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Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, returned to the witness chair yesterday March 7 as the Commission of Enquiry into the extradition of Christopher “Dudus” Coke continued at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. Under cross examination from Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) lead attorney, Frank Phipps, Miss Lightbourne testified that her increased concern over a possible...

A Bill dealing with work exemption permits for CARICOM nationals who wish to work in Jamaica, was tabled in the House of Representatives on March 1. Piloted by Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, the Bill seeks to  amend the Foreign Nationals and Commonwealth Citizens (Employment) Act and Regulations to allow designated categories of workers from CARICOM ...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Michael Stern has called on local entrepreneurs and those in the creative industries, to ensure that their trademarks are protected across all countries with which they conduct business. Speaking at a forum on the Madrid system for the international registration of marks, at the offices of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), in New...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson, has stressed the importance of social intervention, combined with hard policing tactics, in stamping out crime. “We have to have a mixture of tough love and programmes, which express and expose care and nurturing and guidance, because that is the only way we can break the back of this monster…I talk...

Executive Director of the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, Lenworth Fulton, has appealed to parents and children to play their part in the education process, so as to be successful in life. Addressing the St. James 4-H parish Achievement Day, at the Caribbean Christian Centre for the Deaf, in Granville, St. James, recently, Mr. Fulton emphasised that administrators, teachers, parents and students...

Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry, has appealed to Trelawny residents not too carry out demonstrations which could endanger the fledging cruise industry in Falmouth. Mr. Henry told JIS News Monday afternoon (March 7) that he was concerned about reports of planned road blocking demonstrations on the Springvale Main Road (commonly called Wakefield Main Road) in Northern...

Over 21,000 members of the National Council of Taxi Associations (NCOTA) will benefit from Closed User Group (CUG) phone services provided by telecommunications firm, LIME, through an agreement signed Monday (March 7) at LIME’s corporate office in Kingston. An important aspect of the agreement is LIME’s commitment to assist the Council in establishing a pension fund for its members. It...

There is a renewed thrust by the Government to have the criminal record of National Hero,The Rt. Excellent Marcus Mosiah Garvey, expunged. Mr. Garvey, Jamaica’s first National Hero, was convicted of mail fraud in the United States of America (USA) in 1923. In a statement to the House of Representatives at Gordon House on Tuesday (March 1), Minister of Youth,...

Regulations to improve accountability and provide a regulatory framework for Government’s executive agencies were approved in the Senate, Friday (March 4). Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, who moved the resolution - the Executive Agencies (General) Regulations Resolutions 2010- said that there was a need for regulations to effect the provisions and purposes of the Executive Agencies...

A call has been made for qualified electrical engineers to take advantage of the opportunities existing for energy auditors, and for the implementation of energy auditing projects, with over $1 billion available annually for these projects. The call came from Acting Group Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Nigel Logan, in an interview with JIS News. He...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is delighted to report that its recent farmers’ market held (Friday, March 4, 2011) in six selected parishes was an absolute success. The markets which were staged in Kingston, St. James, St. Mary, St. Catherine, Manchester and Portland earned farmers $12.5 million dollars for the day, one million dollars more than the previous markets...

Tourism Minister the Hon. Edmund Bartlettis to hold critical discussions with tourism interests as he travels to Europe for several important meetings over the next few days. Minister Bartlett, who had been in Washington D.C. for a number of crucial meetings with key players in the global tourism industry, as he assumes his duties as a member of the Executive...