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Bouygues Travaux Publics Jamaica Limited, builders of roads under the Highway 2000 Project, has been invited to assess another alternative route to the Bog Walk Gorgein St. Catherine, and to make its findings available to the Government for consideration. The route is the Crescent Road. Currently, there are two alternative routes, the 'Barry' and Sligoville Roads. "Another alternative is being...

Foga Road High School in Clarendon, which commenced operations in 2007, opened its doors to a new batch of students on September 3. For the first year, it operated only at the Grade 7 level, with a population of 260 students. However, for the 2008/09 school year, the former Grade 7 students have moved on to Grade 8, while new...

Director for Region Six in the Ministry of Education, Simon McKenzie, has reported that most schools in the Region got off to a smooth start, for the 2008/09 school year. According to Mr. McKenzie, only minor inconvenience was suffered as a result of the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav. "In relation to damage done to schools due to the passing...

Mayor of Morant Bay St. Thomas, Hanif Brown, has said that the Parish Council, would be enforcing the building code regulations, in an effort to ensure that persons do not build close to the coastline. At the same time, the Mayor said there should be dialogue with persons to leave their houses, which are built near the sea. "There is...

Work being carried out by Bouygues Travaux Publics Jamaica Limited, on the Bog Walk Gorge roadway in St. Catherine,should not affect meeting the deadlines for other projects that are being undertaken elsewhere in the country. This commitment was given by Chief Executive Officer of Bouygues, Louis Brais, who told JIS News, that careful consideration had been given before making the...

World Record Holder and Olympic Champion, Usain Bolt returned to the island today (September 8) to a rapturous reception at the Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston as hundreds of Jamaicans turned out to meet him amidst the threat of rain. He is greeted by Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding; Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange; and...

The deadline for regional journalists and individuals or groups working in the fields of population and development to submit works for the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA) 2008 Caribbean Population Awards, has been extended to September 19. The newly re-branded Caribbean Population Awards, formerly the Caribbean Media Awards, is part of ongoing efforts to encourage excellence among print, radio and...

Marooned residents of Springbank in eastern St. Thomas will soon be able to travel and carry out normal activities, as work began yesterday (Sept. 5), to widen the Springbank Main Road, where a break-away occurred as a result of Tropical Storm Gustav. Springbank, and other adjoining communities, were cut off as the main road was eroded by water from the...

The St. Thomas Parish Council, in collaboration with the National Works Agency (NWA), has begun clearing an alternative route through Taris to Springbank in St. Thomas, so that residents and vehicular traffic can have access to Springbank. Residents there are using a track to leave the community, after the road was destroyed, following landslides caused by recent heavy rains associated...

Following the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav, which recently ravaged sections of the island, Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sheila Forrester, is urging Jamaicans to continue to adhere to health and safety practices, in order to prevent a potential outbreak of vector borne illnesses and other infectious diseases. "One of the important diseases we are trying...

A number of remittance agencies, have agreed to open accounts dedicated to enabling Jamaicans in the Diaspora, to contribute to the Gustav Recovery Fund, that has been launched by Minister of State for Project Implementation and Service Delivery, in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz. The agencies include: Jamaica National Building Society through its remittance arm, JN Money...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, yesterday (September 5) launched the first of three public consultations with fishers and other stakeholders on the draft Fisheries Policy, at Jakes Resort in St. Elizabeth. Outlining the aims of the consultations, Minister Tufton said the industry will have to be managed and regulated so that there will be long term benefit to all...