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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...

The Ministry of Industry and Tourism has set aside a $10 million grant to assist with funding of the Tourism for Prosperity Entrepreneurship Drive, which is aimed at encouraging more Jamaicans to take advantage of the business opportunities within the sector. State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, made the announcement at the launch recently, at the offices of...

Fifty computers were recently donated to Jamaican schools by the Virginia Jamaica Education Exchange Foundation (VJEEF). With this donation, more than 400 computers have been distributed to schools in rural Jamaican communities by that organization since the launch of its computer programme in Clarendon, in October 2000. Some 3,000 Jamaican students are expected to benefit from the programme, designed to...

Their school, situated in Western Kingston has been called "the oasis of the West", and for two weeks, 22 students from St. Peter Claver Primary School brought a little of that oasis to Canada, providing Canadians and Jamaicans alike with a little taste of the inimitable culture of Jamaica. The 15 boys and seven girls, who make up the award-winning...

The Ministry of Industry and Tourism has set aside a $10 million grant to assist with funding of the Tourism for Prosperity Entrepreneurship Drive, which is aimed at encouraging more Jamaicans to take advantage of the business opportunities within the sector. State Minister in the Ministry, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, made the announcement at the launch recently, at the offices of...

Fifty computers were recently donated to Jamaican schools by the Virginia Jamaica Education Exchange Foundation (VJEEF). With this donation, more than 400 computers have been distributed to schools in rural Jamaican communities by that organization since the launch of its computer programme in Clarendon, in October 2000. Some 3,000 Jamaican students are expected to benefit from the programme, designed to...

Their school, situated in Western Kingston has been called "the oasis of the West", and for two weeks, 22 students from St. Peter Claver Primary School brought a little of that oasis to Canada, providing Canadians and Jamaicans alike with a little taste of the inimitable culture of Jamaica. The 15 boys and seven girls, who make up the award-winning...

Prime Minister P. J. Patterson will sign bid documents for the 2007 World Cup Cricket matches tomorrow (Monday, May 3). The signing will take place in the Prime Minister's Conference Room, Office of the Prime Minister, at 9:30 a.m. At a Jamaica House press conference on April 22, the Prime Minister disclosed that Sabina Park and a proposed site at...

As Jamaica joins other countries around the globe in celebrating World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman says the country can be proud of its record of press freedom, stating that citizens continue to enjoy a media that is free to express critical views without any significant restrictions. This is in direct opposition to what...

Prime Minister P. J. Patterson will sign bid documents for the 2007 World Cup Cricket matches tomorrow (Monday, May 3). The signing will take place in the Prime Minister's Conference Room, Office of the Prime Minister, at 9:30 a.m. At a Jamaica House press conference on April 22, the Prime Minister disclosed that Sabina Park and a proposed site at...

As Jamaica joins other countries around the globe in celebrating World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman says the country can be proud of its record of press freedom, stating that citizens continue to enjoy a media that is free to express critical views without any significant restrictions. This is in direct opposition to what...