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Professor Gerald Lalor, Director of the International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), has been requested to conduct a study to identify the factors, which have led to the intolerable levels of the toxin, hypoglycin, in ackee for the export market. This was announced today (February 15), by Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell, in an interview...

Three computers worth approximately US$2,500 were presented to the Hanover Parish Library on February 14 by the Trench Foundation, which is based in the parish. This resulted from a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) report, which noted that the parish library, located in the capital, Lucea, was broken into by burglars in July of last year and four computers were...

A contract valued at US$538,011 (approximately J$34,432,704) has been awarded to LASCO Distributors Limited to provide anti-retroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV/AIDS patients under the HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention and Policy project. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman who made the announcement at yesterday's (Feb. 13) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, informed that the contract would result in...

Executive Director of Versan Educational Services, Sandra Bramwell-Riley, has pledged to assist persons afflicted with kidney problems stemming from diabetic complications, and living in the parishes of St. Mary, Portland and St. Thomas, by offering them the services of a mobile dialysis unit. Mrs. Bramwell-Riley told JIS News that the mobile unit is expected to become operational by June, and...

A contract valued at $23.49 million has been awarded to Garan-tee Construction Company Limited for the renovation and extension of Hope Village Basic School in Manchester. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at yesterday's (Feb. 13) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, explained that this formed part of the 'Enhancement of Basic Schools Project', which is...

The need to demonstrate greater love, care and protection to the nation's children and to instill in them, proper values and attitudes, were highlighted at a special church service held on Sunday (Feb.12) at the Calvary Baptist Church in Montego Bay. The service was organized by the Child Development Agency (CDA) to launch National Foster Care Recognition Week from February...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has disclosed that the Jamaica Country Strategy for the Adaptation of the Sugar Industry 2006-2015 has been completed and submitted to the European Union (EU). He made the announcement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Feb. 14). The country strategy became necessary in light of the unilateral changes to the Sugar Protocol by the EU...

Internationally acclaimed Harvard Professor Mr. Calestous Juma will head a panel discussion hosted by the Cabinet Office on the topic 'Going for growth and development through ICT' at the OPM Media Centre commencing at 10:00 a.m. on Friday February 17. The other presenters are Minster of Commerce, Science and Technology Hon. Phillip Paulwell and Chief Executive Officer of e-Services Group...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Delano Franklyn will headline a list of high-powered speakers for the first ever conference of the Jamaican Diaspora United Kingdom, slated for April 1 at the Bethel Conference Centre at West Bromwich in the West Midlands. The keynote address will be delivered by Sir Bill Morris, Chancellor of the University of...

General Manager of Sandals Whitehouse European Village and Spa, Jeremy Jones, has said that the hotel at the end of its first year of operations, has the potential to 'rock' the tourism world and become a force to be reckoned with. Congratulating some 14 top achievers among hotel staff members at the first annual staff awards function of Sandals Whitehouse...

Cabinet has approved a National Plan of Action (NPA) aimed at protecting the marine environment from land-based sources of pollution. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at yesterday's (Feb. 13) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that the NPA represented an "integrated and strategic action plan and management framework for addressing the marine environment and...

The Executive Agencies monitoring unit of the Public Expenditure Policy Division in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, will be hosting a corporate governance symposium on February 15. The symposium will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre under the theme: 'Facilitating the Way Forward'. Speaking with JIS News, Owen McKnight, Head of the unit explained that the event is...