Jamaica Observer: JHTA Kingston Chapter hailed for support to needy

October 30, 2018

PRN-Caribbean News Jamaica Observer: JHTA Kingston Chapter hailed for support to needy Jamaica Observer: Research to explore use of bamboo as housing material Jamaica Observer: This Day in History — October 31 Jamaica Observer: PM: Kingston can become centre of activities in Caribbean Jamaica Observer: US sending 5,200 troops to border Jamaica Observer: JHTA Kingston Chapter hailed for support to needy PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) TOURISM Director Donovan White has praised the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association's (JHTA) Kingston Chapter for its ongoing assistance to the society's youth and needy through the staging of the Kingston City Run. Read More Jamaica Observer: Research to explore use of bamboo as housing material PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) THE National Housing Trust (NHT) is funding a $54-million bamboo project, which will facilitate research on bamboo as a possible housing material. The project, which is a collaborative endeavour with the Bamboo Industry Association of Jamaica (BIAJ), Bureau of Standards Jamaica and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), is scheduled to start mid-2019. Read More Jamaica Observer: This Day in History — October 31 PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) Today is the 304th day of 2018. There are 61 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 1926: Magician Harry Houdini dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix. Read More Jamaica Observer: PM: Kingston can become centre of activities in Caribbean PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says Kingston has the potential to become the centre of activities in the Caribbean. He contended that the capital city is capable of being the epicentre of culture, arts and entertainment, commerce, industry, logistics, and lifestyle. Read More Jamaica Observer: US sending 5,200 troops to border PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) — The Pentagon is deploying 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation a week before nationwide elections in which President Donald Trump wants voters to focus on what he calls an “invasion” — a slow-moving caravan of Central American migrants. Read More

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