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The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has announced that its express service will resume on 18 bus routes today. According to Marketing Manager of the JUTC, Lenworth Simms, the move comes as a result of the refurbishing of 30 buses over the last six weeks. "The availability of these refurbished buses enables the JUTC to return the 30 express buses...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the emerging predicament of climate change, and the energy crisis, have to be dealt with through a multi-pronged approach. "The crisis that we face of climate change, of the need to go to renewable energy and of the threat to food security is something that I believe, has...

The Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida is now accepting applications for its annual United States and Jamaican scholarships. The scholarships, which are one-time cash awards, are intended to assist students in high school or college. In order to qualify for the Jamaican scholarship, applicants must attend a local high school, maintain a satisfactory academic performance, and demonstrate proper conduct,...

Special advisor to the Minister of Education, Ruel Reid, has underscored the need for emphasis on developing the requisite "instructional strategies" to enhance the teaching and learning of computer technology in schools. Speaking at the first E-Learning Jamaica (E-Ljam) teachers' graduation ceremony at the Mico University College in Kingston on Friday (April 4), Mr. Reid, who represented Education Minister Andrew...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has announced that its express service will resume on 18 bus routes today. According to Marketing Manager of the JUTC, Lenworth Simms, the move comes as a result of the refurbishing of 30 buses over the last six weeks. "The availability of these refurbished buses enables the JUTC to return the 30 express buses...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the emerging predicament of climate change, and the energy crisis, have to be dealt with through a multi-pronged approach. "The crisis that we face of climate change, of the need to go to renewable energy and of the threat to food security is something that I believe, has...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is to rehabilitate the Rozelle main road in St. Thomas, which was severely damaged by surges last year during the Hurricane season. Manager for Communications and Customer Service at the NWA, Stephen Shaw told JIS News that the work would be carried out this financial year. "As you know, the area is seriously threatened because...

The Ministry of Agriculture's Animal Breeding and Husbandry Project has been allocated $33.2 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure. This project focuses on research activities aimed at improving the quality of livestock and animal products, and comprises seven sub-projects - Feeds Research and Evaluation for Livestock; Research and Evaluation of Breeding Systems for Dairy and Meat Animals; Research and...

The Ministry of Education is aware of the fact that boys learn differently from girls, and the issue is being addressed by a literacy team, National Literacy Co-ordinator, Laurel Brent Harris has said. Mrs. Brent Harris was responding to questions during a recent JIS 'Think Tank', where she outlined the Ministry's four-pronged National Literacy Strategic Plan, as well as the...

A new 300-seat lecture theatre valued at $35 million was handed over to the Montego Bay Community College in St. James on April 4, by Scotiabank Jamaica Foundation. The state-of-the-art facility will allow the college to expand its curriculum to offer degree programmes in hospitality and tourism management, and management information systems in business studies, to a larger number of...

Several parcels of land in western Jamaica, which should become available for housing construction soon, were toured by Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang on April 4. The sites include Green Mount and Hague in Trelawny; Rhyne Park, Salt Spring, Glendevon and Montego Hills in St. James; and Haughton in Green Island, Hanover. The Green Mount lands in...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is to rehabilitate the Rozelle main road in St. Thomas, which was severely damaged by surges last year during the Hurricane season. Manager for Communications and Customer Service at the NWA, Stephen Shaw told JIS News that the work would be carried out this financial year. "As you know, the area is seriously threatened because...