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Residents of communities in Trelawny, St. Ann, St. Mary and Portland are benefiting from a series of career development seminars being staged by the HEART Trust/NTA. Manager for the HEART Trust/NTA's Northern Region, George Coleman, told JIS News that the seminars have been very effective and there has been positive feedback from the attendees. He explained that the events "are...

The Ministry of Agriculture on March 11 signed a contract valued at some $32 million for the installation of a National Virtual Reference Network. The system, which will be provided by Spatial Innovision Limited along with its global partner Trimble Navigation Limited, will provide an advanced positioning and navigation system, which will facilitate real time surveying as well as mapping...

Three bridges are to be constructed in western Jamaica, one each in Trelawny, St. James and Hanover, under the R.A. Murray bridge construction programme. Under the programme, some 11 bridges are to be constructed at various points across the island. According to Manager of Communications and Customer Service at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, the three bridges for...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is scheduled to undertake a three-city United Kingdom (UK) tour in late March to accept applications for birth, marriage, and death certificates from Jamaican nationals in the UK, and to resolve issues relating to these and other certified documents. The tour begins in London on March 26 and 27 at the office of the Jamaican...

The Kingston Restoration Company (KRC), along with the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, will be raising approximately US$4 million over the next two years to help fund different developmental projects in the Rose Town community. This was disclosed today (March 12), by Dale Bent, Project Manager of the KRC, with specific responsibility for the Rose Town community, during Their...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said Jamaica needs to move beyond the consumption of technology developed in other countries and embark upon research to create technology that would foster our own development. He was speaking today (Mar. 12) at the Annual Research Day put on by the Mico University College. He said technological development has been moving at a fast pace...

The Prince of Wales' Peace Cup Community Football was launched by His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales on the grounds of King's House yesterday. The sport initiative is spearheaded by the group, the Beacons of Peace and Achievement (BPA), which is an internationally affiliated NGO led by inner-city youth who are determined to establish peace in their communities. Prince...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) last year, secured in excess of $33 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CAC, Dolsie Allen told JIS News that the agency has settled 92 per cent of the more than 1,800 complaints received last calendar year. Mrs. Allen noted that most of the complaints were filed in the...

Award winning Jamaican Playwright and actor, David Heron has marked his return to the Off Broadway stage with excellent reviews for his work in the highly successful revival of the Greek tragedy, Medea, which concluded a limited run at the world famous National Black Theatre in Harlem, recently. Writing for the Harlem News Group, respected theatre critic, Linda Armstrong wrote...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said Jamaica needs to move beyond the consumption of technology developed in other countries and embark upon research to create technology that would foster our own development. He was speaking today (Mar. 12) at the Annual Research Day put on by the Mico University College. He said technological development has been moving at a fast pace...

The Prince of Wales' Peace Cup Community Football was launched by His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales on the grounds of King's House yesterday. The sport initiative is spearheaded by the group, the Beacons of Peace and Achievement (BPA), which is an internationally affiliated NGO led by inner-city youth who are determined to establish peace in their communities. Prince...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) last year, secured in excess of $33 million on behalf of aggrieved consumers. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CAC, Dolsie Allen told JIS News that the agency has settled 92 per cent of the more than 1,800 complaints received last calendar year. Mrs. Allen noted that most of the complaints were filed in the...