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Wife of former Pakistani Cricket Coach, Gill Woolmer has expressed satisfaction at how the Jamaican Police are handling the investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of her husband, Bob Woolmer. Speaking recently on a radio programme, Mrs. Woolmer noted that she has been in frequent dialogue with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mark Shields, regarding the progress of the...

Minister of State for Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer, has said that the government's efforts to implement appropriate legislation to combat electronic fraud and cyber crimes, would serve to create a secure business environment and enhance consumer confidence. "Recent experiences in Jamaica with respect to electronic fraud and indeed the global increase in cyber crimes have given...

Principal lecturer at Sam Sharpe Teachers' College in St. James, Asburn Pinnock, is urging more Jamaicans to ride bicycles to foster a healthy lifestyle and reduce harmful gas emissions and congestion on the roadways. "I am looking at a school or a workplace with a lot of bicycle stands instead of car parks," Mr. Pinnock said as he addressed the...

Jamaica's Consul General to Toronto, Anne-Marie Bonner, has said that the upcoming Caribbean Canadian Literary Expo (CCLE), would promote excellence and diversity in the Canadian literary landscape. Slated to take place in April, May and June across the city of Toronto, the CCLE will feature a wide range of events under the theme, 'Word Waves', in celebration of the Bicentenary...

Banana farmers in Portland who suffered losses as a result of Hurricane Dennis in 2005, should begin receiving assistance under the Hurricane Dennis Rehabilitation Programme on Monday, April 16. At a meeting of banana farmers in the parish at the Boundbrook Wharf in Port Antonio on April 11, Clifton Wilson, Special Projects Co-ordinator for the Banana Export Company (BECO), said...

The 2007 staging of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Achievement Day promises to be bigger and grander than previous years, as the movement salutes youth achievement. Slated for April 25-27 at the Denbigh showground in Clarendon, the three-day event, to be held under the theme: 'Transforming Jamaica through Youth Development', will turn the spotlight on young achievers, both inside and...

More than 65,000 young people, the majority of whom are clubbites in the education system, are benefiting annually from the training programmes offered by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs in agriculture, home-making, leadership and social skills. Chairman of Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Senator Norman Grant, in his remarks at the press launch of National Achievement Day yesterday (April 11) at the 4-H...

The government has allocated $121 million to the Jamaica 4-H Clubs for the 2007/2008 financial year.The subvention, which is a $21 million increase over the $100 million allocated in 2006/07, will enable the organization to carry out youth training and development activities for the current fiscal period. Chairman of the Jamaica 4 H-Clubs, Senator Norman Grant, in his remarks at...

Thousands of Jamaicans, as well as visitors to the island, braved intermittent rainfall to attend the annual Trelawny Yam Festival on Easter Monday (April 9), at its new location at the Hague Agricultural show-ground in Falmouth. Organized by the Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA), the event serves to showcase the high quality yam varieties produced in the parish and sees...

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke, has said that 2006 was a good one for agriculture with production increasing by 20 per cent over 2005 levels. "God blessed us with a good season and we have moved tremendously upwards in terms of production," Minister Clarke said as he addressed the opening of the 17th annual Montpelier Agricultural and Industrial...

The 2007 ReelWorld Film Festival, which got underway yesterday (April 11) in Toronto, Canada, will shine the spotlight on Jamaica, with the screening of seven films that focus on the island's culture and lifestyle. The five-day festival, which is being held in partnership with Jamaica Trade and Invest (Jampro), will also honour renowned Jamaican actress Leonie Forbes. The theatre, television...

The Citrus Replanting Project, which was implemented to prevent the decline of the citrus industry, through the planting of trees resistant to the citrus tristeza virus, comes to an end in May of this year. Project Coordinator, Dr. Florence Young, told JIS News that the project, which was implemented in January 2001, was extended from April 2006 to March 2007,...