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KINGSTON - The 2011 Housing and Population Census will assist policy makers in making critical decisions in the areas of transportation and communications. Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Sonia Jackson, in an interview with JIS News, said that unlike the last census, questions relating to these sectors have been included in the 2011 survey instrument. “The...

MONTEGO BAY - The new transport centre in Falmouth, which is to be constructed by the Trelawny Parish Council at a cost of approximately $8 million, should be in place within two weeks. Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collin Gager, told JIS NEWS that the new facility will be constructed along Thorpe Street, between the Fire Station and the HEART Academy,...

PORT ANTONIO - Residents from various communities in St. Mary turned out for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) farmers' market held last Friday March 4 at the Trinity Boxing Plant in Port Maria. The market was the third such event organised by the St. Mary Office of RADA since the start of the year, as part of the national...

KINGSTON - The National Parenting Policy was tabled in the House of Representatives on Tuesday May 8, as Government continues to make good on its commitment to create an enabling environment that is supportive of parents. In his message in the document, Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, said that through the policy, and the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC),...

KINGSTON - The Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) central armoury has been rehabilitated and restructured with a more rigid system of arms accountability put in place to mitigate against losses.  The move became necessary following the theft of weapons and ammunition from the facility in February last year, which were recovered on premises on Munster Road in St. Andrew.  The armoury...

MONTEGO BAY - Mayor of Falmouth, Collin Gager, on Thursday March 10 called on residents of Trelawny to protect the interests of the parish and to refrain from any action that would threaten the development projects now underway. The Mayor's appeal came one day after Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, issued a similar plea for residents, “not...

KINGSTON - Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, on Friday March 11 remained adamant that she had faithfully carried out her ministerial duties in the handling of the extradition request for Christopher "Dudus" Coke. She maintained, even under intense cross examination from People's National Party lead attorney K.D. Knight, that she executed her responsibilities appropriately, with...

Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer has condemned the attack on Spanish Town Hospital by gunmen early this morning. The men invaded the hospital about 2:30 a.m. and reportedly robbed staff of cash, cellular phones and jewelry. “I strongly condemn this callous act. There is a pattern emerging that we do not like and we wish those criminal minded persons...

KINGSTON - The Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project (JWSIP), which is segmented into categories A and B, is the single largest project ever undertaken by the National Water Commission (NWC). It has a total cost of US$211 million (approximately J$17 billion) and, on completion, will bring an additional 20 million gallons of water to residents in Kingston and St. Andrew,...

KINGSTON - Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says installation of the new running track at the National Stadium in Kingston, forms part of efforts by her Ministry to improve Jamaica's sport facilities, particularly for track and field. The Regupol track, supplied by the German sports manufacturing firm, BSW Regupol, was installed at a cost of over...

Members of staff of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and its subsidiaries will benefit from a week-long Corporate Fraud Prevention and Detection course, which will be hosted at the PCJ’s auditorium from March 14-18, 2011. The training will be conducted by President and CEO of the Florida-based Certified Information Security, Allen Keele, a Certified Internal Controls Risk Analyst, Business...

LONDON - Kingston based LHM Publishing is the exclusive distributor of the film, 'Fire in Babylon', in the Caribbean. The film, produced by Cow Boy Productions, charts the 'glorious' supremacy of the West Indies Cricket team throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Managing Director of LHM Publishers, Dawn Henry and Ben Goldsmith, representing the producers, signed the distribution contract at the...