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Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas has said that plans are well advanced to merge the Canine and Narcotics Divisions of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking at a press conference in Kingston last week, the Commissioner stressed that the merger was necessary to create greater efficiency and to better police the country's international airports and seaports. "We are aware of...

A three-day regional consultation to access the Phytosanitary status of 15 CARIFORUM member countries got underway today (February 6), at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston. Speaking at the event, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke explained that the workshop was a follow-up to a phytosanitary capacity evaluation exercise that was conducted last year, to evaluate the region's plant...

A three-day regional consultation to access the Phytosanitary status of 15 CARIFORUM member countries got underway today (February 6), at the Hotel Four Seasons in Kingston. Speaking at the event, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke explained that the workshop was a follow-up to a phytosanitary capacity evaluation exercise that was conducted last year, to evaluate the region's plant...

Jamaica is a country in transition and expansion. Our second city Montego Bay, is in the forefront. As you look around, you will see the many signs of infrastructural development. I ask for your understanding and we must apologize for any inconvenience. As a tourism centre, Montego Bay is an example of how trade in services has become central to...

Jamaica is a country in transition and expansion. Our second city Montego Bay, is in the forefront. As you look around, you will see the many signs of infrastructural development. I ask for your understanding and we must apologize for any inconvenience. As a tourism centre, Montego Bay is an example of how trade in services has become central to...

The Irish will be coming to Jamaica in their numbers to support their team during the group stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 and will be bringing with them a famous Irish band, whose identity the Jamaica Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is keeping under tight wraps. "I was surprised at the energy and interest that they (Irish)...

Permanent parking facilities are being put in place at the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium to accommodate the traffic expected for ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) activities. "We have decided to locate most of the parking there around the stadium and therefore, the facilities are now being put in place to accommodate the traffic expected for the event," Executive Director of the...

There is good news for last minute purchasers of tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, as a limited amount of semi-finals tickets have been put back into the public ticketing system. With this development, persons, who were unable to get these tickets in the previous phases of the ticketing programme, will now be able to do so....

Executive Director of the Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LOC) for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, Robert Bryan has said that the performance of the West Indies cricket team is the key to the support level of Jamaica's Yellow Package. "I do think that we have a reasonably good package. However, if the West Indies perform at their best, it is...

The St. Catherine emergency service has received high marks for its disaster response mechanism, following a recent earthquake simulation exercise held at the WINDALCO bauxite plant in Ewarton. The activity, organized by the St. Catherine Parish Council and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), was designed to test the readiness of the parish's emergency services to respond...

Minister of Local Government and Environment, Dean Peart has emphasized that with longer periods of drought and the prediction of more catastrophic hurricanes, the region must take action now to address the issue of climate change. This, the Minister said, must be done through deeper international co-operation. Mr. Peart made the call today (February 5), at the opening of the...

Drama teachers and culture agents from the Ministry of Education and Youth's regions five and six recently benefited from a two-day cultural workshop, aimed at equipping them with the necessary tools to sensitize students about HIV and AIDS. The workshop, held at the Mandeville Hotel, was organized by the Education Ministry in collaboration with the Jamaica HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control...