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Approximately 350 students from eight primary schools in the parish of Westmoreland, have been presented with school uniforms, shoes, school bags, books and toiletries by Save The Children Fund. The charitable organization has spent an estimated $27 million in the parish, in the effort to transform the lives of those affected by Hurricane Ivan, which devastated the island last year...

Artists Suzzette Harriott and Edmondo Souza from Western Jamaica, have presented 10 paintings valued at $3 million, to the St. James Parish Council, for the Montego Bay Civic Centre Town Hall. The paintings, which depict the rich and colourful history of St. James and its development over four centuries, were unveiled at a recent civic reception at the centre, in...

Some 350 students from eight primary schools across the parish of Westmoreland have been presented with school uniforms, shoes, school bags, books and toiletries by the Save the Children Fund. One of eight schools in Westmoreland that were assisted by the charitable organisation is the Little London Primary School, which is located in the western section of the parish. The...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie has said that several large companies in the corporate area were risking the removal of signs advertising their businesses, unless they settled the millions of dollars owed to the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) in signage fees. According to Mr. McKenzie, eight major companies operating in Kingston and St. Andrew owed the KSAC...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has invested approximately $613 million in 138 community development projects in the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland since its inception in 1996, to benefit some 85,000 persons. The projects include the construction, rehabilitation, expansion and equipping of schools, building community centres, rehabilitation of roads, construction of water supply facilities and organizational...

The United Kingdom (UK) Government yesterday (February 7), announced new immigration and asylum regulations, some of which could impact directly on Jamaicans living, studying or planning to move to that country. The new regulations, over time, will also include fingerprinting all who apply for a visa. Home Secretary in the UK, Charles Clarke who outlined the Government's five-year strategy for...

The Jamaican community in Atlanta is to assist Guyana as a result of the recent flooding which affected certain areas of that country. This was disclosed by Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Vin Martin at a meeting with representatives from the Guyanese community in Atlanta. Heading the delegation was Guyana's Honorary Trade Representative to Atlanta, Neilson O. Wray; former President...

Chairman of the Planning Committee for the China-Caribbean Trade Fair, Robert Stephens, has said that the staging of the event was a success, with a number of deals struck between Jamaica and China, aimed at project development and to foster further dialogue and cooperation. Included among the agreements were two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) - one between the Transport and...

The need for young people to develop a greater sense of responsibility in their pursuit of personal and national development was the major focus of a one day seminar held for high school students in St. Mary, at the Port Maria Civic Centre in Port Maria on February 4. The seminar, which was organized by the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC),...

The government is preparing to take the plea bargaining legislation to Parliament by the end of the month, which it is hoped, will put a significant dent in the organised crime network. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at Monday's (Feb. 7) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that the executive body had given its...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract valued at $48.7 million for the construction of an early childhood institute on the grounds of the Shortwood Teachers' College in Kingston. This was announced yesterday (February 7) by Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman at a post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Senator Whiteman said construction of the institute is expected...

Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke, emphasised today the importance of plant health to the agricultural sector, and the Jamaican economy. Speaking at the launch of the Jamaica Plant Health Surveillance and Pest Response Systems (PHS&PRS), at the Eden Gardens Resort in Kingston, Minister Clarke said the Ministry had undertaken the initiative "in recognition of the importance of plant health and...