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K.D. Knight, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, has lauded the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) for its support of the education process and nation building in Jamaica. Speaking at the annual fundraising and awards banquet of the 84-year old institution on October 4 at the Airport Marriott Hotel, Miami, the Minister described the university as one where traditional values...

The St. Thomas Fire Department is appealing to residents of the parish to desist from making false fire calls. Louiston Gooden, Deputy Superintendent of the Fire Department, told JIS News that units in Morant Bay and Yallahs responded to seven false calls between September 1 and October 6, utilizing some eight gallons of gasoline from travelling some 129 kilometres to...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Thursday (Oct. 9) presented a cheque valued at $1 million to the Jamaica Special Olympic team, to offset expanses for sending athletes to the Special Olympic Games in Dublin, Ireland this summer. The money represents proceeds from the Law Enforcement Torch Run held in May of this year. Some 250 officers across the island...

The Falmouth Post Office in Trelawny, a Georgian style building constructed in 1815, has been renovated at a cost of $1.3 million. Funding for the project was provided by the Postal Corporation of Jamaica, the Falmouth Heritage Renewal and the Georgian Society of London. The scope of work included the repair of roof, staircase and windows and restoring and painting...

Students from five high schools within the Corporate Area learnt the principles of spreading peace when they recently gathered for an animated discussion on issues such as peace and forgiveness. The forum was organised to commemorate the United Nations' International Peace and Global Cease Fire Day, which was observed recently. Hosted at the Caenwood Centre, scores of students from Mona...

Refurbishing work on the Brown's Town Market in St. Ann should get underway by early next month. This was disclosed by Mark Henry, Parish Infrastructure Development Programme (PIDP) Project Officer in the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, at a public meeting held at the Anglican Church Hall in the town recently.The main purpose of the meeting, called...

The programme of upgrading and expansion of the Sangster International Airport is advanced with work already completed on the widening of the apron, the installation of a fuel hydrant system, and the construction of an air-conditioned hold room. Work is now underway on the erection of six jet-loading bridges and the redesign and rehabilitation of the northern drainage ponds; the...

If the management of rural water supply systems is to be successful, communities will have to change their attitude and become more assertive in the selection and decision making processes involved in implementing and sustaining such systems. This was emphasised recently by Senior Vice President of the Canadian management consulting firm, CoWater International, Dr. Andrew Livingstone, at the opening of...

The Clarendon Heritage Week Committee is hosting several activities in celebration of Heritage Week to be observed from October 12-20 under the national theme for this year, 'Embracing our heritage.out of many, one people'. In an interview with JIS News, Chairman of the Committee, Mayor of May Pen, Councillor Milton Brown explained that the week would commence with a church...

The diversion of water to meet the needs of the growing Municipality of Portmore, has created shortages in the communities of Seivwright Gardens and Waltham Gardens, as well as other areas off the Washington Boulevard. This was revealed in Parliament on Tuesday (Oct. 7), by Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan. He was answering questions posed by Opposition Spokesman...

The Liguanea Post Office, which is being constructed at the site of the old facility in St. Andrew, should be opened for business by November. This was disclosed by Carolle Hainsley, Deputy Postmaster General for the Postal Corporation of Jamaica (PostCorp) at a JIS Think Tank session held on Wednesday (Oct. 8) at the agency's Half Way Tree Road offices...

A report on a survey of business and consumer confidence reveals a growing optimism for growth in the Jamaican economy in the coming year. The survey, which was commissioned by the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), showed that business and consumer confidence rebounded significantly during the recent third quarter...