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Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Arthur Williams, has commended the Christian Light Foundation for its vision in providing healthcare and ministering to inmates across the island. Speaking with JIS News while on a tour of the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston on Tuesday (June 3), Senator Williams noted that the Christian Light Foundation is...

Jamaican chef, musician and entrepreneur, Levi Roots, officially released his new Reggae Reggae Cook Book at a launch party held at the Jamaican High Commission on June 5. Levi Roots, who originally hails from the parish of Clarendon and who came to Britain to join his mother at the age of 12, gained widespread fame from his successful appearance on...

The Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), in partnership with the National Council on Technical, Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET), has launched its High School Equivalency Programme (HISEP). This move is to help to arrest the problem, where about 70 per cent of Jamaica's workforce or an estimated 700,000 people lack the basic requirements for the workplace. Speaking at a...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has commended Dr. Carlton Davis for what he described as his 'infinite patriotism to Jamaica', which has seen him dedicate 40 years of service to the public sector. Dr. Davis retired from the public sector recently and was recognized for his outstanding service at a farewell function hosted by Mr. Golding at Jamaica House. Mr. Golding...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has signed a US$1.6 million grant agreement, with the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Luis Alberto Moreno, under the IDB's Programme to Implement the External Pillar of the Medium Term Action Plan for Development (PRODEV). The signing took place at the Ministry's headquarters in Kingston, yesterday (June 5). PRODEV...

Libraries in Jamaica and across the wider Caribbean region are expected to be fully digital and automated in another five years, making them more user-friendly and information more accessible to students in the global e-environment. This was noted by Librarian at the University of Technology (UTech), Hermine Salmon, at the 38th annual conference of the Association of Caribbean Research and...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is now working on the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) Water Supply and Rehabilitation Project, at a cost of US$85 million (J$6 billion). The NWC is also working on the Kingston Water Supply and Sanitation Project at a cost of US$55 million (J$3.9 billion) and the Harmony Hall/Braco to Runaway Bay Water Supply Project at a...

Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Andrew, Dr. St. Aubyn Bartlett, has said that greyhound racing has great potential for creating more jobs in Jamaica than the nation's horse racing industry. Dr. Bartlett, who is also close to the racing industry as a Veterinarian, was making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has informed that Cabinet has approved the re-assignment of the KOOL FM radio station to the Ministry, in order to establish a Public Service Broadcasting Radio. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House, yesterday (June 4), Miss Grange said the move was in keeping with "the general policy...

Farmer registration in the parish of St. Ann is progressing smoothly, with more than 14,000 farmers registered with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). This was disclosed by the St. Ann Parish Agricultural Manager for RADA, Pedro Worghs, in his report at the Jamaica Agricultural Society's (JAS) annual general meeting, which was held recently, at the St. Mark's Anglican Church...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Audley Shaw, has emphasised that once the administration practises prudent fiscal and debt management, stakeholders at virtually every level would respond in a very positive way. These stakeholders, he pointed out, include the international capital markets, and multilateral organizations, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Michael Stern, has commended young Jamaicans who continue to educate themselves, and acquire new skills, despite the many challenges they face daily. "Sometimes it's trying circumstances that they go to class under. Sometimes they come under pressure, because they don't have the resources, so we really have to recognize...