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Monday, September 24 has been set as the new date for some 480 new students of grades seven and nine to begin the new school year, at the Jose Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine. This was stated by Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, when he visited the institution, on (September 20), to find out first hand, why the...

The swearing-in ceremony for Members of Parliament will take place on Thursday, September 27, 2007, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Gordon House on Duke Street, in downtown Kingston. Sixty Members of Parliament who were successful in the general election held on September 3, including 33 for the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and 27 for the People's National Party (PNP), will...

The Ministry of Health and Environment is among several entities that will be providing support for the National Hurricane Clean-up Project on September 29 and 30. "Our key responsibility is to work with the other agencies and departments of government to ensure that we have a smooth implementation of the initiative," Director of the Environmental Health Unit in the Ministry...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles has said that funds generated from the issuing of work permits to overseas nationals, will be used to train Jamaican workers, as the government moves to develop the country's workforce. "We have taken a decision today that the money achieved from work permits should be used to train workers in the categories...

National carrier, Air Jamaica, has been honoured by Counterpart International for furthering the cause of using sustainable tourism to enhance and improve the health, wealth, culture and environment of the communities it serves. The airline was presented with the World Tourism Forum Award for Peace and Sustainable Tourism at Counterpart International's 2007 World Leadership Awards at Guastavino's in New York...

Students and teachers from various schools in St. Ann turned out in their numbers for 'Miss Lou Day', which was recently held at Lawrence Park in St. Ann's Bay. The event, which was organized by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) and the St. Ann Parish Library, featured a range of entertaining performances, which paid tribute to the life and...

The Ministry of Health and Environment is reporting that Jamaica has once again regained its malaria free status, as there has been no confirmed case of malaria for the past three months. The last reported case occurred on June 19 and as a consequence, persons travelling to Jamaica are no longer required to take anti-malaria prophylaxis as was recommended by...

Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator the Honourable Don Wehby has tendered his resignation from the Grace Kennedy Group. The resignation severing his employment with the private sector entity takes effect on 30th September 2007. In a statement today, Prime Minister the Honourable Bruce Golding said Minister Wehby, who had previously resigned his...

A US$500 million concessionary loan has been committed by China, over the next three years, to facilitate Chinese investments in the Caribbean. China's Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Chen Jinghua made the disclosure during a courtesy call on Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang at the Ministry on Wednesday (Sept. 19), said that, "China will also provide technical...

Co-ordinator of the National Clean-Up Day Project, Michael Ammar, is appealing to all Jamaicans to get involved, and particularly the business community. He is one of two Co-ordinators spearheading the planning for the National Clean-Up Day Project on September 29 and 30. The other Co-ordinator is Kingsley Thomas. The national clean-up project was announced by Prime Minister Bruce Golding at...

The Ministry of Health and Environment has put plans in place to establish a 'one stop agency' to facilitate the quick processing of applications relating to environmental and planning matters. These include applications for beach licences, wildlife research, lifeguard registration, environmental licences and permits, among others. According to the Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, the decision comes in...

The Child Development Agency (CDA) is taking steps to ensure that all privately owned children's homes are operating with valid licences in keeping with the Child Care and Protection Children's Home Regulations. The Regulations, which are complementary to the Child Care and Protection Act (2004), governs the establishment and operation of children's homes in Jamaica. Under the new Regulations, which...