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Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, is calling on private sector entities to assist in developing the infrastructure of schools through the National Education Trust Fund, in a bid to create a more productive labour force. "Entrepreneurs understand the extremely important link between the development of the human resource and the development of the intellectual property, that it is your human...

Sports ranks as one of the highest contributors to Jamaica's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), based on recent analyses of the composition of the GDP, former Prime Minister Edward Seaga has said. This, he says, is as a result of the inter-linkages which the sector has, and the fact that it is linked to and supported by domestic facilities and provisions....

Six Judges were yesterday (Sept.15) sworn in to serve in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court by Deputy Governor-General, the Very Reverend Canon Weeville Gordon, at a ceremony held at King's House. The Judges sworn in are: Justice Mahadev Dukharan, to act as Judge of the Court of Appeal; His Honour, Martin Gayle, to act as Puisne Judge;...

Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), Beverley Hall Taylor has said that plans are in place to develop a national disaster plan for infirmaries and homes for senior citizens across the island. According to Mrs. Hall Taylor, it is critical that persons who work in these institutions are able to respond quickly in cases of emergency....

Education Minister, Andrew Holness, is calling on the church community to strengthen the partnership with the Education sector, by donating lands for the construction of more schools. "We want to continue the relationship; we want to broaden the partnership to bring in other church institutions. We have already started where the church will provide us with the land, and we...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has directed the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR), to carry out a detailed analysis of the costs and charges being imposed for electricity, supplied by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo). He has also mandated the OUR, to put together a detailed analysis of the oil purchases done by Petrojam, specifically for the JPSco, covering the...

Jamaica and UNESCO signed what was dubbed the Kingston Declaration arising out a two-day International Congress on Sport for Peace Development which concluded in Kingston today. The document was signed by the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, in her capacity as president of the Congress, and Mr. Wataru Iwamoto, representative of UNESCO, which sponsored...

Over the past year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, under the charge of Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has focussed on implementing strategies to positively impact the country, with regard to trade, while ensuring sustainable relations within the region and the wider society. These include cementing the specifications, as they relate to the Economic Partnership Agreement...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, opened the lines of communication with Jamaicans in a way that has never been done before, with the launch of a one-hour radio call-in programme, Jamaica House Live, on January 30. So popular is the programme, that it has been extended to one and a half hours. The programme is part of the Government's thrust to...

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, is urging pedestrians to be street smart, as they traverse the island's roadways. This appeal formed part of the Minister's message, delivered by Executive Director of the Island Traffic Authority, Paul Clemetson, at the launch of Scotia Bank's newly re-branded Street Smart, Street Safe Road Safety Programme, at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), is seeking certification and registration for three of Jamaica's best known products under the Geographical Indications (GIs) Protection System, to assist with branding for enhanced global marketing, and to help Jamaica fight counterfeiting of its GIs. The products are: Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee, Jamaica Rum, and Jamaica Jerk Seasoning. The disclosure was made by...

Track and fielder Dexter Angelo Lee, was on Thursday (September 11), presented with a citation by the St. James Parish Council, for his outstanding performance in the 100 metre race at the 12th IAAF World Junior Championship in Bydgoszcz, Poland in July. The presentation was made by the Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair Jnr., during the regular meeting...