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Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce (MITEC), Phillip Paulwell has said that with the continued escalation in world oil prices, Jamaica must seek cost-effective energy alternatives. "With increased concerns over environmental degradation and our escalating oil prices, it is imperative that we seek the most cost-effective methods," the Minister said, as he addressed the launch of an Up-flow Anaerobic...

The National Land Agency (NLA), in a move to decentralize its services and to address more effectively, the needs of persons in western Jamaica, will be establishing a regional titles office in Montego Bay by year end. This move will help to offer essential services in the land titling, survey and mapping divisions. The project will extend to most of...

The Values and Attitudes steering committee will launch its 'Respect for Life' campaign tomorrow (May 31) at the Bethel Apostolic Church, 13 Fernleigh Avenue May Pen, Clarendon. The launch will be held under the theme: 'I respect Life'. Convener of the Respect for Life project, Winnie Anderson Brown, told JIS News that the launch came out of the need to...

Cabinet has given the go-ahead for the awarding of a contract to Matrix Engineering Works Limited, for the construction of a new female residence at the Westmoreland infirmary, at a cost of $16.5 million. Information Minister, Colin Campbell, speaking at a post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House yesterday (May 29), said the construction of the new wing would create...

Down from the hills, they comeWith swinging hips and steady strideTo feed the hungry TownThey stirred the steep dark land To place within the growing seed.And in the rain and sunshineTended the young green plants,They bred, and dug and reaped.And now, as Heaven has blessed their toil,They come, bearing fruits,These hand-maids of the Soil,Who bring full baskets down,To feed the...

An empty lot in Golden Grove, St. Thomas, which was once overgrown with bushes and wild cane, has been transformed into a beautiful park by the St. Thomas Parish Council and residents of the community. The facility was officially opened on Friday (May 26) at a ceremony held in the vicinity of the park. Following the ceremony, Mayor of St....

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson, on Friday (May 26) officially opened five schools, which were constructed under the North Western Schools Programme. The schools, which have been in operation for about a year, are Green Pond High, Green Pond Primary, Green Pond Basic, Irwin High and Irwin Primary. This brings to seven, the number of new schools completed...

Mayor of Portmore, Councillor George Lee has suggested that the administrative officers who are responsible for advising municipal councils on the awarding of contracts, be re-educated in the area of procurement guidelines. This he said should include all persons involved in the process, such as the political directorate, Secretary Managers, administrators and technical staff. "This is critical and necessary," stressed...

More than a year since the world watched in disbelief as a series of lethal tsunamis struck South and South East Asia, killing thousands, Jamaica is going ahead with plans for the construction of a seismograph station in Manchester. The station, which will act as a warning system, should a tsunami ever occur off the island's coasts, is to be...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson visited the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) on Thursday (May 25), to view the damage caused by a fire which affected the institution on May 24. The fire severely damaged two rooms in the male dormitory of the college's west campus and left two students hospitalised. The damage is estimated at...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson has said that the ministry aims to, by the year 2015, have some 80 per cent of teachers exiting tertiary institutions with undergraduate degrees. According to Mrs. Henry-Wilson teachers would be qualified with both content and methodology, and would be in a better position to guide students to be first class scholars. She...

Chief Executive Officer of the Toll Authority, Joan Fletcher has warned motorists that faulty tyres and high speed could result in blowouts and lead to serious accidents. She was speaking against the background of recent accidents on Highway 2000 and has urged motorists to take the necessary precautions in order to safeguard their lives. In an interview with JIS News,...