More

Modernisation efforts at the Postal Corporation of Jamaica (Postcorp) are expected to decentralise the operations at the Central Sorting Office (CSO) to regional hubs and to utilise postal codes for efficiency in sorting mails. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Postmaster General in charge of Operations, Michael Gentles said that the move was part of the overall strategy to modernise the...

Residents of Pedro River in St. Ann are now better prepared against flood disasters having benefited from a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded disaster management strengthening project. The project is being implemented by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and involves the installation of equipment to monitor rainfall flow so as to effectively implement mitigation plans. The...

The Government has agreed to the sale of 20.25 hectares (50 acres) of land at Cow Park, St. Catherine to the WISYNCO Group to facilitate expansion of the company's White Marl plant. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at Monday's (March 22) post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House, said that the sale price would be between...

The Government has agreed to the sale of 20.25 hectares (50 acres) of land at Cow Park, St. Catherine to the WISYNCO Group to facilitate expansion of the company's White Marl plant. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the announcement at Monday's (March 22) post-Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House, said that the sale price would be between...

By year's end, Jamaica's children may be able to give testimony in court via live video links, in order to reduce the trauma associated with testifying in person. Rape victims could also be next in line to benefit from this impending development. Speaking with JIS News, Consultant in the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Canute Brown said: "We have young vulnerable...

By year's end, Jamaica's children may be able to give testimony in court via live video links, in order to reduce the trauma associated with testifying in person. Rape victims could also be next in line to benefit from this impending development. Speaking with JIS News, Consultant in the Ministry of Justice, Mr. Canute Brown said: "We have young vulnerable...

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Ruud Lubbers, has lauded the Government and the people of Jamaica for the "generosity of spirit" with which the country has received, and continues to receive displaced Haitians. In a March 16 letter to Prime Minister P. J. Patterson, Mr. Lubbers said that "at a time of instability in Haiti, which has led...

Cabinet has given approval for $72 million to be used to finance the implementation of energy efficiency measures in four public hospitals. The four institutions are the Cornwall Regional in St. James; Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston; Princess Margaret in St. Thomas, and the St. Ann's Bay Hospital in St. Ann. Making the announcement at yesterday's (March 22) post...

Jamaican born Professor of Grains Science at the Heriot Watt University in Scotland, Geoff Palmer is expected to be one of the main presenters at the Royal Society's Discussion Forum on: 'Achieving ethnic minority participation in science'. Titled 'Ready SET (for Science, Engineering and Technology) Go: race for equality', the forum is set for May 4. It will look at...

As Government moves to improve operational efficiencies at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Cabinet has endorsed the award of a contract valued at US$932,250 to Trapeze Software Group, for the supply of scheduling and dispatching software to the transport company. Addressing journalists at Monday's (March 22) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman informed...

Music, especially Gospel Music, provides an excellent platform for promoting the values and attitudes that are needed by Jamaica and the entire world in order to build more caring and loving societies, as well as relationships that are based on mutual respect and understanding, said Industry and Tourism Minister, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba. She was speaking recently at the album launch of...

The sports department of the Discovery Bay All-age School in St. Ann will be hosting a cultural event, dubbed 'Culturama 2004', on the institution's grounds, on Wednesday, March 31, to help educate young Jamaicans about their culture. Diedre Pringle, teacher and co-ordinator of the event told JIS News that 'Culturama 2004' was aimed at highlighting various aspects of the Jamaican...