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The Icy Allen Care Centre, a new addition to the Trelawny Infirmary, was officially opened on February 26. Constructed at a cost of approximately $40 million, through philanthropic contributions from friends of the Infirmary based in the United States, the Care Center has accommodation for approximately 35 residents. It is fully equipped with modern facilities and conveniences suitable also for...

Reggae Month 2009 came to a pulsating climax with impressive performances by Freddie McGregor, Tanya Stephens, Lloyd Lovindeer, TOK and Professor Nuts, at the inaugural Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA) Honour Awards on Sunday (March 1). In an atmosphere of glitz and glamour, 11 stalwarts of Jamaica's music industry were honoured and celebrated, for their invaluable contribution to its development...

The Tax Administration Department is reminding all companies, organisations, self-employed persons, and employees with other sources of income, that March 15 is the due date to file income tax returns. Business persons are being urged to use days preceeding that date to prepare their Final Income Tax Return for 2008 and a Declaration of Estimated Income and Tax Payable for...

Jamaica is expected to host the next meeting of the executive committee of the Parliamentary Confederation of the Americas(COPA), which unites democratic Parliaments in the Americas. This has been confirmed by Jamaica's representative on COPA's executive committee, Mr. Othneil Lawrence, the Member of Parliament for North West St. Ann, who returned home recently from the meeting of the committee in...

Several communities in Portland are poised to benefit from training and social development programmes, aimed at improving their socio-economic conditions. One such area, Janga Gully in Port Antonio, will see the HEART Trust/NTA providing certification for persons who are already equipped with a number of skills, but who are not certified. The Trust will also be offering training to other...

Representatives of three youth groups in Montego Bay recently came together to give a facelift to the St. James Infirmary and donate food packages and other necessities to the elderly residents. The young people from the St. James Junior Council, the Montego Bay High School Key Club, and the Montego Bay Community College's Circle-K Club, cleaned the grounds, painted the...

The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JARIA) is promising a night of spectacular entertainment at its inaugural Honour Awards on Sunday, March 1, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. The JARIA will recognise artistes, musicians, sound systems, producers and engineers who have contributed to the development of Jamaica's music industry over the years at the event. In an interview with...

The administrative headquarters of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is to be relocated to Hagley Park Road, Half-Way-Tree, St. Andrew, in July, says State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister(OPM) with responsibility for Local Government, Robert Montague. In an interview with JIS News on Tuesday, Mr. Montague disclosed that the fire brigade will vacate space currently occupied at...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, today said that the Government has secured commitments for almost US $1billion from multilateral sources through to the end of March, as it seeks to maximise the flow of foreign exchange despite the downturn in foreign currency earnings caused by the global financial crisis. At the same time, the Prime Minister had a word of caution...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, yesterday told the people of Hanover that National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante was not the first person to fight for the downtrodden people of Jamaica but none, including Marcus Garvey, was as successful or as effective as Mr. Bustamante. He is of the view that it was Sir Alexander Bustamante who paved the way for the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will lead a second phase of the Cabinet retreat this weekend. Cabinet met last Friday and is to meet again this Saturday and Sunday. The Prime Minister gave insights into the issues that confront the Cabinet during his address to the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce earlier today, (February 24) on board the Carnival cruise liner,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has urged all Jamaicans to hold dear, the memory and legacy of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, the great and exemplary leader, who was instrumental in making things happen, that set the country on a new path. Addressing a civic ceremony, which was held to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Sir Alexander's birth,...