SRC diversifying agro products
WITH GLOBALISATION impacting on the nation's economy, the Scientific Research Council (SRC) is diversifying a slate of Jamaica's agricultural produce by using its technologies to make them into value-added products.

Traffic jams crippling Mandeville
TRAFFIC JAMS on Caledonia Road, Mandeville, have reached what some business operators and motorists are calling 'epidemic proportions'. The problem of traffic jams in the town has been an ongoing one for the last three years...

Undergrad students gain credit union scholarship
SEVEN STUDENTS have been awarded the annual Renald Mason Scholarship courtesy of the GSB Co-operative Credit Union. The seven are - Keneisha Brown, Heather Prendergast, Mitzie Robinson and Rosemarie Smith of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona.

Enviro focus for quarry operators confab
JAMAICA'S QUARRY operators convened in Kingston Wednesday to discuss the importance of strategic planning in their industry, with a keen focus placed on environmental practices.

Funding for office of Ombudsman approved
CABINET HAS approved funding of $8.29 million for the office of the Political Ombudsman. Political Ombudsman, Bishop Herro Blair, is located at the Towers, New Kingston.

RGD makes GSAT call
THE REGISTRAR-General's Department (RGD), Twickenham Park, South Central St. Catherine, is advising parents who have not received their children's birth certificates for Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) purposes to contact its department.

Sandals opens new five-star resort in Cuba
WESTERN BUREAU: CUBAN DIPLOMATS in Jamaica have welcomed a move by the Sandals chain to open up a second multi-million dollar hotel in that country, as it could create an impact on the economy.