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Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Karl Samuda, is urging the country's investment promotion agency, Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), to place more emphasis and focus on the promotion of investments in sectors outside of tourism. This comes against the background of what he said are a significantly high percentage of investments being channeled into tourism, compared to other sectors such...

Four new classrooms are to be constructed at the Muschett High School in Trelawny by the Ministry of Education. This was announced by Education Minister, Andrew Holness, at the school's graduation ceremony on July 3. "Very soon this school will be off shift and it is the plan of the Ministry of Education to take off the 112 schools that...

Reforestation of the Upper Rio Bueno/White River (Ocho Rios) Watershed Area will be discussed at a two-day stakeholder meeting, to be hosted by the Ecosystems Management Branch of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). The forum will be held from July 8 to 9 at the Executive Shaw Park Guest House in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. Public Education and...

The Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held at Bolans, Antigua and Barbuda from 1-4 July 2008. The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Hon. Baldwin Spencer presided. Other members of the Conference in attendance were: the Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. David J. H. Thompson; the Prime Minister of the...

Community Development Officer for the Social Development Commission's Spaldings cluster, Anece Denton, has urged residents of that division to become involved in the various community groups in the area, as they seek to empower themselves. Speaking at a Constituency Development Fund meeting in Spaldings recently, Ms. Denton outlined the important role played in the smooth operation of the governance mechanism,...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, Minister of Information, Culture Youth, and Sports, Olivia Grange, other Government representatives and scores of well-wishers welcomed Minister with responsibility for Mining and Telecommunications, Derrick Smith back to the island, upon his arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) yesterday (July 6). Mr. Smith was returning to the island from the United States, where he...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams has emphasised that all persons engaged in police services would have to embrace the concept of community policing. "This may be the last time that any training of any member of either force is going to take place without community policing being part of that training," the State...

Opposition Senator Basil Waite, is proposing that the Government considers developing a Child Equal Opportunity Trust as a means of providing financial stability for the nation's youth. The objectives of the Fund he said, would be to give each child the opportunity for a decent start in life; to kick start an attitude of saving and investment; and to seek...

Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, has highlighted the critical role qualified law librarians play in providing information required in the legal profession. Speaking at the 21st annual conference of the Caribbean Association of Law Librarians (CARALL) today (July 7), at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, Senator Lightbourne said "there is a particular importance in having qualified librarians in...

The Portland Jerk Festival culminated on July 6, at the Folly Estates in Port Antonio, with many persons sampling and enjoying various jerked foods. Despite the soggy outfield, caused by early morning rain, there was a steady flow of patrons into the venue throughout the day. There was a change in the format of the festival this year, as for...

The complement of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), has been boosted with the addition of 119 new members, comprising 88 males and 31 females. On July 4, the new members were presented with certificates at a Passing-Out Parade, held at the Carl Rattray Training College in Runaway Bay, St. Ann. "These 119 persons are graduating at a critical juncture...

Chairperson of the Campaign Financing Committee and Member of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Dorothy Pine-McLarty, has urged residents of Portland to participate in discussions on issues relating to political party financing. Speaking at a public forum held on Thursday (July 3) at the Port Antonio High School auditorium, Port Antonio, Portland, to discuss campaign financing for Jamaican political...