Marketing firms consider ethanol blend in gasolene
Private sector oil marketing firms are delibera-ting when they will be ready to introduce ethanol as a fuel additive in gasolene which is to be made mandatory by government later this year. Replacing MTBE is expected to save Jamaica a significant...
'Providing services will benefit Jamaica in CSME'
Dr. Trevor Hamilton, president of the Trevor Hamilton and Associates Centre for Excellence, has declared that Jamaica will have to focus on the provision of services in order to take full advantage of the opportunities provided...
NWA spends $6 million to
fix, clean drains in St Andrew
The National Works Agency (NWA) will be spending $6 million to clean and repair one kilometre of the gully network between Stand Pipe, Barbican Road and Key Drive in Liguanea, St. Andrew.
Officials to discuss vocational training
Representatives of several Caribbean countries will be in Jamaica this weekend for a meeting of the Regional Coordinating Mechanism for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.
Sugar chief predicts profit with next crop
The chairman of the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) is forecasting a profit at the end of the next sugar crop now that the Government has decided to absorb the multibillion-dollar debt of the embattled company...
UTech, Maritime Institute join forces
The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) and the University of Technology (UTech) are to join forces as both institutions seek to strengthen the scope of their
programmes. "The partnership will cover even joint validation of all the degrees...
Master's programme in theology launched
In June of this year, the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC) will be offering a Master of Theological Studies (MTS) degree. A collaborative effort between the CCC and the Faculty of Theology, Huron University College...
8,000 to sit new exam for first time
Eight thousand students from the region will sit for the first time the Caribbean Certificate of Secondary Level Competence (CCSLC) examin-ation in June. The examination, which is being administered regionally by the Caribbean Examination Council...
Nintendo to launch online news service
It's the news that parents worldwide have been waiting for. Now, there's a way for video game addicts to get up-to-the-minute news from all over the world, while playing their favourite video games.
Cops appeal to public for help
WESTERN BUREAU: The Area One police is appealing to the public to help raise an additional sum of $700,000 to cover physiotherapy treatment for their injured colleague, Cecil Bond. The call was issued during a presentation of a $101, 232 cheque...
Penalties set for wage breaches
Companion legislation setting out stringent penalties for breaches of the Employment Agencies Regulation Act and the Minimum Wage Act were passed in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday.
New strain of malaria identified in 'St Bess'
At least three persons in St. Elizabeth have been identified as having a new strain of malaria. This has prompted Ministry of Health authorities to launch a massive vector control programme spanning the coast...
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