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MONTEGO BAY — Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has invited commentary from regional prosecutors now meeting in Montego Bay, on Jamaica's planned move to establish a special prosecutor’s office, through a Bill now before Parliament. The special prosecutor will be empowered under the provisions of the law to investigate and prosecute corrupt high-level public and private officials. “We are...

MANDEVILLE — Marketing Consultant at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Dr. Derrick Deslandes, says support for the ‘Eat Jamaican’ campaign is growing, as many persons are turning out at the road shows across the island. Speaking with JIS News at the May Pen leg of the road show, which was held on April 29, Dr. Deslandes said the project...

KINGSTON — The focus for this year's National Labour Day will be the children, with the theme: 'It takes a village to raise a child'. Labour Day 2011, which will be observed on Monday, May 23, will have 14 national projects - 12 parishes and two municipalities (KSAC and Portmore). Principal Director, Entertainment and Culture at the Ministry of Youth,...

KINGSTON — The fourth in a series of energy symposia, being put on by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), is scheduled  for Wednesday, May 4, at the PCJ auditorium on Trafalgar Road, in New Kingston, commencing at 5:30 p.m. The seminarwill examine several key areas of Jamaica’s renewable energy industry, including the present status of the sector and financing...

KINGSTON — With the start of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season just a month away, Jamaicans are being urged to be on guard as forecasts are the six-month period will be very active. The urging has come from Acting Director of the National Meteorological Service (Met Service), Jeffrey Spooner, who addressed the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management’s (ODPEM)...

PORT ANTONIO — Reducing disaster vulnerability in Manchioneal and surrounding areas of Portland was the focus of a community workshop on the Coastal Multi-hazard Mapping and Vulnerability Assessment Project on Thursday April 28. The project, implemented through the cooperation of the World Bank, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), and the...

KINGSTON — Domestic food crop production for the January to March quarter was the highest in 11 years, with some 147,378 tonnes produced, 24.4 per cent more than the corresponding quarter for 2010. This increased production propelled the agricultural sector to grow by 14 per cent overall for the quarter, when compared with the similar period last year. Minister of...

MANDEVILLE — The Hazard Community Training and Development Institute in Central Clarendon is to receive support from Minister of Transport and Works, and Member of Parliament for  the area, Hon. Michael Henry, through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Speaking on April 28, at a career exposition, held on the Hazard playfield, Mr. Henry said the work of the institution requires...

LONDON — Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen says the Royal wedding should be an inspiration to young people to uphold positive values in family life. The Governor General,  who represented Jamaica on April 29 exchange of nuptials between Prince William and Kate Middleton, was speaking at the Hampstead Seventh Day Adventist Church, where he was...

KINGSTON — The Government will give up $330 million in revenues payable under new tax measures announced by the Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon Audley Shaw, in the House of Representatives on Thursday April 28. It will cost the Government some $300 million for the reduction in fees on Probate, Letters of Administration and Transfer Tax on...

KINGSTON — The frequent traffic jams experienced by motorists on the Washington Boulevard in Kingston will soon be a thing of the past, as the National Works Agency (NWA) is working relentlessly to have the road works completed by August this year. Expansion work is currently being undertaken on 2.75 kilometres of roadway from the Molynes Road intersection to the...

KINGSTON — Jamaica's disaster preparedness and emergency management mechanisms are expected to be ready to deal with any eventuality arising during the 2011 Tropical Atlantic Hurricane Season, which begins on June 1. This follows a series of activities which the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has undertaken since last year, aimed at strengthening the capacity of the...