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The Ministry of Health has awarded a $21 million contract to Fencing Associates Limited for the construction of a 725 metre-long perimeter fence at the Bellevue Hospital in East Kingston. Speaking at the signing ceremony held today (Feb. 9) in the hospital's conference room, Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, noted that the contract was another milestone in the thrust to...

Government is examining plans to introduce flyover bridges in an effort to ease traffic congestion in Kingston and other major urban centres. Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, who spoke to JIS News on Thursday (Feb. 8), following a tour of road repair and modification works in Portmore and along Spanish Town Road, said that "in terms...

Thirty-six students from tertiary and other institutions of higher learning across the island were yesterday (Feb. 8) presented with special awards, having demonstrated excellence in academic pursuits, community service, creativity, extra curricular activities and/or sports and leadership. The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) and the Joint Committee for Tertiary Education (JCTE) organized the awards ceremony, which was held at the...

Caribbean heads of government have lauded Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, for her "masterly" chairmanship of the recent two-day CARICOM conference and have expressed confidence in her ability to take a leadership role in the affairs of the region. "I want to commend Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller for the masterly way in which she chaired these very complex deliberations,"...

Caribbean heads of government have lauded Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, for her "masterly" chairmanship of the recent two-day CARICOM conference and have expressed confidence in her ability to take a leadership role in the affairs of the region. "I want to commend Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller for the masterly way in which she chaired these very complex deliberations,"...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said the repositioning of 'brand Jamaica' as an international business brand will be one of the greatest legacies from the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup. She was speaking on Thursday (Feb. 7) at the official launch of the 'Business Brand Jamaica Campaign' at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Mrs. Simpson Miller said...

Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza said 2007 should be a good year of growth for the Caribbean based on overall trends. He also indicated that the OAS was interested in developing projects in Jamaica especially in the area of education. His comments were made on Tuesday (Feb. 6) during a meeting with Prime...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller said the repositioning of 'brand Jamaica' as an international business brand will be one of the greatest legacies from the hosting of the ICC Cricket World Cup. She was speaking on Thursday (Feb. 7) at the official launch of the 'Business Brand Jamaica Campaign' at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. Mrs. Simpson Miller said...

Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Jose Miguel Insulza said 2007 should be a good year of growth for the Caribbean based on overall trends. He also indicated that the OAS was interested in developing projects in Jamaica especially in the area of education. His comments were made on Tuesday (Feb. 6) during a meeting with Prime...

Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, has said that the three cases of malaria, which were recently detected in the Great Bay area of St. Elizabeth, were not the same strain of the disease that was discovered in the corporate area. "There is a peculiarity about the cases in St. Elizabeth. Whereas the cases that have been recognized in...

Cabinet has approved a contract in the sum of $48.22 million to Jamaica Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Limited, to purchase and install seven elevators at hospitals in the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). Making the announcement at the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House yesterday (February 8), Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan explained that four of the elevators...

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has been renamed Jamaica Trade and Invest, in order to concentrate greater focus on the business promotion aspect of the company's activities in the international community. Explaining the rationale for the name change, Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan told journalists at yesterday (February 8) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, that the former...