JAS gets $23m budget increase
AGRICULTURE MINISTER Roger Clarke yesterday announced that the Government subvention allocated to the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) in this year's budget will be increased from...

Legislation to assist immigrant teachers
NEW YORK: OVER 1,000 teachers could benefit from new legislation introduced by Jamaican Assemblyman Nick Perry, a Brooklyn, New York Democrat, which seeks to eliminate the requirements of being a US citizen to get...

PSOJ sees 'peaceful election'
PRIVATE SECTOR Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Oliver Clarke, said yesterday that he was "reasonably hopeful" that the upcoming general election would be the most peaceful in the history of the country. Speaking at a press briefing at the...

Jennifer Edwards sworn-in
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson said yesterday that the elevation of the Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, Jennifer Edwards, to the position of Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, is in recognition for her service and...

Cheaper loans available, says Shaw
AUDLEY SHAW, Opposition Spokes-man on Finance, said on Tuesday that the Government could access loans in the international marketplace at rates significantly cheaper than what the country is now...