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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan, has encouraged local companies to implement quality management systems, to increase their competiveness. He called for firms to take advantage of "what you have in your backyard", and get certified through the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ). Addressing a World Quality Day Symposium at the Knutsford Court...

The disaster management conference, which is to be held in Jamaica from December 6-10 at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, will bring together stakeholders from all over the world, to look at comprehensive disaster management in the region. This was outlined by Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and co-chair of...

The Tax Administration wishes to remind Employers that the payment of payroll deductions and contributions for PAYE (income tax), NIS, Education Tax and HEART for the month of October becomes due on Monday, November 15. In keeping with the law, due dates which fall on a weekend or public holiday are extended to the next working day. This applies to...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has lamented the passing of Professor Barrington Chevannes noting that the work he performed made him an icon who has left a legacy that everyone must treasure and work hard to build on. Mr. Golding was speaking at this morning's (Nov 12) special ceremony for the presentation of the Insignia of the Order of Jamaica (posthumous...

Regional governments today ramped up their efforts to have the UK Government reconsider their recent sharp increase of the Air Passenger Duty (APD). This as Jamaica's Tourism Minister, the Honourable Edmund Bartlett, along with a delegation of Caribbean Tourism Ministers and High Commissioners, met with members of the Scottish Parliament, in Scotland this afternoon, in continuation of the lobby against...

Monex, the facility which repairs and produces prosthetic limbs at the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre will reopen this afternoon after the intervention of Health Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer. Minister Spencer this afternoon met with Senator Mark Golding, officials from the South East Regional Health Authority and the Ministry of Health to discuss the issue of the recent closure of...

Work on the new Police Station in Falmouth, Trelawny, is to resume soon, as the adjusted designs have been completed and are being assessed. Senior Portfolio Manager with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Howard Barrett, said that his organisation is committed to completing the facility, which was started some time ago. Mr. Barrett was speaking at a stakeholders meeting, held...

State Minister in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Arthur Williams, has re-emphasised the Government's commitment to pension reform. "The Government continues to be quite clear on the need for reform there may be deficiencies in the current system, but we are committed to ensuring that the reform takes place," Senator Williams said at this morning's (November...

Jamaican nationals, who served in the United States' armed forces, were recognised in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday (November 10) as the nation marked Veterans Day. The Veterans National Medical Musical Group (VA-NMMG) paid tribute to ex-service men and women from Jamaica and 12 other countries, at its annual Veterans Day concert held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of...

Five community projects in St. Catherine, Portland, Trelawny, Hanover and Manchester, valued at some $590,000 will be spearheaded by the Social Development Commission (SDC), in collaboration with its parish offices and other communities islandwide. The projects to be undertaken are the rehabilitation of the Westchester Community Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine; renovation of the Jackson Town Community Centre in Trelawny;...

Ground was broken Wednesday (November 10) for a $36 Million rehabilitation of the Rocky Point Fishing Beach, Clarendon, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr. Christopher Tufton, said the work at the facility is in response to what the Government has...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has said that the government must move away from the watchdog approach in the regulation of the business sector, noting that rules need to be less stringent in order to allow businesses to thrive. "We must trust business. We must begin to move away from the watchdog approach and the application...