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Twelve Jamaican nationals received milestone awards at the second annual recognition luncheon of the Jamaica USA Chamber of Commerce (JAUSACC), on May 25 at the Signature Grand. A special trailblazer award was presented to Jamaican national and aviator, Captain Barrington Irving, Jr., who is nearing completion of his mission to be the youngest and first black pilot to fly solo...

The resort town of Ocho Rios is reporting high cruise ship passenger figures, with arrivals recorded at more than 390,000 since the start of the year. Manager of the Ocho Rios Cruise Shipping Terminal, Dennis Richards, told JIS News that the figures should see even greater increase with the Royal Caribbean cruise liner, Freedom of the Seas, making bi-monthly calls...

A Welfare to Work Programme to take persons off welfare and place them in jobs or enable them to open their own business, will be introduced this financial year. The initiative is for beneficiaries of the Programme for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), the Government's main social assistance programme.This announcement was made on (May 30), by Minister of Labour...

The Government of Jamaica has developed a new National Information and Communication Technology called E-Powering Jamaica, which will be implemented by the year 2012. This was announced by State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer at the company launch of Bits and Bytes Technology Limited, on Tuesday (May 29) at the Courtleigh Hotel....

As of tomorrow (June 1), importers doing business with the Trade Board will start benefiting from its paperless licensing regime. Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell made the announcement at a press briefing held on (May 30), at the Constant Spring Road offices of the Trade Board. "This new system .is geared towards providing clients with a...

Thirty-one residents of five land settlement schemes in St. Thomas were on Monday (May 28) presented with certificates of titles under the Government's Land Settlement Programme. Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, made the presentation to the residents from Law River, Spring Pen, Lloyds, Georgia, and Golden Valley at the Anglican Church Hall in Morant Bay. Mr. Clarke, in...

Minister of Housing, Transport Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill has said that the Ministry along with the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, would do all the necessary work to ensure that the island's Category One rating at the two international airports is maintained. Making his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (May 30), the Minister...

Cabinet has approved a contract valued at US$40 million for the rock revetment work on the Palisadoes strip, which will be done as part of Phase One of the Palisadoes Protection and Rehabilitation Project. This was announced by the Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives,...

More than 400 boys from grades one to six at the Hope Valley Experimental School in Kingston participated in the school's annual Boys' Day, held today (May 31). The theme for the day, which was held at the school was: 'Being the best that I can be', and several speakers addressed the boys on topics, such as respect, drug abuse,...

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica will be developing the Jamaica Ship Register (JSR) this fiscal year, as part of efforts to increase its income generation sources. "The (Maritime Authority) will target the yachting sector, which has been largely untapped by the JSR and the legal framework is currently being developed to facilitate Jamaica's entry into this lucrative market," said Minister...

The Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works is currently in dialogue with interested parties regarding the privatization of the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC). This was announced by Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (May 30). "An evaluation of China CMC Engineering Company's...

In recognition of the importance of transportation to Jamaica's socio-economic development, the Transport Authority will continue its programme of capacity building, in order to strengthen its role as a regulator. This was stated by Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (May 30). He...