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A special service to remember and honour the achievements of all West Indians who served during the two World Wars, will be held on May 21 in London. The service will be held at St. Peters Church on Clapham Manor Street, and will be followed by a reception at the West Indian Ex-Servicemen/Women Association (WIESA) headquarters, where a plaque will...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Carmen Tipling, is among six persons to be honoured by the Kingston Technical High School (KTHS) Past Students' Association, New York chapter, on Saturday, June 3. In addition to Mrs. Tipling, who is a past student and former Head Girl of the school, others to be recognized for their outstanding...

Established as one of the premier support organisations for businesses in Jamaica, the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) provides advice, consultancy and training to enable businesses to survive and prosper in the local and global marketplace. More than 4,000 businesses have benefited from the work of the JBDC, which was established five years ago. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive...

The Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) will be hosting another in a series of sensitization sessions to generate awareness of the business opportunities that will arise out of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, to be held in Jamaica. This sensitization workshop, which is being hosted under the theme: 'Bowling for Business: Promoting Entrepreneurship Opportunities', will be held at...

Action by the Government to privatize six of its sugar estates across the island, formally got underway yesterday (May 16), with the launch of a website to provide prospective investors with the necessary details to participate in the bidding process. The six estates under consideration are: Monymusk in Clarendon, Frome in Westmoreland, Bernard Lodge in St. Catherine, Duckenfield in St....

The clean-up and beautification of the town of Port Antonio is the Portland parish project for Labour Day 2006, which will be observed on May 23. The project, which was chosen at a recent meeting of the Portland Labour Day Committee, is in keeping with efforts to enhance aesthetics in the town, and create green spaces for residents and visitors....

Former Financial Secretary in the Finance and Planning Ministry, Shirley Tyndall, has been appointed chair of the new National Contracts Commission (NCC)Ms. Tyndall, who retired last April after almost five decades in the public sector, succeeds former Chairman, Donald Miller. She was presented with the instrument of appointment by Governor- General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall at...

Ground was broken yesterday (May 16), for a $21 million water supply up-grading project in Orangefield district, North Western St. Catherine, which should benefit more than 6,000 persons. Housing, Transport and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill, who took part in the ceremony, pointed out that the project would be executed in two phases, and that the work should be completed in...

Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill and other senior officials in the Ministry yesterday (May 16), met with an eight-member delegation from China's CAMC Engineering (CAMCE) Company Limited, to continue discussions on how the Chinese can assist in the resuscitation of the rail service in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News following the meeting, Minister Pickersgill said the...

Students of Jose Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine are now benefiting from an upgraded computer laboratory, which has been equipped with 23 computers.Funding for the project, which cost some $2.2 million, was provided by Digicel Foundation and the HEART Trust/ NTA, through the Technical High School Development Project. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology (with Energy), Phillip...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), has been advised by the Meteorological Service that unstable weather conditions are expected to continue today, leading to localized flooding in some areas. This is in light of the present weather conditions associated with the Frontal System affecting the island. The ODPEM is appealing to the public to exercise caution on...

Given the growing needs of the region, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) should be systematically transformed, in order to make the kind of targeted and effective contribution which is relevant to the countries at this time. This was emphasized by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, while delivering the opening remarks at the 36th Annual Meeting of the...