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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has called on farmers' organisations to work together for the advancement of the sector. "Unless all of us work together to achieve a harmonious relationship in a framework where we can depend on each other, it is going to undermine all of us as farmers," the Minister told farmers attending the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has called on the private sector to seek to take advantage of opportunities created through trade arrangements such as the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, makes a point during...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 13 approved the National Insurance (Increase in Benefits) Order 2010, and the National Insurance (Increase in Benefits) Resolution 2010, to validate the increase in National Insurance Scheme (NIS) benefits, which became effective on July 1. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, said that the increases would provide further benefits to...

Cabinet has approved a contract in the amount of CAN$19.9 million to Intelcan Technosystems Inc. for the design, construction and equipping of two control towers for the Norman Manley and Sangster International airports. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right), addressing journalists at the weekly post Cabinet press briefing, held on July 15, at...

Deputy Children's Advocate, Justice Henderson Downer, says the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA) is currently conducting investigations into the injuries of some 30 children in the West Kingston community of Tivoli Gardens. It is believed that the minors, who range in age from one year to 17 years, were injured during the recent joint police/military operations in the community....

Entertainers and players in the music industry have been implored to be mindful of the laws and regulations of partner countries in the region, by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh. Dr. Baugh made the appeal against the backdrop of concerns being raised by members of CARICOM regarding the transfer of negative moral values via...

Jamaicans have been urged to give their full co-operation to the 2011 census exercise, when it begins April 5, by Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Heather Ricketts. "Our call is for every resident in Jamaica to treat the census-taking exercise with respect and seriousness. Let us...

The entrance of the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston has been beautifully transformed, with a colourful mural mounted, which is designed to lift the spirits of the paediatric patients, parents and employees. The beautiful and vibrant piece, conceptualised and painted by Jane Barnes, depicts popular cartoon characters such as 'Dora the Explorer' and 'SpongeBob Squarepants'. "I wanted to create...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Kenneth Baugh, has said that engagement of the Jamaican Diaspora will continue to remain an important priority for the Jamaican Government. Speaking during the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday July 13, he informed that the period 2009/10 had been marked by steady progress in the Government's engagement with those...

Students of the Newcombe Valley Primary School in St. Elizabeth have been told to guard their education like a prized possession. Delivering the keynote address at the institution's annual school leaving exercise held recently, Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Information Officer, Mandeville Regional Office, Garfield Angus, encouraged the students to protect the knowledge that their teachers have instilled in them. He...

The public is being advised that the level of tinting on some of the newer buses is darker than the tint on others, but all the tints are in keeping with the international ISO standard 35-38 per cent specification for public transportation, the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) explained in a release on Wednesday, July 14. According to JUTC Corporate...

Members Parliament paid tribute to former People's National Party (PNP) Minister of Agriculture, Public Utilities, Mining and Energy, and Water and Transport, Horace Clarke, on Tuesday July 13. They described him as a dedicated politician, who served his constituencies (Northern, West Central and Central St. Mary), between 1972 and 2002, and his country, admirably. Opposition Leader, the Most Hon. Portia...