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The European Union (EU) Banana Support Programme is currently holding a series of awareness seminars on the Moko disease, as it joins the Ministry of Agriculture's efforts to contain the disease that affects mainly bananas and plantains. These seminars, which began on March 15, will continue until April 5 and will be held in the parishes of Portland, St. Mary,...

The Ministry of Water and Housing is moving to establish a new International Hydrological Programme (IHP) National Committee to oversee water management and land use across the island. Water and Housing Minister, Donald Buchanan, told participants at a three-day workshop of the Caribbean United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) IHP National Committee at the Knutsford Court Hotel yesterday...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 16) unanimously approved the recommendations of a report from the Electoral Advisory Committee (EAC) on House-to-House Re-verification and review of Constituencies and Boundaries, which, among other things, will see the maximum number of constituencies into which the country may be divided increasing from 60 to 65. Leader of Government Business in the House...

Industry and Tourism Minister, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has said that as consumers, Jamaicans needed to be self-critical about their patterns of consumption and production. "This is in light of the fact that if we continue to consume what we don't produce and produce less than what we buy, then we are showing no care for our own future," she said. Minister...

A feeling of quiet anticipation filled the air of the breezy Jamaican afternoon in the hilly interior of the country as former Haitian President, Jean Bertrand Aristide awaited the arrival of his two young daughters. The day, Thursday, March 18, 2004 was about to become one of the most memorable in the lives of Mr. Aristide, his wife, Mildred and...

A feeling of quiet anticipation filled the air of the breezy Jamaican afternoon in the hilly interior of the country as former Haitian President, Jean Bertrand Aristide awaited the arrival of his two young daughters. The day, Thursday, March 18, 2004 was about to become one of the most memorable in the lives of Mr. Aristide, his wife, Mildred and...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has stated that the decision to allow former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to travel to Jamaica on humanitarian grounds was the right one and that assurances had been given by Mr. Aristide that he would not abuse the terms on which hospitality had been granted to him. The Prime Minister was speaking during a Prime Ministerial...

Although Jamaica has been historically designated the land of wood and water, Jamaicans should be mindful of the need to protect the island's valuable water resources to ensure that everyone had access to affordable potable water. Consultant in the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology and Consumer Affairs Commission board member, Fay Sylvester made this call at a recent symposium...

Several persons residing near the Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Company (KJBCo) operational areas in Discovery Bay and its environs, in St. Ann, turned out at the Kaiser Sports Club, recently, to participate in a seminar on sustainable community development. The seminar was geared toward addressing the growing concern of unemployment, imparting knowledge and ideas for income generating projects, and pointing the...

The HEART Trust/NTA has launched a new business model, which is designed to train and certify some 600,000 working Jamaicans over the next five years.Donald Foster, Chief Technical Director at HEART, said that the target would be achieved by increasing access to training and certification from 37,000 to 100,000 persons each year, over the next three years. Mr. Foster, who...

Pat and Richard Forest, citizens of Golden Grove in St. Ann are the proud recipients of a new home, which was constructed at a cost of $500,000 through the Habitat for Humanity Christian housing programme.The two-bedroom house, with living room, kitchen, bathroom and a porch, is the 100th house to be built by the humanitarian group in Jamaica, through the...

Hundreds of young Jamaicans poured into the Hilton Kingston Hotel on Monday, March 15, in search of career education at the National Youth Service's Youth Opportunities Fair. The Fair, which seeks to expose unattached youth, ages 17 to 24, to the varying career possibilities within their respective parishes, is one of 14 in an islandwide series. Speaking with JIS News,...