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Plans for the staging of the 22nd annual St. Mary Agricultural Expo are progressing smoothly.The show, which will be held on March 23 and 24, at the Gray's Inn Estate in Annotto Bay, will be hosted by the St. Mary Association of Branch Societies of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), in association with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA). The...

A contract valued at $83.06 million for the construction of a fishing village complex on the Dyke Road in St. Catherine was officially signed today (February 28), at the offices of the Ministry of Transport and Works. Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry, explained that the construction of the fishing village complex was a continuity of the development of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore has said that the Ministry, through the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC), will be refocusing its efforts to help senior citizens maintain a better standard of living.He was speaking at a national consultation on, 'Survey Results of Older Persons in Selected Communities', held at the Jamaica...

The first batch of workers who will take up employment as window cleaners in British Columbia, Canada, will leave the island on March 22. Six of the 12 men received training yesterday (February 27), and got the opportunity to meet their potential employer, Sun Valley Window Cleaners, at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security in downtown Kingston. Portfolio Minister,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has informed that major plans are being put in place for the redevelopment of downtown Kingston, including the possibility of a cruise shipping port in Port Royal. "We have some major plans to transform downtown and to link it to Port Royal. We will be looking at the possibility of a cruise shipping port being established...

Eighty school principals from across the island have participated in a public relations seminar, to help them better position their school in the eyes of the general public, students, parents and their community. Under the theme, 'Challenges, Approaches and Responses', the event was held on February 26 in the conference room of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) on Church Street,...

President of Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), Robert Gregory has said that Jamaica's ability to survive and be competitive in the global marketplace would depend on the country's ability to find innovative ways to market its cultural and creative assets to the rest of the world. He emphasized that this thrust would have to be underpinned by an inspired, educated,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has informed that major plans are being put in place for the redevelopment of downtown Kingston, including the possibility of a cruise shipping port in Port Royal. "We have some major plans to transform downtown and to link it to Port Royal. We will be looking at the possibility of a cruise shipping port being established...

Eighty school principals from across the island have participated in a public relations seminar, to help them better position their school in the eyes of the general public, students, parents and their community. Under the theme, 'Challenges, Approaches and Responses', the event was held on February 26 in the conference room of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) on Church Street,...

President of Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), Robert Gregory has said that Jamaica's ability to survive and be competitive in the global marketplace would depend on the country's ability to find innovative ways to market its cultural and creative assets to the rest of the world. He emphasized that this thrust would have to be underpinned by an inspired, educated,...

The House of Representatives, yesterday (February 26), approved the withdrawal of $1.6 billion from the Capital Development Fund (CDF) to be paid into the Consolidated Fund, to provide budgetary support for the 2007/08 financial year. Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who moved the Resolution, said the revenue estimates for 2007/08, which were approved by the House, made provision for transfers from...

The Broadcasting Commission will convene a two-day National Policy Seminar and Technical Workshop on digital switchover from March 3 to 4, for key stakeholders in the media sector. Minister of Information, Youth, Sports, and Culture Olivia Grange will officially open the event at 9:00 a.m. at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on March 3. Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission,...