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On September 15, 1980, the Jamaica Maritime Training Institute, now the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), opened its doors to 16 young persons, all eager to pursue training in and embark on a career in the maritime industry. Located then on Norman Road, in the vicinity of the Central Sorting Office, the institution was established, through a joint project by the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has lauded the PetroCaribe Initiative, noting that the agreement would serve to deepen and strengthen the bonds of friendship and the process of collaboration between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Venezuela. "It also represents an important vehicle for enhancing energy security, promoting capacity building and accelerating the development agenda at the national as well as the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has said that developing nations must work to develop long-term solutions to their energy needs. He said that with the oil reserves of major producers now estimated at 800 billion barrels and at present consumption and production levels, should only last for another 27 years, "all countries should ensure that a portion of their energy needs...

Jamaica has been afforded the distinctive privilege of hosting the second PetroCaribe Summit today, for it was on the 6th September 1815, that the great and revered Liberator Simon Bolivar wrote La Carta de Jamaica. It was during his exile here in Jamaica that he articulated his dream to free this continent of the yoke of Spanish imperialism and proclaimed...

Restoration and re-building work will get underway shortly in East Kingston and St. Thomas as government seeks to correct the infrastructural damage done to these areas by Hurricanes Emily and Dennis. Outlining the scope of the works, State Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Works, and Member of Parliament for Eastern St. Thomas, Dr. Fenton Ferguson informed JIS News...

Preliminary work has started for the reconstruction of the Yallahs fording in St. Thomas, which was severely damaged during Hurricane Dennis in July.Already, design work for the project has begun and should be completed by the end of October, said Dr. Fenton Ferguson, State Minister for Transport and Works. He told JIS News that a consultant, chosen by tender, had...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Land and Environment, Donovan Stanberry has reiterated the government's commitment to stem the indiscriminate disposal of used lead acid batteries. Addressing a recent JIS 'Think Tank', Mr. Stanberry said that government's commitment to address the problem would not come to an end when the six-month Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB) project concludes in November....

The Clarendon health sector is benefiting from the services of eight Nigerian nurses, under a technical cooperation agreement between the Government of Jamaica and the Republic of Nigeria. Among the group are: one nurse anaesthetist, one accident and emergency nurse, one perioperative (theatre nurse), and one community nurse. According to Michael Bent, Parish Manager for the Clarendon Health Department, the...

Cabinet has approved a $5.6 billion contract for Segment 3 of the Northern Coastal Highway Project (NCHIP). Prime Minister P.J Patterson, who made the disclosure at Monday's (Sept. 5) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that the project would be financed under agreements effected with the European Union, which would be providing a grant of some 66 million...

Delegates from across the region are steadily pouring in for the historic PetroCaribe Summit being held at the Ritz-Carlton, Montego Bay, from September 3-6, 2005. Over thirty delegates from Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago have already arrived including two heads of delegation, the Prime Minister of Guyana, the Hon. Samuel Hinds and Montserratian Chief Minister, the...

Technical officials attending the PetroCaribe Summit, yesterday (Sept. 3) met to finalize an agenda and make recommendations for the ministerial meeting being convened today, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Montego Bay. The agenda prepared by the officials includes recommendations for the establishment of the institutional framework for the operation of the PetroCaribe Agreement signed in Puerto de la Cruz, Venezuela, on...

As of this month, the National Health Fund (NHF) will begin issuing health cards to registered seniors under the Jamaica Drugs for the Elderly Programme (JADEP) on reaching the age of 60. More than 100 seniors so far are expected to benefit from this move by the NHF. Executive Director of the National Council for Senior Citizens, Beverly Taylor, told...