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Education Minister, Andrew Holness is underscoring the significant benefits which Jamaica can gain by virtue of more persons being bi-lingual. Speaking at the presentation of the annual Ruta Quetzal Scholarship at the Embassy of Spain in Kingston on June 11, Mr. Holness said that if more Jamaicans were able to master a second language, particularly Spanish, this would lead to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, has said that construction work is to begin on 11 bridges this calendar year, under the R.A. Murray Bridge Programme. These are located in Milk River, Black River, Bog Walk, Sevens, Johnson River, Martha Brae, Queens, Gordon Town, Waterloo, Angels, and Worthy Park. In addition, the programme has...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, has said that a road maintenance master plan has been developed and is currently being reviewed by the Cabinet. "Once Cabinet's approval has been granted, the expenditure on our roads will ensure a gradual improvement to the entire network. In addition, there will be a general improvement to...

The historic Ward Theatre, situated downtown Kingston, is to be renovated, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has announced. "The Ward Theatre is on stream for the refurbishing that it needs to bring it back to the glory days and beyond," Mr. Bartlett said during a post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House on June 11. He said that the California-based Paramount...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says government will seek to provide $5-million dollars to assist the Kingston YMCA to ensure that the organisation continues its work of rescuing people and transforming their lives. Mr. Golding was speaking at the 88th anniversary banquet of the Kingston YMCA last night (June 12) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. He paid special tribute to the...

Jamaica Festival 2k8 was officially launched last night (June 12) by the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Culture, with the words, "Jamaica Festival 2k8 will be like no other as we strive to re-energize the strength, vitality and indomitable spirit of our people." Miss Grange, whose portfolios also include Information, Youth and Sports said at the Festival launch ceremony...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding today (June 12) continued government's campaign to encourage Jamaicans to 'eat what we grow.and grow what we eat' when he paid a short visit to the St. Andrew Technical High School where he planted an ackee tree on the school grounds. As a part of the "effort to get back to the soil," Mr. Golding reminded...

Thirty-five educators were yesterday (June 11) honoured by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, for their distinguished contribution to education in Jamaica, when he presented them with the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for service to education, at a ceremony held at the National Arena. The honorees included Mrs. Beulah Johnson of St. Joseph Teachers College, who has given 51 years of...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has said that Jamaica has negotiated a number of flights into the island from emerging and existing markets, which will secure air travel for next year. "The fact is that whilst the rest of the region and arguably the world will be having trepidations about air travel for the next year, Jamaica's position has been...

Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett will lead Jamaica's delegation to the Caribbean Tourism Organization's Inaugural Tourism Summit from June 21-24 in Washington, DC. Director General in the Ministry of Tourism, Carole Guntley; Director of Tourism, Basil Smith; Deputy Director of Tourism, Donnie Dawson; and President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, Wayne Cummings are expected to accompany the Minister to...

Ninety students from 33 schools were awarded by the St. James 4-H Advisory Council on Wednesday (June 11), for their participation in the recently held St. James 4-H Parish Achievement Day. The awards ceremony formed part of the St. James 4-H Advisory Council's annual general meeting, which took place at the St. John's Methodist Church Hall, on Humber Avenue, Montego...

Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Serious and Organised Crime Branch, Les Green, is reporting a 49 per cent detection rate as one of the major successes, since the implementation of the Kingston and St. Andrew Major Investigation Task Force (MIT) in 2006. He indicated that this detection rate has improved from 34 per cent, during a JIS...