at King's House following her installation by the Governor General, His...

Members of Parliament for St. Thomas, Hon. James Robertson (West) and Dr. Fenton Ferguson (East), have welcomed implementation of the Government's multi-billion dollar Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), in the parish. The US$400 million ($36 billion) project, being financed through a loan agreement between Jamaica and the government of China, will see major rehabilitation of major and parochial roads as...

Deputy General Manager with responsibility for Economic Development and Corporate Relations at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lenworth Tracey, says that pedestrianisation of Water Square, Falmouth, is for the benefit of the town and should not affect established businesses. He made the comments in an interview with JIS News on Thursday (August 26), against the background of media reports in...

Approximately $5 million worth of assistance in the form of scholarships, books, book vouchers and grants, were presented to beneficiaries from East Central St. James, Tuesday (August 24), by the East Central St. James Education Fund. The assistance programme, which is an ongoing one, will see the provision of all the necessary books for students in grade four in the...

The Department of Local Government has committed $3 million towards the restoration of the birthplace of National Hero, The Right Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, in St. Ann. Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, made the announcement on August 21 at the installation banquet for the Rotary Club of Ocho Rios, held at the Sunset Jamaica...

Approximately 40 senior citizens from Jericho, in Hanover, were recognised for their contribution to community development, at a special luncheon, held recently at Tryall Hotel, in the parish. Chief among the senior citizens was 99 year-old Beatrice Dixon, who flew down from the United States of America for the occasion. She received a special award from the Executive Director of...

The new Cornwall Court sewerage disposal system, which has been designed to serve some 1,000 households across North West St. James, has been completed at a cost of $300 million, eight months ahead of schedule. Minister of Water and Housing and Member of Parliament for the area, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, recently led a team from the Ministry on a...

Hundreds of citizens from St. James came out to embrace and participate in the Emancipation celebrations at Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay on Saturday night (July 31). The celebrations were organised and produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), in association with the St. James Parish Council. It included demonstrations by marching bands, renditions from a number of gospel...