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Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell presented Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke with a state-of-the-art IBM lap top computer valued at US$1,700. Minister Paulwell, who made the presentation at King's House today (May 4) said that the gift was significant as the Ministry was in the process of launching an education programme to encourage...

Clarendon emerged champion of the 4-H Clubs National Achievement Day competition, held on April 30 at the Denbigh showground in May Pen. The parish scored 1,645.25 points; Manchester placed second with 1,569.75 points, while St. Elizabeth came third with 1,485.5 points. Clarendon topped the categories for agro chemicals use and management, solid waste management and floral arrangement, while placing second...

Members of the St. Thomas Women's Agricultural Initiative have started a banana fibre project on their 12-hectare farm in the community of Potosi, through which they are providing indigenous raw material for the craft industry. The group, comprising 13 women and two men, are earning extra cash, by using the trunks of the banana and plantain, normally treated as waste,...

The 30th annual district convention of the Rotary International will get underway today, May 4 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Montego Bay. The convention has been 11 months in the planning and according to Rotary International District Governor for District 7020, Keith Daley, some 1000 delegates from 11 Caribbean islands, the United States and Europe are expected for the...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has said that the contribution of Jamaica's farming and manufacturing sectors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could be increased tremendously if synergies were created between both sectors along with tourism, adding value to primary products for both local and overseas markets. Already, the farming and manufacturing sectors...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, has said that the contribution of Jamaica's farming and manufacturing sectors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) could be increased tremendously if synergies were created between both sectors along with tourism, adding value to primary products for both local and overseas markets. Already, the farming and manufacturing sectors...

In response to the rising demand for health care services and pharmaceuticals in the Corporate Area, Health Corporation Limited has opened its first medical complex and eighth pharmaceutical facility under the Drug Serv Programme at Union Square, Cross Roads in Kingston. Health Minister, John Junor, speaking at the official opening of the facility this morning (May 4) said that it...

That area of Jamaican economic life, with which the public has a love-hate relationship - taxes - will come into full public glare at the upcoming Tax Services Exposition, to be held by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) and the Ministry of Finance and Planning on Wednesday May 5, at MIND's Old Hope Road campus. The exposition, which...

Dr. Murchison Callender, a retired Canadian professor of optometry, who has been providing much needed assistance to Jamaicans for the past 30 years, was recently honoured by the Canadian Friends of St. Thomas Healthcare (CFSTH). Dr. Callender, who is Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo's School of Optometry, has been taking optometry interns to Jamaica since 1974 and in...

Twenty-eight 'black' tanks valued at some $500,000 have been donated to farmers and institutions in Sturge Town, St. Ann, to improve water supply in the community. The tanks, which can hold 3,785 litres of water each, were donated by Carolyn Smith, citizen of the United States of America (USA), who is a friend of the community. Speaking at the handing...

Nine persons working with the St. Thomas Association of Community Development Committees (STACDC) and Development Area Committees (DAC) were awarded certificates and plaques on Saturday (May 1) for their service, loyalty and dedication to the organisations and their communities. The workers received their awards at a Gala Awards Banquet organised by the STACDC and held at the Morant Villa Hotel...

That area of Jamaican economic life, with which the public has a love-hate relationship - taxes - will come into full public glare at the upcoming Tax Services Exposition, to be held by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) and the Ministry of Finance and Planning on Wednesday May 5, at MIND's Old Hope Road campus. The exposition, which...