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A number of basic schools in St. Thomas will benefit from the proceeds of a fun day hosted by the St.Thomas Early Childhood Parish Board to raise funds to assist with the provision of sanitary and structural amenities, as well as teaching material. The fund-raiser, which was held on Tuesday (February 20) at the York Sports Complex in York, St....

Kensington Oval - the home of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 Final - is back in business! More than 12, 000 people, including a host of international media, turned out last Saturday for the venue's grand reopening which says ICC CWC 2007 Commercial Director Stephen Price was "a good signal" ahead of the tournament which starts in less than...

The final figures for January indicate that total visitor arrivals by cruise ship and airline combined is up by 3.2 per cent over the similar period last year."The preliminary figures showed that we would have seen a decline, but when our Research and Market Intelligence Unit at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) cross-checked, we realized that we are up," Minister...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands on Tuesday (Feb. 20) launched its 2007 agricultural census, which will garner valuable data that will inform government planning for the sector. The survey, which is conducted every 10 years, got underway this month under the theme: 'Taking stock of Agriculture'. The process will involve some 477 personnel interviewing farmers across the island, with...

Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Hon. Aloun Ndombet Assamba, has said that hotel bookings have picked up steadily since last week, following a slowdown after the implementation of the CARICOM Special Visa on February 1. Mrs. Assamba, who was speaking at the launch of Irish-fest yesterday (Feb. 20) at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston, said the turnaround indicated...

The Tourism Ministry will be targeting the Irish as part of efforts to increase visitor arrivals, with focus placed on promoting events that appeal to the party and sport loving market. "The Irish are big on supporting events in which they participate so we are now looking into event niche marketing as a specific area to target," said Minister of...

Jamaica has received a positive report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the performance of the economy last year. < Minister of Information and Development, Hon. Donald Buchanan, who made the announcement at yesterday's (Feb.19) weekly post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, received a preliminary copy of the...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is imploring passengers of buses plying Marescaux Road routes to set out for school and work earlier than usual, during the staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. Manager of Service Planning and Network Development at the JUTC, Jacqueline Darwood, told JIS News that passengers will need to make allowance for some delay...

With more than 300 journalists expected in the island next month for the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) is pulling out all the stops to ensure that their visit to the island is a memorable one. The board is assembling 300 to 500 special gift bags containing items such as cricket hats,...

The Dutch team, which is scheduled to arrive in Jamaica on March 2 for warm-up matches for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, will get a taste and feel of Jamaican vibes on February 28, when the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will host a farewell party for them at the House of the Sports in Nieuwegein near Utrecht in the...

A tired but very happy Bermuda Team touched down last night at the V C Bird International Airport in Antigua and they were met by a delegation led by the Minister with responsibility for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 and Chairman of the Board of World Cup Antigua Inc., Local Organising Committee (LOC), the Hon. John Maginley. The 15 man...

Minister of Local Government and Environment, Hon. Dean Peart has expressed the government's determination to empower parish councils, by providing them with necessary staff and equipment to function effectively. "We want to give them more staff, to equip them at a higher level, and to genuinely work with them.but they have to understand that with the empowerment, comes more scrutiny,...