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The Traffic Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has improved its complement of trained breath analysts from 33 to 58, following the recent conclusion of a course for 25 officers. "The breath analyzing course was done last week [July 21-25] and it directly involved 25 persons, who were mostly from the Corporate Area and St. Catherine," Head of the...

Five retired workers of the Cornwall School of Nursing in Montego Bay, were recognised for a combined 93 years of service to that teaching institution, on July 26. They are Vivette Tulloch, who served for 30 years; Rita-McDonald Cooke, 29 years; Marjorie Ferguson; 14 years; Nerri-Rose Heath, 12 years; and Arthur Warren, nine years. At an appreciation ceremony held at...

Some $676 million has been spent to upgrade roads in five parishes under the National Road Services Improvement Programme (NARSIP). The sum represents 67 per cent of the contracted amount to be spent in the parishes of Manchester, Portland, St. Catherine, St. Thomas and Westmoreland. The programme is being funded by the Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will deliver a special Independence Day message to Jamaica's athletes taking part in the Olympics in Beijing, China, via live streaming. They will watch the broadcast a day ahead of Jamaica on August 5 because of the time difference between the two countries. This was disclosed by Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has called on correctional officers and the wider public to support Government's new measures to fight crime. "We solicit your support for the new measures, which were recently outlined by the Prime Minister. We can't be resistant to changes, but want changes at the same time. We in the Government are determined...

Minister of Health, Rudyard Spencer, has called on Jamaicans to play a more active role in helping to reduce the growing incidence of lifestyle illnesses among nationals. He noted that 60 per cent of deaths in Jamaica are attributable to non- communicable or lifestyle diseases. The Health Minister was speaking at the recent launch of the Longville Park Green Space...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has emphasised that the Government is committed to returning Emancipation and Independence celebrations to the glory, meaningfulness and fanfare of yester year. "As a new government, we are committed to a revitalized emancipation and independence celebration and so we have embarked on ensuring that we mobilize the nation and reintroduce some...

Participants in the 2008 National Farm Queens Competition this morning (July 30) paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Bruce Golding at Jamaica House. Mr. Golding used the occasion to encourage the contestants to continue doing well and to be role models for other young women in Jamaica. The National Farm Queen Competition, is organized by the Jamaica Agricultural...

As preparation for this year's annual Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show enter its final stage, farmers in St. Mary are making every effort to ensure that the parish is well represented in the various events of the three-day exposition. St. Mary's participation is being planned by the St. Mary branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), in association with the...

Jamaica now has a legal framework in place to test its athletes for banned substances, following the passage of the Anti-Doping In Sport Act 2008, in the Senate on July 25. Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, who piloted the Bill in the Upper House, said the Bill was timely, as "Jamaica gets ready to compete this...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has informed that it would cost US$185 million to build 45 secondary schools, in order to get rid of the shift system. He pointed out that a National Education Trust (NET) Fund would be used to "tackle" the shift system, adding that it would be an opportunity where many jobs could be created for the...

The Government has received approximately $1.5 million from its Canadian counterpart as part of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) between both countries, which facilitates co-operation in the fight against criminal activities. The funds are part proceeds from the forfeited account of an incarcerated Canadian drug dealer, who was involved in the trafficking of narcotics from Jamaica to Canada. Minister...