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The Government is moving to properly place people at the centre of the tourism product and will be spending millions under phase two of the 'Spruce up Jamaica' campaign to develop human resources and talents within the industry, and instill a sense of pride in country. Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, speaking at the launch of the programme at the...

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica is (CCCJ) developing an item bank, which is its own storehouse of examination questions and answers. This is contained in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives earlier this week by Education Minister, Andrew Holness. With this databank, the Council will be able to draw from graded and certified examination questions...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is seeking to secure the livelihood of staff members of Air Jamaica, as the Government embarks on a programme to transfer the national airline over to private operators. He said a major concern in negotiations to privatise the national carrier would be the retention of staff and the preservation of Jamaican jobs. He noted that another...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding met with 20 editors from major media houses in London while on a four city tour of the United Kingdom. The journalists, drawn from major media houses including The BBC and newspapers such as the Guardian, the Independent, the Evening Standard, the Voice and the New Nation rapped with the Prime Minister over lunch. The discussion...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Jamaica's entertainment industry will experience a major boost when the Economic Partnership Agreement between Cariforum countries and the European Community comes into effect later this year. He told a group of British journalists at a luncheon at the Jamaican High Commission in London that reggae music had the potential to become one of Jamaica's biggest...

Minister of Mining and Telecommunications the Honourable Derrick Smith left the island this afternoon (May 25) for the United States. Mr. Smith, who has been absent from official duties since last month following a minor surgical procedure, is seeking further medical advice in the United States. He is expected to return to Jamaica within ten days. And the Acting Prime...

The town of Mandeville will come alive this Saturday, May 24, when members of the Caribbean District of Optimist International meet at the Golf View Hotel, Caledonia Road, for their Third Quarter Regional Conference. The one-day Conference, under the chairmanship of Governor Granville Newell starts off with an Executive Committee meeting at 7.30 a.m., which will be followed at 10.30...

The health Ministry remains on high alert for suspected cases of measles, and as such will this Labour Day weekend continue its fever and rash surveillance island wide. Vaccines will also be administered to persons who are not fully immunized. Communities are therefore asked to cooperate with health officials who may visit their area to do interviews, vaccination and educational...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, J.C. Hutchinson has said that the time has come to take a long hard look at the banana industry, with a view to strategically reposition it. "The fact is, no other sub-sector is more susceptible to adverse weather conditions than the banana industry. We have simply had to rebuild every time there...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, J.C. Hutchinson has emphasised that the growth of the agricultural sector is largely dependent on the growth of the cash crop sector. "Therefore, we have to identify crops that are competitive for us to compete globally, also to provide food security," Mr Hutchinson said as he made his contribution to the 2008/09...

The Ministry of Agriculture is exploring means of partnering with the private sector for greater value-added opportunities for the cocoa industry, as it seeks to widen prospects for that product. This collaboration with the private sector is being examined as part of a joint study being conducted by the Cocoa Industry Board (CIB) and the United States Agency for International...

Government will be spending some $652 million during the 2008/09 financial year to develop water supply projects in several parishes. Minister of State for Water and Housing, Everald Warmington made this disclosure while addressing a contract signing and ground breaking ceremony for the Fruitful Vale water supply system on April 30, at the Fruitful Vale All-age School in Portland. Mr....