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The livestock competition, held as part of the just concluded Denbigh Agricultural Show, has been deemed the best and most competitive in recent years, despite the recent challenges that have plagued the agriculture sector. Chairperson of the Denbigh Livestock Exhibits Committee and Deputy Director of Bodles Research Station, Jasmin Holness told JIS News, that even though the number of entrants...

The inaugural Denbigh food court has been hailed as a huge success with patrons eagerly sampling the array of tasty local cuisine which were available at the venue over the three-day show. "We are very satisfied," said Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) President, Norman Grant. He told JIS News, that the more than 20 booths, which were set up at the...

Forty-five persons serving in various areas in Portland have received plaques and certificates of appreciation for their contribution to community development. The presentations were made on August 1 by the Snow Hill Community Development Committee, during its annual awards ceremony at the Old Port Antonio Marina. Some of the areas in which the recipients have served include sports, education, social...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, has said that the visit to Jamaica of Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, though short, was very fruitful and productive, and would forward the agenda of the developing world. The Prime Minister, who spoke to JIS News at a reception held at the Half Moon Hotel in President Abasanjo's honour, said that the visit, "will certainly enable...

The Consulate General in Miami will hold its annual Independence ecumenical church service on August 7. The proceeds will go towards the Swift Purscell Boys' Home in St. Mary and children of police officers killed in the line of duty. The service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale, located at 401 SE Fifteenth Avenue, beginning...

Howard Pitterson has always wanted to do something positive for Jamaica and when a ruptured Achilles tendon short-circuited his dream of becoming the Jamaican version of Russia's classical ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, he turned to writing instead. The result is the first of a two-book set titled 'Spectre of Seven', depicting life in British colonial Jamaica before the 'Bob Marley'...

Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has said that Jamaican farmers stood to benefit from the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME), as a wider regional market would be provided for the sale of local produce. The Prime Minister, who was addressing the closing of the three-day Denbigh Agricultural Show in May Pen on August 1, said that farmers must take advantage...

President of the Northern Caribbean University, Dr. Herbert Thompson, has urged Jamaicans to value the country's achievements since Emancipation and to "stop beating up on ourselves and making ourselves look as if we are no good, and we are not heading anywhere". Dr. Thompson, who was delivering the main address at the National Emancipation vigil in Mandeville, Manchester on July...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is reporting a marginal decrease in the number of road traffic accidents involving its buses over the last financial year. Speaking at today's (August 3) JIS Think Tank, President of the JUTC, Patrick McIntosh noted "over the last year, 04/05, we have seen a small reduction in the number of accidents, about 6 per...

Regular traffic flow has returned to Portland with the opening of the rail bridge in St. Margaret's Bay on Saturday (July 30). The bridge, which was rehabilitated at a cost of $26 million, is being used as an alternative to the Rio Grande overpass, which was taken out of service due to extensive damage caused by Hurricane Dennis. The opening...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has applied for an increase in bus fares, which if approved, would take effect within the next few weeks. JUTC president Patrick McIntosh, addressing a JIS Think Tank this morning (Aug. 3), said the increase was necessary for the bus company to remain in operation and to continue to serve passengers in the Kingston...

Sandra Scott has been appointed the new Regional Director for the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) in Canada, effective July 18. She replaces Pat Samuels, who is leaving Toronto after nearly four years to become the JTB's European Regional Director, based in Berlin, Germany. Miss Scott, a Jamaican by birth, comes to the JTB with over 25 years of experience in...