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Jamaica/Colombia relationship is expected to be strengthened through bilateral talks this week-end, particularly on the issue of national security, officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade have said. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is slated to meet with President of the Republic of Colombia, His Excellency Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, on his arrival in Jamaica on...

The Hanover Health Department has joined in the call to residents to refrain from playing or swimming in bodies of stagnant water, while highlighting the fact that several types of infectious diseases can be picked up through the practice. According to Public Health Inspector in the Hanover Health Department, Lloyd Stewart, the concerns have been heightened by the increased sightings...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, says the institution is currently making preparations to accept applications from financial entities interested in operating credit bureaus. Speaking at the BoJ's quarterly briefing, downtown Kingston, on Wednesday (November 10), Mr. Wynter said that with the legal framework already in place, the central bank is completing work on the commercial framework. He said...

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, says there is a need for discussions between the Bank and financial institutions, to determine the timeframe within which they could reduce interest rates, reflecting consistency with BoJ policy. Speaking at the BoJ's quarterly briefing at the institution's downtown Kingston auditorium on Wednesday (November 10), Mr. Wynter noted that while the central bank's...

The Ministry of Energy and Mining is inviting the views of the public on-line, about the National Energy Policy, tabled recently in Parliament. "We have a draft of the policy, but we want to get the feedback from as wide a cross section of Jamaicans. We have posted all five sub-policies on the website to be accessed at: www.mem.gov.jm. Persons...

Until December 2011, the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ) will be offering a 25 per cent discount to all organisations, in the private and public sector, requiring management systems certification. To access the discounted rates, persons will need to apply for the NCBJ's special discount card. Management system certification refers to the verification, by a competent third party authority,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding was among those who laid wreaths at the shrine of persons who fought in the great wars during yesterday's (Nov 14) National Remembrance Sunday at the National Heroes Park in Kingston. The Day is traditionally observed on the second Sunday in November and is used to celebrate those who gave their service and ultimately their lives...

President of the Jamaica Association of Sugar Technologists (JAST), Ian Maxwell has commended the Government for sticking to its philosophy that the industry has to be driven by privately owned entities. Mr. Maxwell was speaking at the JAST Banquet and Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort, in Ocho Rios, on November 12. "The removal of...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is playing its part to help farmers in Hanover, who have been affected by recent flood rains. "We have already issued some chickens and feed, seeds and some seedlings to farmers," Acting Parish Manager for RADA, in Hanover, Audley Bailey told the monthly meeting of the Hanover Parish Council, on November 11. Mr. Bailey...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen has lauded the Moneague College, in St. Ann, for the contribution it has been making to national development, through the process of education delivery. Giving the main address at the dedication and official opening ceremony for the multi-purpose building at the college, on November 11, the Governor-General said the college is...

The Westmoreland Parish Council is to receive a new Municipal building, to be constructed in Savanna-la-Mar at a cost of some $15 million. Ground was broken for the new complex on November 11, by Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Councillor Bertel Moore and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility...

The Department of Local Government is partnering with the Registrar General's Department (RGD), to deliver some 2,600 birth certificates to persons island-wide, as part of outreach activities to observe Local Government Month (November). State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, made the announcement while delivering the main address at a...