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The Ministry of Health is revising the national vector control policy in a bid to strengthen its regulatory framework. Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, made the disclosure at this morning's (May 8) professional pest control workshop and the launch of a new insecticide, IMaxxpro, at the Hilton Kingston Hotel. He noted that in 2004, the Pesticide Amended Regulations made provision...

The 23rd Annual Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Taking Leave: Fugitive Slaves and the Coming of the American Civil War', will be held at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts on the University of the West Indies (UWI) campus on May 9, starting at 6:00 p.m. Professors of History at the Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA, Richard Blackett and...

Several communities in Clarendon, which have been without electricity for a long time, will soon have access to the service through the Rural Electrification Programme (REP), which was established more than 30 years ago. The districts include Krall/Peckham, Gravel Lane, Havana Heights and Maxwell Street. Speaking recently at a official launching ceremony, held in the Krall/Peckham square, Minister of Industry,...

Renown Garvey scholar, Professor Tony Martin, will tomorrow (May 8) launch his latest book, 'Amy Ashwood Garvey: Pan-Africanist, Feminist and Mrs. Marcus Garvey,' which tells the story of the first wife of the Jamaican National Hero. The launch, which will be held at Liberty Hall, downtown Kingston at 6:00 p.m., forms part of the academic programme for the 39th annual...

The Government will be establishing a child and adolescent hospital in western Jamaica, the preparatory phase of which has already begun. In her 2007/08 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives last week, Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller noted that this was a special project, as there was a need for "a modern, well-equipped hospital that meets the needs...

A contract valued at $19.2 million was signed today (May 7), by the Minister of Health, Horace Dalley for the construction of a Type Three health clinic at James Hill in Clarendon. The clinic will serve eight communities, including Corner Shop, Red Hills, Trout Hall, Crooked River, Grandfield, Nine Turns, Grantham and Johns Hall. Currently, residents in these communities have...

Government is to spend some $59 million to construct three new bridges in the parish of St. Thomas. This is in addition to the $400 million already earmarked for the building of the new Yallahs bridge, for which Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller signed the contract recently. The bridges are to be built at Pear Tree River at a cost...

Distinguished Fellow at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Edward Seaga, has praised Jamaicans in South Florida for advancing the country's culture in the region. Speaking recently at the inaugural Distinguished Lecture Series at Nova Southeastern University in South Florida, Mr. Seaga said that the Diaspora in the South Florida community had introduced many forms of Jamaican entertainment to...

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004, the United Way of Jamaica provided some $3.8 million to assist a number of institutions in Manchester with their recovery efforts. To get a first hand view of how the funds were spent and to maintain its accountability record, Executive members of the organisation visited sites in the parish on...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller left the island this morning (May 6), for Miami, where she has been invited to deliver the commencement address at the Union Institute and University this evening. A graduate of the university in 1997 with a Bachelor's degree, the Prime Minister was also awarded an honorary Doctorate degree by the institution in 2001. The Prime...

With international trade in bananas, especially to the European market, now open to all producers, countries such as Jamaica that previously enjoyed preferential treatment, will have to compete with larger banana producers. In an effort to help Jamaica and other countries adjust to the changes, the European Union (EU) established the Banana Support Programme in 1996. The initiative has two...

On Wednesday, May 9 (Teachers' Day), 25 recipients will be presented with the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for their service to education. The medal is awarded to teachers who have made significant contribution to the development of Jamaica, through education. The award is given to a teacher who has served for a minimum of 15 years; who has displayed...