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Prime Minister Bruce Golding announced February 1 in Parliament that he has appointed a committee with the approval of Cabinet to examine the Official Secrets Act. This committee will recommend the measures that will need to be put in place to provide the level of confidentiality that a Government will need to function. "What I expect is that the Official Secrets will go...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has received a donation of $ 1,184, 838.00 from the French Government to carry out a vector control and sanitation project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. Ambassador of France to Jamaica, His Excellency Marc-Olivier Gendry, presented the cheque to Director General of ODPEM, Ronald Jackson on February 2 at...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the Government will ensure that a strong regulatory framework is put in place to protect Jamaican consumers with the LNG project which will deliver energy at a far more competitive price. PM Golding was answering questions from Opposition spokesman on Energy, Phillip Paulwell on February 1, sitting of Parliament.  "A very strong and compelling case would...

Infrastructure works now underway at sections of downtown Kingston, should be completed within another 10 weeks, to ensure that the transportation system, implemented on January 15, is 100 per cent operational. Speaking on Tuesday February 1 at a JIS Think Tank, General Manager of Operations at the Transport Authority (TA), Cecil Morgan, said that the new system is about 75...

The National Works Agency (NWA), has commenced a major programme of works, targeting sections of roadways that have broken away. The programme which is valued at over 400 million dollars will result in retaining walls being constructed along roads in several communities. Manager for Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says the programme is currently targeting five...

Archival materials belonging to Jamaica’s late Ambassador of Culture, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), will be turned over to McMaster University, located in Hamilton, Canada. The presentation will take place on Sunday, February 13, during an event dubbed, ‘Walk Good: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Miss Lou', which will be held at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of...

Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the Local Organizing Committee for the Under-17 CONCACAF Championship Games, Councillor Charles Sinclair, has called for the full support of corporate Jamaica and citizens of western Jamaica for the Championship, scheduled for February 12 to 28. “Our hosting of this competition is a great accomplishment, one that is also expected to significantly boost...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton says despite the challenges which the agricultural sector faced during the 2009/2010 period, the industry recovered well to demonstrate sustainable growth. “Jamaica's agricultural sector continues to move forward, with a continuation of the steady increases achieved over the last three years,” he said, while delivering the 2009/2010 annual review...

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Sonia Jackson, is imploring young persons to become more involved in the country's civic affairs. Speaking at the launch of the Census in Schools programme, at the Holy Cross Church, Kingston, on Tuesday (February 1), Ms. Jackson said that being involved in national affairs is important for Jamaica’s survival and development....

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jeremy Taylor today (February 1), outlined in detail the sequence of events leading to the extradition of Christopher Coke to the United States in June last year. Mr. Taylor, who heads the Extradition Unit in the Office of the DPP, was giving testimony at the Commission of Enquiry into the handling of the Christopher...

The Public Defender, Mr. Earl Witter has been conducting his investigations into the circumstances in which 73 persons were killed during the incursion by the security forces into West Kingston in May of last year. The government has provided the requested financial resources to enable the Public Defender to carry out his investigations.  On completion of his investigations and submission...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson has informed that the Metcalfe Street Juvenile Remand facility for boys, in Kingston, should be ready for occupation by March this year. The Minister, who was speaking at a Private Sector Organisation Jamaica (PSOJ) Chairman’s Club Forum, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, on February 1, informed that the facility...