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Water and sanitation systems in Kingston and St. Andrew are to be improved through a US$40 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank. The House of Representatives, at its sitting yesterday (Sept. 20) approved a Government guarantee for the loan to the National Water Commission (NWC), which will undertake the Kingston Water Sanitation Project. The project is estimated at US$54.7...

Jamaican-born educator, Dr. Inez Elliston and businesswoman, Delores Lawrence are among a group of 29 Canadians who have been chosen to receive the Order of Ontario for 2004. The recipients will be presented with the insignia today (September 20), by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, James Bartleman, at a formal investiture ceremony at Queen's Park in Toronto. Deemed the Canadian...

Jamaican-born educator, Dr. Inez Elliston and businesswoman, Delores Lawrence are among a group of 29 Canadians who have been named to the Order of Ontario for 2004. The recipients will be presented with the insignia today (September 20), by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, James Bartleman, at a formal investiture ceremony at Queen's Park in Toronto. Deemed the Canadian province's...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has reported that Jamaica's inflation rate for the month of August was 0.1 per cent.This compares with inflation rates of 1.6 per cent for July, 1.5 per cent for June, and 2.2 per cent for April, and according to Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, this represented a "dramatic slow down in the rate of...

Cabinet has awarded a contract valued at $21.43 million to install a mooring facility for the delivery of heavy fuel oil to the Jamaica Private Power Company (JPPC) by Petrojam. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman made the disclosure yesterday (September 19) at the weekly post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The purpose of the facility, explained the Minister,...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Gail Mathurin has said that Jamaican and other Caribbean organizations in the UK should educate the younger generation about the true Caribbean heritage. The High Commissioner was speaking on Saturday (September 17), at the special 30th anniversary dinner of the Ipswich Caribbean Association. "I am particularly pleased that some of your projects involve...

Some 50 delegates from 11 countries, and representatives from several international sporting bodies will participate in a three-day Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Taskforce on Sport conference, to be held from Thursday, September 22 to Saturday, September 24 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Downtown, Kingston. Anne Shirley, Senior Adviser to Local Government, Community Development and Sport Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, made...

As the government seeks to overhaul and modernize Jamaica's fire service, the first in a number of fire stations to be built islandwide is to be constructed in Falmouth, Trelawny at a cost of $83.7 million.Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson Miller signed contract documents with Tank Weld Limited at the Ministry's Hagley Park Road Offices...

The Jamaican leg of Freestay Caribbean, a concept to entice cruise ship passengers who visit the Caribbean to return for land-based vacations, is now underway, following its official launch today (September 20), at the Hilton Kingston Hotel. Under the programme, cruise ship passengers will receive a souvenir coin upon disembarking, which will be redeemable for goods and services on their...

The Travel Channel will continue to showcase the island of Jamaica as a prime vacation destination to millions of viewers around the world. 'Jamaica: The Ultimate Tour', a full length feature on the island's tourism product, which had its world premiere on the Travel Channel on Thursday, September 15, will be screened on three different dates until September 24. The...

Director of the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP), Antonica Gunter Gayle has urged parents and guardians who identify development delays in their children, to seek help early. Failure to do early intervention could be a "very major setback", the Director told JIS News. She advised parents to look out for signs of development delays in their children, such as disabilities in...

The importance of breast-feeding for the nutritional development of babies is the major focus of activities planned by the Portland Health Department to celebrate 'Breast-feeding Week' in the parish.The activities, which began with a church service at the New Testament Church of God in Port Antonio on September 18, will be highlighted by a health fair to be held at...