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The Ministry of Education is considering drafting a new policy to govern the operation of canteens and tuck shops at public schools. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, made this disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday January 25 at Gordon House, as he responded to questions from Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Peter Phillips, regarding...

The internationally acclaimed National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica (NDTC) returns to South Florida on February 13 for a special one night performance at the Coral Springs Center for the Performing Arts. The performance, in observance of Black History Month in February, will pay tribute to late Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Rex...

Chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the handling of the Christopher Coke extradition request, Queen’s Counsel, Hon. Emil George, has instructed that the Attorney General’s (AG) Department provide memoranda relating to the extradition proceedings by Monday January 31. Counsels present at the enquiry on January 27 raised questions about the absence of the memoranda, which would have played a...

The World Council of Churches will stage their annual conference in Montego Bay in May. This was announced by the Minister of Tourism, Ed Bartlett as he sat in for Prime Minister Bruce Golding on the Prime Minister’s radio programme, Jamaica House Live last night (January 26). {audio}mp3/JHL_Jan262011-Bartlett-Segment2_02_01.mp3{/audio} Minister Bartlett said that pursuing a range of markets brought more opportunities...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is warning that the Ministry will be vigilant in monitoring the operations of companies listed on the Junior Stock Exchange, to ensure compliance with the purpose for which it was established. Speaking at the sixth Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) investment and capital market seminar at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New...

The Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with the Bethlehem Moravian College in Malvern, St. Elizabeth, will host a restorative and community justice conference on Wednesday (February 2), specifically targeting young offenders. The conference will be held under the theme “Restorative Justice; An Early Response to Young Offenders”, and will take place at the Golf View Hotel, Mandeville, starting at 8:30...

The fourth annual Louise Bennett-Coverley Reading Festival, which takes place next Tuesday (February 1), will mark the beginning of activities observing February as Black History Month, at the South Regional Broward College Library in Pembroke Pines. Under the patronage of Jamaica’s Consul General, Sandra Grant Griffiths, the festival will feature a panel discussion titled “Mi Fren’ Miss Lou – Then...

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Senator Warren Newby, has said that Government’s injection of $20 million into the Jamaica Youth Business Trust for on lending to youth businesses, signals its support for youth development. “We have revamped the youth entrepreneurship programme, through the capitalization of the Jamaica Youth Business Trust to the tune of $20...

Cabinet has approved two contracts valued at $222,653, 782.27 for the procurement of antiretroviral drugs for the treatment of HIV. One contract in the sum of $174, 488,848 has been awarded to Matrix Laboratories Limited and the other,valued at $48,164,934. 27,to Ranbaxy Laboratory. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, peaking at today’s (January 26)...

The National School Garden Programme, which is being implemented by the Jamaica 4-H Clubs, will, over the next two years, receive $2, 000 from every vehicle sold by Toyota Jamaica Limited. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, speaking at the signing ceremony for the sponsorship agreement on January 25 at his Hope Gardens office in Kingston, said...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries plans to develop a comprehensive programme for effective glut management and response. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, speaking at his Hope Gardens office in Kingston on January 25, said the initiatives are being developed to support the $50 million Glut Management Fund established last year.  “There are initiatives (such as) cold storage and...

Prime Minister,  the Hon. Bruce Golding, said he wants to see the Official Secrets Act removed from the law books in another 18 months, noting that such legislation has no place in an independent country. “This has no place and if next year we’re going to be celebrating 50 years of independence, then I would like to say bye-bye to...