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Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Ken Baugh, has described as devastating, the slaying of police constables Delano Lawrence, and Cornel Grant. Constable Lawrence, who was attached to the Admiral Town police station, and Constable Grant, who was assigned to the Denham Town police station, were shot and killed by gunmen, who ambushed them while they were on patrol in the St....

The Clarendon Infirmary was abuzz with activity on National Labour Day, May 23, as community persons, along with parish council representatives, came out to participate in the planting of vegetables and fruit trees on the grounds of the infirmary. Trevor Morris, Councillor for the Denbigh Division, said that the project, which is the parish Labour Day project, was a worthwhile...

Chairman of the Jamaica National Bicentenary Committee, Professor Verene Shepherd, has called for an expansion of the national heritage calendar to embrace all the critical moments in the country's history that have helped to shape the nation. Professor Shepherd, who was delivering the main address at a ceremony held at the Frome Sugar Estate in Westmoreland on May 22, to...

Labour Day activities in St. Ann were well supported, with residents turning out in numbers to participate in projects in keeping with the National Labour Day theme: 'Eat what we grow, grow what we eat'. Some 30 projects were registered in the parish and the scope of work included the planting of trees, establishing agricultural plots, as well as the...

The Government is moving to properly place people at the centre of the tourism product and will be spending millions under phase two of the 'Spruce up Jamaica' campaign to develop human resources and talents within the industry, and instill a sense of pride in country. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the launch of the programme at the...

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica is (CCCJ) developing an item bank, which is its own storehouse of examination questions and answers. This is contained in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives earlier this week by Education Minister, Andrew Holness. With this databank, the Council will be able to draw from graded and certified examination questions...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is seeking to secure the livelihood of staff members of Air Jamaica, as the Government embarks on a programme to transfer the national airline over to private operators. He said a major concern in negotiations to privatise the national carrier would be the retention of staff and the preservation of Jamaican jobs. He noted that another...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding met with 20 editors from major media houses in London while on a four city tour of the United Kingdom. The journalists, drawn from major media houses including The BBC and newspapers such as the Guardian, the Independent, the Evening Standard, the Voice and the New Nation rapped with the Prime Minister over lunch. The discussion...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Jamaica's entertainment industry will experience a major boost when the Economic Partnership Agreement between Cariforum countries and the European Community comes into effect later this year. He told a group of British journalists at a luncheon at the Jamaican High Commission in London that reggae music had the potential to become one of Jamaica's biggest...

Minister of Mining and Telecommunications the Honourable Derrick Smith left the island this afternoon (May 25) for the United States. Mr. Smith, who has been absent from official duties since last month following a minor surgical procedure, is seeking further medical advice in the United States. He is expected to return to Jamaica within ten days. And the Acting Prime...

The town of Mandeville will come alive this Saturday, May 24, when members of the Caribbean District of Optimist International meet at the Golf View Hotel, Caledonia Road, for their Third Quarter Regional Conference. The one-day Conference, under the chairmanship of Governor Granville Newell starts off with an Executive Committee meeting at 7.30 a.m., which will be followed at 10.30...

The health Ministry remains on high alert for suspected cases of measles, and as such will this Labour Day weekend continue its fever and rash surveillance island wide. Vaccines will also be administered to persons who are not fully immunized. Communities are therefore asked to cooperate with health officials who may visit their area to do interviews, vaccination and educational...