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KINGSTON — Finance Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has commended the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) for its commitment to preserving the integrity of the country's industry and commerce sectors over the years. Speaking at the JCC's recent luncheon forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, Mr. Shaw recounted the organisation's activities dating back to the early 1980s. At that...

KINGSTON — Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has urged regional Consular representatives to play a more enhanced and targeted role in advancing foreign policy. Dr. Baugh, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, was speaking at the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC) Caribbean Regional Consular Conference,  held at the   Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, today (July 25),...

KINGSTON — Finance Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw,  says a culture of tax compliance  has to be developed and instilled in the society,  to ensure that persons honour their statutory obligations. Speaking at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce's (JCC) recent Luncheon Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, Mr. Shaw lamented that the current level of tax compliance continues to...

KINGSTON — Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordell Green, says it is imperative that children become digitally literate, so that they can shape their own media content. "Digital literacy is about empowering our children to understand that media is not just something that they access, that they just go on You Tube or TV or the radio, but that...

KINGSTON — The University of Technology (UTech) and the HEART Trust/NTA have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will facilitate students at one institution participating in programmes offered by the other. Senior Director for Institutional Relations at UTech, Claire Sutherland, told JIS News, following the signing ceremony at UTech's Technology Innovation Centre,n Kingston on  Friday (July 22), that the...

KINGSTON — The Senate today (July 22) passed a resolution prolonging the duration of the Constabulary Force (Interim Provisions for Arrest and Detention) Act until July 22, 2012.     The legislation, which came into effect on July 23, 2010, extends the powers of arrest and detention under sections 50B and 50F of the Constabulary Force Act, so that a person...

KINGSTON — Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, is reiterating the importance of parental involvement in ensuring that students reach their full potential. Speaking at yesterday's (July 21), awards ceremony for the 2011 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship recipients at the Wyndham Hotel in Kingston, Minister Holness said that while students are able to excel through their own hard work,...

LONDON — Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Republic of Ireland will be staging a number of events and activities to mark Emancipation and Independence celebrations this year. The celebrations get underway on July 30, with the annual service of praise and thanksgiving hosted by the Jamaican High Commission in London. This year, the service will feature a...

KINGSTON — The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) officially handed over a $1.8 million solar lighting system to the Maxfield Park Health Centre, Kingston, which should help the institution save some $300,000, or 9.4 mega-watts per hour (MWh), annually. Under the energy conservation initiative, the PCJ has replaced the facility’s outdoor mercury vapour yard lamps and halogen globe lamps in...

KINGSTON — The issue of write-offs for some FINSAC debtors, while other requests were ignored, again highlighted Friday’s sitting of the Commission of Enquiry into the 1990s financial sector meltdown and the role of the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) in the recovery. Since his first appearance before the Commission of Enquiry last week, former Minister of Water and Housing,...

KINGSTON — Jamaica will host the 41st Annual Conference of the Caribbean Public Service Association (CPSA) from July 24 to 29, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown, Kingston. Some 159 delegates and participants are expected to attend the conference, which is being organised by the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) and the Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO). President...

PORT ANTONIO — A new community centre was opened in the community of Decoy, in St. Mary, on Wednesday, July 20. The building,  which was constructed  and equipped with funds from the Community Development Fund (CDF), and the European Union, comprises a  meeting area, two bathrooms and a kitchen area, and will serve as a venue for community activities, such...