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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has welcomed international pest control company Orkin Incorporated's decision to establish a local franchise, Orkin Jamaica, in partnership with the Guardsman Group. Speaking at the official launch of Orkin Jamaica at Guardsman Group Limited's headquarters in Kingston on Tuesday (June 29), Mr. Samuda said Orkin made "a wise choice" and described...

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has announced the completion of the first phase of works under the Port Royal Restoration project. Phase one involved the repair of key monuments, including the St. Peter's Anglican Church and Fort Charles, as well as the building of an audio visual theatre at the Historic Naval Hospital. The monuments were handed over, for management,...

Listeners from home and abroad can tune in to 'Jamaica House Live' come Wednesday, June 30, where once again they will be able to speak with Prime Minister Bruce Golding on their issues and concerns. 'Jamaica House Live', the radio call-in programme hosted by Prime Minister Golding on the last Wednesday in each month, resumes next Wednesday (June 30) at...

Players in the international aviation industry have been notified of the Government's intention to make Jamaica a force in the sector, rivaling the busy Miami International Airport in the United States as the regional hub for cargo and passenger traffic. Transport and Works Minister, Hon. Michael Henry, said the plan for the air transport sector, as set out in Vision...

Transportation Specialist at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, John Lewis, says a concerted effort is now being made to revise a multi-lateral air service agreement within CARICOM, which was signed prior to the signing of the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas in Trinidad and Tobago, in 2001. He explained that the objective is to bring the agreement in conformity with the...

The Emergency Powers Review Tribunal began its hearings yesterday (June 28), at its official location at 2D Camp Road, in Kingston. The Tribunal was appointed by the Government to review cases of detention and restriction of citizens by the security forces under the current state of emergency in the parishes of Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Catherine. Chairman of the...

UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, IMF Managing Director, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and OAS Secretary-General, Jos

Tomorrow, June 30 is the final day for property owners to pay their property tax for the 2010 - 2011 fiscal year, before a 10% penalty is applied for late payment. In May, the Tax Administration had announced that persons were being given an additional two months, to June 30, to pay their property tax for the current year, failing...

The Government of Jamaica has been highly commended by the US State Department for what it described as the swift and safe transfer to the US of Christopher 'Dudus' Coke. At a recent press briefing at the White House, US Assistant Secretary of State, Philip Crowley, commended the Government of Prime Minister Bruce Golding and the Jamaican authorities for their...

Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Mike Henry, says that Jamaica is ready to sign new deals, which will bring more flights into the island. He cited improvements carried out at the island's two international airports, noting that the facilities can accommodate up to 10 million more travellers. Minister Henry was speaking at a cultural reception for delegates attending the...

Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Joseph M. Matalon, says that the fight against crime is not the sole remit of the security forces and the Government, but requires the input of the wider society as well. He was speaking at the PSOJ Chairman's Club Forum held last week at the Hilton Kingston Hotel. While noting the success of...

Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Joseph M. Matalon, says the group is heartened by what he describes as the Government's actions within recent weeks to dismantle political garrisons. Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) President, Joseph M. Matalon "We must encourage our political leaders, not to falter in taking those difficult, but decisive, steps toward reform and renewal...