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Statistics from the National HIV/STI Control Programme indicate that pregnant women represent approximately 1.6 to 2 per cent of the total number of persons infected with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica and the disease is the leading cause of death in children age one to four years. Minister of Health John Junor, who divulged this information at the official opening of the...

Industry and Tourism Minister, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has said that horticulture has tremendous potential for diversifying Jamaica's tourism product and offers splendid opportunities for earning more foreign exchange through exports. Speaking at the Jamaica Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Show recently at Hope Gardens, the Minister noted that Jamaican gardens have tremendous potential to become very profitable enterprises in the near future....

Minister of Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, has called for the forging of strategic alliances between sectors and nations of the Caribbean, with the hope of creating powerful synergies for the growth and development of national and regional economies. Emphasising that the region could no longer be dependent on traditional crop exports such as sugar and bananas for economic prosperity, she cited...

Industry and Tourism Minister, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has said that horticulture has tremendous potential for diversifying Jamaica's tourism product and offers splendid opportunities for earning more foreign exchange through exports. Speaking at the Jamaica Horticultural Society's Annual Flower Show recently at Hope Gardens, the Minister noted that Jamaican gardens have tremendous potential to become very profitable enterprises in the near future....

Minister of Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba, has called for the forging of strategic alliances between sectors and nations of the Caribbean, with the hope of creating powerful synergies for the growth and development of national and regional economies. Emphasising that the region could no longer be dependent on traditional crop exports such as sugar and bananas for economic prosperity, she cited...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson has implored educators, parents and communities as a whole to be cognisant of the way in which they were influencing the lives of children and to seek to make a positive impact. She was speaking at the 34th anniversary founder's day ceremony of the Dental Auxiliary School on Arthur Wint Drive on...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson has implored educators, parents and communities as a whole to be cognisant of the way in which they were influencing the lives of children and to seek to make a positive impact. She was speaking at the 34th anniversary founder's day ceremony of the Dental Auxiliary School on Arthur Wint Drive on...

Declaring that productivity levels are determined by how conflicts are resolved, Mediation Manager at the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), Ronald Mason, has argued that businesses and the country's economy could benefit substantially from a structured and comprehensive mediation or dispute resolution programme. This, he said, increases the potential for future investment. Mr. Mason noted that in the Jamaican workplace, among...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) with the assistance of the Organized Crime Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is intensifying its drive to seek out and bring to justice persons who continue to breach copyright laws. In an interview with JIS News, Manager of the Copyright Directorate, JIPO, Natalie Wilmot says that as it relates to criminal prosecutions, since...

Declaring that productivity levels are determined by how conflicts are resolved, Mediation Manager at the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), Ronald Mason, has argued that businesses and the country's economy could benefit substantially from a structured and comprehensive mediation or dispute resolution programme. This, he said, increases the potential for future investment. Mr. Mason noted that in the Jamaican workplace, among...

The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) with the assistance of the Organized Crime Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force is intensifying its drive to seek out and bring to justice persons who continue to breach copyright laws. In an interview with JIS News, Manager of the Copyright Directorate, JIPO, Natalie Wilmot says that as it relates to criminal prosecutions, since...

On a day (Teacher's Day) when the country's teachers are recognized for their tireless work in the classroom, Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry-Wilson today (May 5) presented gifts to two inner-city schools in her South Eastern St. Andrew Constituency. One such school was West Indies Basic School on Camp Road, where both teachers and students of the...