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Prime Minister Bruce Golding told Parliament on March 29 that Jamaica is far ahead of other countries in accommodating and facilitating CARICOM nationals when they arrive in this country. He was commenting on the incident of the alleged abusive treatment of Jamaican national, Shanique Myrie by Barbadian immigration officials recently. "It is not so much the incident itself, it is the...

MONTEGO BAY – The St. James Parish Council has been commended by the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), for maintaining excellent procurement practices in the management of contracts.   The commendation came in light of the Council's attainment of its second 100 percent score, for strict adherence to the procurement guidelines for public bodies during the third quarter of 2010....

KINGSTON — A total of $100 million is to be spent on the implementation of the recommendations of the Sugar Industry Commission of Enquiry, which have been approved by Cabinet. The process will be spearheaded by the Sugar Transformation Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, and is expected to be undertaken from 2011 to 2014, with funding from...

A Jamaican delegation will travel to Barbados on Wednesday March 30 to investigate claims made by a Jamaican woman, Shanique Myrie, that she was stripped and twice subjected to cavity search at the Grantley Adams International Airport in Bridgetown. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh, told the House of Representatives, Thursday March...

PORT ANTONIO – More than 45 schools in Portland will be showcasing their creative talents at the annual Portland 4-H Club Parish Achievement Day, to be held on Thursday, March 31, at the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), at Passley Gardens, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The event, which is being held under the theme: ‘Value added agriculture for...

TORONTO – Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte, has said Jamaica has the potential to be a first class, first world country. “The journey will not be an easy one and our problems will not be solved overnight, but our potential as a nation far exceeds our problems,”...

PORT ANTONIO – Plans are progressing smoothly for the 25th staging of the annual St. Mary Agri Expo, to be held at the St. Mary Sports Club in Annotto Bay, on Easter Monday, April 25. The event, which is being organised by the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), will be held under the theme: ‘Grow what we eat - Eat what...

KINGSTON – Director of the Road Safety Unit (RSU), Kenute Hare is imploring motorists, particularly back seat passengers, to wear protective devices and prevent fatalities, as occurred in Manchester on March 27, when a passenger died, after being thrown from a motor car. Mr. Hare said that was a needless death, “that never had to happen,” emphasising that had the...

KINGSTON – The Senate is slated to meet two days this week to facilitate passage of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendments) Act 2011 and conclude other matters on the 2010/11 legislative agenda. The two-day sitting on Thursday March 31 and Friday April 1 was proposed by Leader of Government Business, Senator Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, following concerns...

OCHO RIOS – Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, has called on professionals to form alliances with others in their respective fields of study, to create new opportunities for investment and employment. “The imperative is for you, the professionals at this conference, to initiate a process, to ignite a fire in the hearts of other professionals. The...

Former insurance executive, Rev Ralph "Jim" Parkes, told the Commission of Enquiry into the 1990s financial meltdown on Tuesday March 29 that he is still unable to fathom why the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC) failed to fulfill its mandate. “I left the industry in 1998, and I still can’t figure out why,” Mr. Parkes, who joined the priesthood after...

KINGSTON – Chairman of the FINSAC Commission of Enquiry, Worrick Bogle, explained Tuesday March 29 that retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Henderson Downer, is not a member of the commssion, but its legal adviser. Mr. Bogle pointed out that following the removal of former chairman, Justice Boyd Carey, from the Commission, based on a court ruling, last September, a decision...