Hylton warns LatAm against destabilising ACP
Foreign Affairs Minister, Senator Anthony Hylton, has warned Latin American countries not to pursue actions that might destabilise African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP). Mr. Hylton, who is also responsible for foreign trade, issued the warning against the probe...
Emotional visit to children's home for US Ambassador
WESTERN BUREAU: United States Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson could not hold back her tears as she visited children at the Blossom Gardens Children's Home in Montego Bay, St. James, on Monday. "I am crying today," the ambassador admitted to journalists...
Ocho Rios to host JAPEX expo
The 17th annual Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), which brings together buyers and sellers of indigenous Jamaican goods and services, will be held in the resort town of Ocho Rios, St. Ann, from April 29 to May 1. The theme of this year's show is 'Eden by the Falls'...
No-permit claim at Bahia false, says NEPA
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has passed off claims by the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), that phase two of the Bah?a Pr?ncipe hotel in Pear Tree Bottom is being built without a permit, as false. JET claimed the hotel was issued a permit...
T&T, Venezuela deal to benefit Jamaica
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Manning, said a new agreement with Venezuela would allow his nation to honour its 2003 agreement to supply Jamaica with 160 million cubic feet of liquefied natural gas...
Police detain eight in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: The St. James police have detained eight men - one of whom was wanted on a warrant for shooting and robberies committed in the Lilliput area - for questioning in connection with the crime upsurge in that division. Corporal Peter Salkey, Constabulary...
No delays expected for GSAT results
Assistant Chief Education Officer in the Student Assessment Unit of the Ministry of Education and Youth, Sephlin Myers-Thomas, has expressed confidence that there will be no delays in the distribution of results for the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT)...
Irish cricketers visit disabled - ICC promises assistance
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: As part of its continued support for AIDS awareness and empowerment, members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) continue to visit places where persons with disabilities...
Desist from writing sexually explicit stories - CSEC markers
WESTERN BUREAU: Caribbean Secondary Education Council (CSEC) English Language markers are imploring students not to write sexually explicit stories in their exams. "Please do not write any more sexual stories in your exams," said English language teacher, Godfrey Fisher.
Special audit ordered into coffee insurance claims
A special audit has been ordered into insurance claims submitted by coffee farmers for damage done to crops during Hurricane Ivan.Oswald O'Meally, one of the trustees of the Coffee Farmers Insurance Fund, said the audit was ordered Wednesday during a...
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