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By Denise Dennis JIS Contributing Writer   ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica, April 29 (JIS) — Ground was broken yesterday (April 28) for a $7 billion development of a residential subdivision with 760 houses in Innswood, St. Catherine. The project for the residential ...

By E. Hartman Reckord JIS Contributing Writer  KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 29 (JIS) — The Child Development Agency (CDA) is providing counselling to grieving families and students following the deaths of 13-year-old J’Quan Forbes and three-year- old Lashaunie Thomas earlier this ...

By Douglas McIntosh JIS Contributing Writer  ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica, April 29 (JIS) — The government is to spend some $20 billion (US$160 million) to undertake two water improvement projects in St. Catherine this year. They are the Soapberry wastewater treatment plant, ...

NEW YORK, New York Apr. 28, (CMC) – Through the efforts of two airlines, plans are being made to convert the Cheddi Jagan International Airport into a hub for flights to South America from the United States. The announcement was ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 28 (GINA) — The arrival of cruise liners to Guyana is being promoted by the Ministry of Tourism, as a means of advancing the local tourism sector, according to Director General of the Ministry, Donald Sinclair. Sinclair, ...

By Tomeica Gunn JIS Contributing Writer  CARIBBEAN, April 28 (JIS) — The Caribbean Energy Information Systems (CEIS) Department of the Scientific Research Council (SRC) has increased its regional network with the recent addition of The Cayman Islands. The regional energy ...

By Chad Bryan JIS Contributing Writer  KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 28 (JIS) — Energy, Science and Technology Minister, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, is underscoring the need for greater female involvement in the field of information and communication technology (ICT). Speaking at the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 28, (CMC) – Jamaica’s Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Karl Samuda, says he is dissatisfied with the current oil pricing system being used by Trinidad and Tobago. In a statement, today, Samuda said he has ...

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Apr. 28, (CMC) — The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court is reporting progress in reducing the backlog of cases on its files, while decreasing the number of prisoners currently on remand at the state’s main prison – the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Apr. 28, (CMC) – A police woman , who works in the office of the Police Commissioner, was shot in the Corporate Area, early today. The police report that shortly after 6 am (local time), the Corporal was ...