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The first tranche (J$250-million) of a European Union (EU) 12.25 million Euro budgetary support programme to strengthen the management capacity of institutions involved in road maintenance was presented to Prime Minister Bruce Golding by Ambassador Marco Mazzochi-Alemani, Head of the European Commission delegation to Jamaica. The handing over took place yesterday (Feb 26) at Jamaica House. In his remarks, Mr....

The first tranche (J$250-million) of a European Union (EU) 12.25 million Euro budgetary support programme to strengthen the management capacity of institutions involved in road maintenance was presented to Prime Minister Bruce Golding by Ambassador Marco Mazzochi-Alemani, Head of the European Commission delegation to Jamaica. The handing over took place yesterday (Feb 26) at Jamaica House. In his remarks, Mr....

A review of the recently announced proposals for major changes to the United Kingdom (UK) Immigration and Citizenship regulations and the impact these will have on Jamaicans, is to be undertaken by the Jamaica Diaspora UK. The organization is also urging Jamaicans in the UK to lobby their Councillors, Members of Parliament and civic representatives to ensure that their concerns...

The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that a Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug (PHMB) Order 2007 has been gazetted and is now in effect for the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew and Portland. The order declares the bug to be a plant pest and if infestation is suspected, this must be reported to the relevant authorities. "This order binds all...

A novel of the Kendal crash, 'Reaper of Souls', written by Beverley East, is now available in the United States of America, England and Canada. The book was launched in Jamaica on September 1 last year, which marked the 50th anniversary of the crash. The Kendal Crash, which took place on September 1, 1957, near Kendal, Manchester, was the worst...

A review of the recently announced proposals for major changes to the United Kingdom (UK) Immigration and Citizenship regulations and the impact these will have on Jamaicans, is to be undertaken by the Jamaica Diaspora UK. The organization is also urging Jamaicans in the UK to lobby their Councillors, Members of Parliament and civic representatives to ensure that their concerns...

The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that a Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug (PHMB) Order 2007 has been gazetted and is now in effect for the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew and Portland. The order declares the bug to be a plant pest and if infestation is suspected, this must be reported to the relevant authorities. "This order binds all...

A novel of the Kendal crash, 'Reaper of Souls', written by Beverley East, is now available in the United States of America, England and Canada. The book was launched in Jamaica on September 1 last year, which marked the 50th anniversary of the crash. The Kendal Crash, which took place on September 1, 1957, near Kendal, Manchester, was the worst...

Callers to Jamaica House Live, the radio programme hosted by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will have an extra 30 minutes to express their views and rap with the Prime Minister. The call-in programme has been extended from one hour to an hour and a half to run from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and will be aired for the second...

Jamaica is expected to play a leading role in the Caribbean, as plans forge ahead toward the digital switchover in other parts of the world. According to Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, while the issue of the digital switchover was being examined at the level of the Caribbean Broadcasting Union and also in some islands, the Commission...

The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is reporting that it still has a shortfall of $15 million to complete its expansion plans. Under this expansion, the Foundation has purchased the adjoining premises at its Beechwood Avenue facility in Kingston, which is currently being refurbished to make it more medically friendly and wheelchair accessible. According to Executive Director of the Foundation, Deborah...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, J.C. Hutchinson, has said that the number of Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) extension officers will be doubled from 60 to 120, to achieve better collaboration between key stake holders in the agricultural industry. Speaking recently at a forum hosted by the Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences (JSAS), at the Bodles Research...