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We have heard all the catch phrases: "water is the staff of life", "water is essential", and "water is life" among many others, but what is certain is that water is critical to survival and the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) is working to ensure that all Jamaicans have access to piped water by the year 2010. A catalyst that the...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson on August 12 told an audience of "Jamerican" entrepreneurs that the national economy was growing as a result of the combined efforts and patriotic commitment of Jamaicans at home and abroad. Mr. Patterson was addressing a luncheon of successful Jamaican entrepreneurs and franchisees, which was hosted by Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight has said that he hoped to hold talks with Colombia on the recent World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling, which deemed illegal the preferential trade arrangement enjoyed by African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries.The Minister who was addressing a Jamaica/ Colombia breakfast meeting at the Hilton Kingston hotel yesterday (August 12), said...

A training programme aimed at better preparing science teachers in secondary schools to teach the subject is currently being conducted at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) through a partnership established between that institution, the University of the West Indies and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture.The programme, which is currently in its third year, is designed...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, yesterday (August 12) told a private gathering of business and community leaders in New York City that the scale of operations and the success of the Golden Krust Corporation was a source of pride for the entire Jamaican Disapora.Mr. Patterson's remarks came as he participated in the official opening of the 100th store under the Golden...

Jamaicans no longer have to rely solely on government's decision to effect changes within their communities. Now they can plan and implement projects through their involvement in Community Development Committees (CDCs), which are to be found island wide. Simply put CDC's are federations or networks of individual community based organisations, such as neighbourhood watches, youth groups, citizens groups, and women's...

HIV/AIDS has become a generalised epidemic in Jamaica that affects the health and well-being of large numbers of people from all social strata and occupational groups. In response to this reality, the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) is gradually implementing the guidelines of a National HIV/AIDS Policy to help mitigate the socio-economic and health impacts of the disease on the society....

Jamaica's Consul General to New York, Dr. Basil K. Bryan and a number of high ranking New York City (NYC) lawmakers on Monday (August 8) joined forces to pay tribute to a cross-section of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica whose resilience and determination have carried them to the top of their respective professions. The 14 upstanding "Jamericans" were the centre...

Every year I have the difficult task of deciding which of the many vibrant Jamaican communities in the Diaspora I should visit to join in the celebrations at this special time on our national calendar. BIG APPLE IS ALWAYS SPECIAL The historic ties between New York and Jamaica are strong and unbreakable. This city has long been the adopted home...

Director of Communications at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Miss Dorrett Campbell, has announced that the textbooks for Primary Schools would be arriving on time, as scheduled, for the start of the new school year in September. The Government of Jamaica will be spending just under $300 million for these texts, and approximately $490 million on the provision...

The government of Jamaica has extended its secondary school textbook programme to junior high and all-age institutions. Communications Director in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Dorrett Campbell told JIS News, that the move would take effect for the start of the new school year in September. "The government has announced that it will absorb 50 per cent of...

Jamaican born artist Patrick Raikes on Wednesday (Aug.9) presented one of his signature pieces of ceramic tile artwork to High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Gail Mathurin, at a short ceremony at her London-based office. The piece entitled 'Lovewelan' was done in honour of Jamaica's 43-year anniversary of Independence and depicts the Jamaican flag. He told JIS News, that the...