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Jamaica's High Commission to London, Gail Mathurin, has praised Jamaicans in the United Kingdom for their high level of commitment and loyalty to their homeland. The High Commissioner, who was speaking to Jamaicans in Redditch recently, said that since taking office, "I have also been privileged to meet a few of the many hardworking Jamaicans, who have spent decades striving...

Systems Analyst at the Trade Board, Carl Morgan has said that the agency has been re-engineering some of its processes, training its staff and acquiring new computer hardware and software in preparation for a full implementation of the Trade Board Information System (TBIS). The system, which will allow for the application of import and export licences or export certificates of...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade is slated to receive much needed equipment as part of efforts to boost its fire fighting capabilities and improve overall operations. Acting Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Frederick White informed JIS News that the equipment, which were being prepared to specification, include turntable ladders, water tankers, hydraulic platforms, emergency tenders, foam tenders and pumpers. "Island...

The Jamaica National Small Business Loans Limited (JNSBL) recently took its 'BizStart' loan product to the parish of St. Ann, where entrepreneurs were educated about the loan facility and how they could access funding. The loan product, which is available for start-up operations, provides up to $30,000 for trading ventures and $50,000 for projects in the manufacturing and services sectors...

His Excellency Hugo Ch

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to address this 2005 Conference of the Jamaica Teachers' Association, for reasons which may be obvious to as discerning a body as the JTA is. Like my predecessor, Michael Manley, I will not demit the office of Prime Minister, without delivering a final charge to our Teachers, which more than any other...

The Plant Quarantine Unit of the Agriculture Ministry has urged Jamaicans travelling overseas not to return with any citrus plants so as to eliminate the possibility of the citrus canker virus being introduced into the country. Fitzroy White, Plant Quarantine Produce Inspector, advised that nationals arriving from abroad should "make every effort not to yield to the temptation to bring...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has decided to add two late trips to its number 98 bus route following talks with residents of Port Royal last week. In addition to the two trips, the company will also effect a public timetable as of September 7, along with a new roster and should coincide with the new school term. As...

Director of Family Health Services in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Karen Lewis-Bell, has called on young mothers to immunize their infants in order to minimize exposure to life threatening diseases, which kill an estimated three million children worldwide every year. Dr. Lewis-Bell, who spoke to JIS News in a recent interview, pointed to a decline in the Ministry's immunization...

The Jamaican community in South Florida of the United States (US), has donated $100,000 to the Ministry of National Security's scholarship programme for children of police officers. Consul-General in Miami, Ricardo Allicock officially handed over the cheque to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Gilbert Scott and representatives of the Jamaica Police Federation, at the Ministry's Oxford Road offices in Kingston...

Patricia Meikle, Yanique Sparks, Ainseanlea Campbell and Jervine Richards have emerged winners in the Clarendon Parish Library's Reading competition for 2005. They were recognized for their outstanding performance in the competition at an annual awards ceremony held at the library in May Pen on August 19."The main objectives of the reading competition are to encourage good reading habits, develop reading...

Five government agencies now have final drafts of workplace policies under the thrust to eradicate stigma and discrimination against individuals in the workforce who are infected with HIV/AIDS. These are the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (the Ministry overseeing the National Workplace Policy), and the Ministries of National Security; Local Government, Community Development and Sports; Industry and Tourism; and...