Alliance formed to boost agri industry
THE JAMAICA Agricultural Society (JAS), the Jamaica Manufacturers' Association (JMA) and the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) are forging an alliance in an effort to create a more efficient local agricultural sector.
Unsatisfactory JPSCo service in St Ann, says Carol Jackson
CLAREMONT, St. Ann: COUNCILLOR FOR the Ocho Rios division, Carol Jackson, has sharply criticised the St. Ann Parish Council for approving bills submitted by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) for service that she says is not satisfactory.
Otsuka saying farewell to Ja
BY THE end of the week, the very amicable Japanese Ambassador Isao Otsuka will be back home in the land of the rising sun.
Blue Cross awards GSAT scholarships
BLUE CROSS of Jamaica has for the 10th straight year awarded scholarships to students who have been successful in the high school placement test.
Murder stigma hurting Old Harbour taxi men
OLD HARBOUR, St. Catherine: TAXI MEN attending Friday's meeting of the National Association of Taxi Operators (NATO) at Ascot Hall, Old Harbour, raised concerns about the stigma being attached to drivers in the area...
NY launch of 'Riot to Rebellion'
AUGUST 7, 2003 marked the New York area launch of Reverend Devon Dick's book 'Riot to Rebellion: The Jamaican Church in Nation Building' at the historic First Presbyterian Church, Orange, New Jersey.
Jamaica's first human rights library opened
THE INDEPENDENT Jamaica Council for Human Rights (IJCHR) has established Jamaica's first human rights library, located at its offices in downtown Kingston.
Peace Boat docks in MoBay
PEACE BOAT, the Japan-based non-governmental group (NGO), which promotes global peace travelling the world by ship, docked in Montego Bay on Friday with some 800 passengers.
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