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The House of Representatives on Tuesday (Jan. 13) approved a Government of Jamaica guarantee under the provisions of the Approved Organizations and Authorities Act to secure a loan of US$75 million from Wachovia Bank to the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC). The government guarantee for the loan which will secure the financing for the completion of Phase...

Security measures that have been and are being put in place at the ports, would impact significantly on drug trafficking and the trade in illegal weapons, Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill said today (January 13). He was speaking at a maritime security seminar hosted by the Shipping Association of Jamaica, in collaboration with the Port Authority of Jamaica...

The Jamaica 4-H Clubs has received an industrial stove valued at just under $200,000, donated by JAMALCo for a Food Preparation and Floral Arrangement training programme. The stove was officially handed over on January 9 at the Denbigh 4-H Centre in Clarendon, where the training is conducted. Accepting the donation, Executive Director of the 4-H Clubs, Lenworth Fulton expressed his...

Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson has said that the government was exploring a number of options to further bring down interest rates to "friendly levels" for the business sector, and to facilitate a reduction in the Budget deficit. In a national broadcast on Sunday (January 11), the Prime Minister explained that interest rates went up last year mainly because of the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has said that he was pleased that all sectors of the society were coming together in partnership for sustainable economic development as Jamaica continued to strengthen its international alliances and explore every avenue that would lead to economic growth. Mr. Patterson was speaking during a national broadcast on Sunday (Jan. 11), which was recorded before his...

CARICOM Heads at a meeting with Chilean President Ricardo Largos on Monday (Jan. 12) have mandated an early meeting of the CARICOM/CHILE Joint Commission to examine new avenues for further bilateral cooperation between Chile and the countries of the region. CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson noted that while there have been some accomplishments arising from the work of the...

We enter this New Year facing our fair share of challenges and opportunities. At times like these, it is the quality of our nation's leadership at every level and the attitude of all our citizens that determine how well we do and the progress that we make. Throughout our history we Jamaicans have displayed remarkable strength of character, determination, and...

As efforts to boost the agricultural sector through collaboration with the manufacturing sector intensifies, President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant has said that in 2004, the JAS and the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA) would ‘work’ the MOU signed between both organisations, to the advancement of farmers through the operation of the central marketing company. “We will...

CARICOM territories seem poised to benefit from international alliances with Britain and the United States, that are geared towards enhancing security initiatives in the Caribbean region. This was disclosed by Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips as he officially opened the first ever meeting of the Ministerial Sub-Committee of Attorneys General and Ministers of National Security of the Caribbean...

The Pye River Cemetery in Montego Bay has come in for much needed attention from the St. James Parish Council with some $250,000 being spent to enhance its aesthetic beauty and ambience. Commercial Services Manager at the Council, Hayden Marks has said that beautification work, inclusive of the bushing of heavily overgrown areas, was presently underway at the location in...

Orchid lovers from Jamaica and those visiting from abroad will be able to view several varieties on January 18, when the Ocho Rios Orchid Society in St. Ann stages its ninth orchid show at the Jamaica Grande Hotel, in the resort town, from 11: 00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dubbed ‘Orchid 2004’, the show will be boosted by the participation...

Some 14 farmers from Mafoota in St. James are pursuing a twelve-week training course in Co-operative Management, with a view to having their group enlisted as a registered co-operative. The farmers, who have been operating as a special group participating in the Sandals/RADA Mafoota vegetable project for some time now, are taking this step to better manage their operations, and...