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Patrons attending the 2006 Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show, in May Pen Clarendon, from August 5 to August 7 will be treated to a number of exciting new attractions this year. Speaking with JIS News, Public Relations Officer for the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Camille Beckford said that for the first time, a state of the art agricultural machinery exhibition...

As the nation prepares to celebrate the island's 44th year of independence on August 6, many Jamaicans overseas will be participating from their corner of the world, including Jamaicans in Georgia in the United States, who have planned a weeklong event in observance of this special occasion. The Rt. Rev. Alfred Reid, Anglican Archbishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands...

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Karlene Francis, has charged business operators in the Small and Micro Enterprise (SME) sector, to institute quality assurance measures in order to enjoy better levels of international acceptability of their products. Stressing that the Ministry was aiming "to create the best possible climate for our businesses to improve the...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands has reported that it has, through the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS), been making informed and prudent decisions regarding land use and development in the island. State Minister in the Ministry, Victor Cummings, informed the House of Representatives in his 2006/07 Sectoral presentation on Wednesday (July 26), that the Land Information Council of...

Improved directional maps and signs will be one of the features of this year's Denbigh Agricultural and Industrial Show. Christopher Emmanuel, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), told JIS News that the five maps and 100 signs that will be mounted, would assist patrons to find their favourite Denbigh attractions and provide reference points for regrouping....

Persons in Western Jamaica who suffer from cardiovascular and other chronic and life threatening illnesses will soon be able to purchase medication at more affordable costs. With the leading cause of death in the island linked to cardiovascular diseases, Indies Pharma Jamaica, on Thursday (July 27) unveiled a number of drugs geared at combating the effects of the disease and...

The Reach Chips Factory in Eastern Portland is to be equipped with new machinery by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). A contract signing ceremony to that end was held at the Reach All Age and Infant school on Thursday (July 27). Under the contract JSIF will equip the factory with the necessary machinery at a cost of $272,000. The...

A trade centre, which will serve as a window for buyers of Chinese-made products in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, Latin and North America, is to be established in Montego Bay. The Yiwu-Montego Bay Western Regional Trading Centre will offer Chinese-made products and opportunities for economic trade cooperation between Jamaica and other countries. A Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment...

The Ministry of Local Government and Environment has launched the City of Kingston Beautification Programme targeting the corridor from Harbour View to the Jose Marti round-a-bout. In his contribution to the 2006/07 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives last week, Minister Peart informed that under the programme, which began eight weeks ago, "the scope of the work will include,...

Minister of Local Government and Environment, Dean Peart has said that Jamaica is viewed as having one of the best systems of local government in the western hemisphere, and one of the most advanced reform programmes. "Jamaica's prominent role in advancing the local democracy agenda in the Caribbean has taken on new dimensions in the last three years, because of...

Jamaicans 18 years and older, who were unable to complete their secondary schooling, will get a second chance to do so, through the High School Equivalency Programme (HISEP), which was launched yesterday (July 27). HISEP is a programme of the Ministry of Education and Youth and the HEART Trust/National Training Agency (NTA), with the National Council on Technical and Vocational...

The Government of Jamaica is moving to repeal the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Act and replace it with the Disaster Management and Mitigation Law, which will provide for improved measures to mitigate against loss of life and property in the event of disasters. Local Government and Environment Minister, Dean Peart made the disclosure during his contribution to the...