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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has hailed the longstanding diplomatic relations which Jamaica shares with the People’s Republic of China, spanning some 41 years. Speaking during a special luncheon hosted by the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) for Jamaica’s delegation currently visiting the Asian nation, in Beijing, on Friday (August 23), Mrs. Simpson...

West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO), Kirkvine Works, dominated this year's minerals industry safety awards, copping five major prizes. At the National Minerals Industry Safety Awards banquet, held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in Kingston, the Manchester-based alumina refinery proved it had the best safety practices, by surpassing five other companies, and taking a huge chunk out of the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, has emphasised that human resources have an important role to play in laying the foundation for the sustainability of the country's social and economic development. "It is a known and documented fact that human capital is the single most important factor in the success and...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has said that the Government is serious about implementing measures to address climate change and to stave off the potentially harmful environmental, social, and economic effects. He was speaking on Tuesday (Jan. 13), during the official handing over of the National Water Sector Adaptation Strategy Plan for Jamaica, at the Ministry's head...

Her Excellency, the Most Hon. Lady Hall, has underscored the importance of transformation as a viable, strategic, and necessary option in securing and sustaining Jamaica's future. She was addressing the 29th National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) this morning (Jan. 15), at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston under the theme: 'No Transformation Without Reconciliation'. The theme, Lady Hall pointed out,...

Members of the Bellas Gate community in St. Catherine, will on Monday, January 19, engage in 'morning work, as they clear and carry out landscaping work in preparation for the construction of buildings to be used for the benefit of the community. The land, amounting to two acres, was donated to the Bellas Gate Community Development Committee, by renowned playwright,...

Residents of Yallahs in St. Thomas are being urged to be prepared for earthquakes in order to mitigate the worst effects. Disaster Coordinator at the St. Thomas Parish Council, Millicent Blake, speaking at an earthquake awareness meeting at the Yallahs town square on Monday (Jan. 12), said that although St. Thomas has not had any earthquakes in recent time, residents...

The National Quarantine Station at Plumb Point along the Palisadoes road in Kingston, was officially re-opened by the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton yesterday (Jan. 14). The facility, which has been expanded and undergone major repairs, was established in the early 1900s, and is the largest facility of its kind in the region. Dr. Tufton noted that the quarantine...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has outlined marketing and advertising initiatives geared at enhancing the country's tourism product and increasing visitor arrivals. Speaking at a media briefing at the Ministry's offices yesterday (Jan. 14), he pointed out that intense advertising, marketing and promotion of the island overseas, is key, in presenting the island to the world. "We are fine-tuning our...

The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), will stage its inaugural leadership seminar for PTA presidents on Saturday, January 17 at the Merl Grove High School in Kingston. President of the NPTAJ, Miranda Sutherland, told JIS News that the all-day event, which will be held under the theme: 'Leadership in Action', will feature a number of workshops on the roles...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has informed that based on the January 8 and 9 survey of food prices in the Corporate Area and Manchester, there has been a seven per cent reduction in prices compared to December, 2008. "What we did is we took the best of these prices and compared them with the weighted average...

Small business entrepreneurs are being urged to prepare and position their operations to take advantage of opportunities expected to emerge in areas such as tourism, when the current global economic climate improves. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, described as "fantastic" the opportunities which current developments, particularly in tourism, present, against...