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Tourism Awareness Week 2006 will be celebrated from November 26 to December 2, under the theme: 'Tourism Enriches Local Culture, Heritage and Communities'. Announcing a series of activities for the week at a press briefing held today (November 23), at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba, explained that the celebrations were shifted from...

Three hundred and fifty-five members of the Jamaica Civil Service Association were awarded yesterday (Nov.22) for their long and distinguished service to the country, at the Jamaica Civil Service Long Service award ceremony, which was held at the National Indoor Sports Centre. Reading a citation to the awardees, Director of Human Resource and Administration at the Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment...

The Government will be placing greater emphasis on improving the level of customer service that is provided at public hospitals and other health facilities islandwide. This according to Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Carlton Davis, who, at the launch of Civil Service week on Monday (Nov. 20) at the Ministry of Finance and Planning's Heroes' Circle offices noted that while surveys had...

The Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) has been authorised to use the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) logo in the marketing of their products, Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell has announced. The Minister made the disclosure at the opening ceremony of the Small Business Association of Jamaica's exposition yesterday (Nov. 22) at its Trafalgar Road headquarters....

As the National Housing Trust (NHT) continues to make customer service the focal point of its operations, several initiatives were implemented during the 2005/06 financial year. According to the NHT's annual report, which was tabled recently in the House of Representatives, the loans management process was revised and yielded reductions in the time taken to disburse and secure loans; the...

As at March 31, the total assets of the National Housing Trust (NHT) stood at $78.72 billion, reflecting an increase of 8.03 per cent over the previous financial year. The major areas of increase were: loans outstanding of $49.65 billion, up from $45.28 billion; and inventories of $3.65 billion, up from $1.83 billion the previous year. According to the NHT's...

Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell has reiterated that e-commerce was facilitating more seamless business transactions in the island. Addressing the opening ceremony of an exposition hosted by the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SMAJ) yesterday (Nov. 22) at its Trafalgar Road headquarters, Mr. Paulwell pointed out that the recently passed e-commerce Bill would deliver greater prospects...

'Together Everyone Achieves More', is the mantra that characterises Team Jamaica, a mandatory training and certification programme conducted by the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) for persons employed or associated with the hospitality and tourism sector. The programme was developed in 1997 by an Advisory Council comprising both private and public sector tourism organizations including: The Ministry of Industry and...

November 25 has been dubbed, 'A Day of Caring' by the International Volunteer Day Committee (IVDC), as some 300 volunteers will provide assistance to 300 homeless persons at the St. William Grant Park, downtown Kingston. Under the project, which represents the national activity to commemorate International Volunteer Day on December 5, the volunteers will feed, clothe and provide medical check...

Executive Director of the National Road Safety Council, Paula Fletcher, is pleading with motorists to reduce their speed, in light of the increase in traffic accidents. As of November 22, some 281 traffic crashes resulting in 327 deaths have occurred in Jamaica. This is an increase over the similar period last year, which recorded some 245 crashes, resulting in 278...

As World AIDS Day (December 1), draws near, statistics from the United Nations are showing that 39.5 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDS. With this in mind, Jamaica is taking no chances with the epidemic, and has stepped up its drive to contain the disease with several initiatives, says Policy Advocacy Officer in the Ministry of Health, Faith Hamer....

A record 43,845 clients have used the services of the Registrar General Department's (RGD) service in October. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RGD, Dr. Patricia Holness, said that the agency satisfied these clients in the month of October, and that figure represented a vast increase in the number of applications this year, with an average...