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The Senate on Friday February 11 delayed the passage of the Attestation of Instruments (Facilities) (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to give Parish Councillors and Mayors the powers of a Justice of the Peace. While agreeing in principle with the proposed legislation, Senators were concerned about the lack of clarity in how the Mayors and Councillors would carry out these functions....

Solicitor General, Douglas Leys, insisted Friday February 11 at the Commission of Enquiry into the handling of the extradition request for Christopher "Dudus" Coke, that he did not engage lawyers from a United States firm on behalf of the Jamaican Government. Mr. Leys was testifying for the fourth day at the enquiry, which is being held at the Jamaica Conference...

The Lydford Mining Company in St. Ann will set a record for the country on Sunday February 13, when it ships 43,000 tonnes of local limestone to the United States. The amount represents the largest shipment of the mineral from Jamaica to the North American country. The limestone is currently being loaded on the TBS International vessel, Chesapeake Belle, at...

A $10.3 million research partnership agreement for a small scale biodiesel pilot project, using Jamaican oilseed bearing plants to produce fuel, was signed Friday February 11 between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (PCJ’s CERE) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). The project seeks to assess the viability of producing biodiesel for...

The Montego Bay Sports Complex in Catherine Hall will be the main venue for the staging of matches for the CONCACAF Under-17 football tournament, which gets underway next week. General Secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation, (JFF) Horace Reid, says that St. James venue got the nod of approval, after an inspection on Wednesday February 9 by officials from CONCACAF,...

Criminal activities in the parish of Trelawny continue to decline since the start of this year, in keeping with the trend towards the end of 2010. At the same time, the number of Police personnel assigned to that parish has been beefed up, as several new developmental projects are taking place in the parish. In a report tabled at the...

Over US$1 billion in investments for tourism sector over the next two to three years Several new projects that were slated for Jamaica’s tourism industry, but were put on hold due to the global economic depression, are expected to get off the ground starting this year. This is expected to channel some US$1billion in investments into the island’s vibrant tourism...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) will be staging a series of seminars to sensitise the public about the importance of energy conservation and efficiency to the social and economic sustainability of Jamaica. Under the theme: ‘Jamaica’s Energy Future,’ the  seminars will be held throughout the year in Kingston with at least two in other parts of the country, and...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that the Farmers’ Market, conceptualized by the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to ease the glut in local agricultural produce, has been a huge success. “The farmers are happy, the consumers seem to be happy, they are getting good prices and it augurs well for the concept,” the Minister told reporters...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that efforts must be made to integrate computer technology into school curricula, to improve educational relevance and student learning outcomes, instead of simply focusing on CXC IT examination passes. In an address to hundreds of participants at the Caribbean Institute of Technology’s ICT Awareness Day Expo at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Tuesday...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, told the House of Representatives on February 9 that a new traffic ticketing system, currently being implemented, is expected to go a far way in collecting billions in unpaid ticket fines, and curtail other indiscretions committed by motorists. He was contributing to the debate on a motion dealing with issues of road safety, which...

Field Services Director with the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC),  Marjorie Leyden-Vernon says plans for  a civic ceremony to commemorate 127th birthday of  National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, on February 24, is well advanced. The ceremony will be held at Blenheim, in the parish of Hanover,  the birthplace of the National Hero.  In an interview with JIS...