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Prime Minister Bruce Golding will leave the island on Wednesday ( March 11) to attend the 20th Inter-sessional Meeting of the Conference of Caricom Heads of Government, set for March 12-13 in Belize City, Belize. High on the agenda for discussions by the Caricom Heads will be the impact of the global economic crisis on the region. The Heads will...

The Department of Local Government, Office of the Prime Minister, in collaboration with the St. James Parish Council, has applied for and received financial assistance for six Local Authorities to benefit under the European Union's (EU) Banana Support Programme, in the amount of €1.9 million. Formal signing for this agreement will take place at a ceremony, to be held at...

Firefighters are known for their valiant efforts to save and rescue persons and property from the searing arms of fire. Those who have had the opportunity to witness them in action know the levels of bravery associated with the job. However, few are aware of another bold aspect of their undertakings. In one of their most recent initiatives, firefighters are...

Prime Minister and Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Leader, Bruce Golding, along with the President of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), Mr. Kavan Gayle, accompanied by JLP General Secretary, Karl Samuda, and BITU General Secretary, George Fyffe, visited Lady Bustamante on Sunday (March 8), in celebration of her 97th birthday which coincided with the observance of International Women's Day. 'Lady...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, met with representatives of a high level Belgian Trade and Economic Mission at Jamaica House on Friday (March 6), during which new trade and investment opportunities between both countries were explored. The Prime Minister was also updated on projects already being undertaken under the Jamaican-Belgian economic relations programme since 1995. The team was in Jamaica meeting...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will be spending Sunday (March 8) with Lady Bustamante , widow of the late former Prime Minister of Jamaica and National Hero, Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, as she celebrates her 97th birthday. Sunday March 8 will be of special significance for 'Lady B' as she is affectionately called, as it will also be celebrated as...

Sunday, March 8,2009, is not only International Women's Day, but it will also mark the 97th birthday of Lady Bustamante, the only living widow of a Jamaican national hero. Lady "B" has already surpassed the late Sir Alexander's 93 years and, as she closes in on her centenary, can rightly be called the "grand old lady of Jamaican politics." Affectionately...

Dr. Sheila Campbell- Forrester, Beverly Anderson-Manley, Karen Smith and Caroline Ramsay were recognized and honoured for their service to society by the Kiwanis Club of Providence, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (March 5). According to president of the Club, Mrs. Glenda Miller, the event, which was staged at the Wexford Hotel, was in recognition of International Women's Day which will be...

In a bid to herald and energise a new approach to agriculture, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, says a new investment driven approach must be taken to the industry and that it must be looked at as a business to create wealth, not as something to help out rural poor people. In the creation of this new thinking, Mr. Golding says...

The African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank (ACIJ/JMB), on Wednesday (March 4), launched its much anticipated CD-ROM, 'Afro-Jamaican Religions: Kumina, Revival and Rastafari', at the Institute of Jamaica, in Downtown Kingston. Addressing an audience of some 200 high school students and teachers, Professor Emerita at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Maureen Warner-Lewis, said the CD-ROM represented an...

The Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), has revamped its annual high school photography programme. On Tuesday (March 3) it launched a 'Resolution Project,' which, in addition to exposing the creativity of students, aims to encourage them to focus on issues that can bring about positive change to their communities. Speaking at the launch held at the Bloomfield Great House in...

Thirty-year old Kim Marie Spence, has been selected to represent Jamaica in the team of eight women from countries across the Commonwealth, who will participate in the Women's Antarctic Expedition. Representing five continents, six faiths and seven languages, the team of diverse women, some of whom have never seen snow before, will come together to tackle the immense mental and...