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Managing Director of JAMALCo, Jerome Maxwell has said that the US$690 million expansion programme at the bauxite company was set to begin by early next year. He informed residents and stakeholders in Clarendon on Wednesday about the company's plans, while addressing a meeting of the Clarendon Parish Development Committee (CPDC). The meeting was held at the St. Gabriel's Church Hall...

About 22 members of the Co-operative Friends of Jamaica will be arriving in the island on May 14 for a two-week study visit. During the visit, the group will call on Governor-General, Sir Howard Cooke at King's House, visit heritage sites at Port Royal and Devon House, and Hope Gardens. The 26 year-old London based organization supports the work of...

Over 300 boys from grades one to six at the Bath Primary and Junior High School in St. Thomas participated in the first Boy's Day held recently at the school. Several speakers addressed the boys on topics such as respect, the value of reading, drug abuse, good behaviour, values and attitudes, resolving conflicts, self-esteem and the importance of attending school....

The introduction of a literacy project in five schools in the East Kingston and Port Royal region has resulted in marked improvements in the reading and writing abilities of 150 students from primary and high schools within the area. The literacy project is the brainchild of Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell who is also the Member of...

In keeping with the national Labour Day theme for 2004, 'Road Safety First. Avoid The Worst', planning committees in western Jamaica have been selecting parish projects which are geared toward the proper use of the nation's roadways by pedestrians and motorists. For St. James, the parish project is multi-faceted, as it involves the repainting of all pedestrian crossings in the...

Five companies exhibiting an array of Jamaican food specialties received a positive response from nearly 500 attendees at the annual World Business Week launch on Monday (May 3) at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Coconut Grove, Miami. World Business Week activities will culminate on Friday (May 7). Exotic Caribbean flavours including coconut water were showcased by Grace, Kennedy (USA) Inc.,...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Transformation in Barbados, will be hosting a Caribbean Ministerial Conference on Disability from May 11 to 13 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston. The first of its kind in the Caribbean, over 75 persons are expected to attend, including Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers with...

Children of the S-Corner Community in Bennett Land in Kingston now have a safe, healthy and adequately equipped play ground to frolic. The project valued at more than $2 million, was initiated by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and funded by the Caribbean Development Bank. It is an attempt to combat the negative influence of inner city life by...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is currently undertaking an islandwide survey to garner information on the population and distribution of the local crocodile, and to assess their habitats. The first phase of the survey, which forms part of NEPA's Crocodile Action Plan, began in January of this year and is expected to end by June 2005 at a...

A monument erected in honour of the JAMALCo workforce and alliance contractors was unveiled by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa, Alain Belda and Dr. Carlton Davis, Cabinet Secretary, at a ceremony held at the Halse Hall Refinery in Clarendon on Monday (May 3). The ceremony was held in recognition of the company's successful completion of the 1.25 million...

The introduction of a literacy project in five schools in the East Kingston and Port Royal region has resulted in marked improvements in the reading and writing abilities of 150 students from primary and high schools within the area. The literacy project is the brainchild of Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell who is also the Member of...

In keeping with the national Labour Day theme for 2004, 'Road Safety First. Avoid The Worst', planning committees in western Jamaica have been selecting parish projects which are geared toward the proper use of the nation's roadways by pedestrians and motorists. For St. James, the parish project is multi-faceted, as it involves the repainting of all pedestrian crossings in the...