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KINGSTON — Minister of Finance, Hon. Audley Shaw says an invitation has been extended to the Chinese to expand their investments in the country. Speaking at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce's (JCC) Luncheon Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel on July 19, the Minister said the offer was given during his recent visit to the Asian nation for a series...

MONTEGO BAY — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. Christopher Tufton, headed a JAMPRO-facilitated tour of business process outsourcing (BPO) facilities in the Montego Bay Free Zone, Thursday July 21, 2011. During the tour he held discussions with key players in the industry, with the objective of ‘fast tracking’ the growth and development of the information and communications technology...

KINGSTON — Former Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Karl Blythe, has suggested that some of his political colleagues may have benefited from "insider trading", in terms of how their debts were handled during the 1990s financial sector meltdown. Dr. Blythe told the FINSAC Enquiry on Thursday July 21, that there was a need for the Commission to enquire into...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica will open a Condolence Book for the late Dr. Raymond Wright on Friday July 22, 2011. Members of the public are invited to sign the Condolence Book, which will remain open until Friday, July 29 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each business day at the PCJ Auditorium, 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10, except for...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica wishes to advise the public that as a mark of respect to the late Dr. Raymond Wright, pioneering member of staff and former Group Managing Director from 1994 to 2005, its offices located at 36 Trafalgar Road, Kingston 10 will be closed to the public at 12:00 noon on Monday July 25, 2011. Normal working...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications, and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that Cabinet is to receive the first draft of the reformed defamation and libel legislation by September. Making the disclosure at the weekly Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday July 20, 2011, Mr. Vaz noted that the United States Agency for International...

KINGSTON — The Jamaica Exporters' Association (JEA) has urged local exporters to comply with the regulations included in the recently signed United States Food Safety Modernisation Act, or risk being barred from that market. Speaking at a press briefing Wednesday July 20, at the JEA's Winchester Road headquarters, Vice President, JEA, Dr. Andre Gordon, said the requirements under the Act,...

Cabinet has approved an agreement for the introduction, testing and research of GreenRG Management LLC's (Green RG) new solar technology for a range of uses at the parochial and national levels in Jamaica. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the company has volunteered to test new solar technology for streetlights, buildings, water pumps...

KINGSTON — A Resolution seeking extension of the duration of the Constabulary Force (Interim Provisions for Arrest and Detention) Act, was passed in the House of Representatives on July 19. The Constabulary Force (Interim Provisions for Arrest and Detention) Act, which came into effect on July 23, 2010, is scheduled to come to an end on July 23, 2011. This...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, through its energy conservation programme, has saved approximately $9 million in its energy bill for its offices during 2010/11. This disclosure was made by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Errol Miller, during the Ministry’s Energy Conservation Awards Ceremony, on July 20, 2011 at the Ministry’s North Street office. Individuals and...

KINGSTON — Representative to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Dr. Joan Neil, is urging support for the slate of measures recommended by organisations, such as the United Nations, to curb the incidence of the commercial sexual exploitation of children and women.  Speaking at a recent two-day regional meeting of the Inter-American Programme for the Prevention and Eradication of Commercial...

KINGSTON — National Security Minister, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, says there has been a significant increase in the level of confidence that citizens have in members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Speaking at a handing over of 21 additional vehicles to the JCF at the Office of the Police Commissioner, Old Hope Road, St. Andrew, on July 20,...