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The increase in strata property development, with the attendant problems, has led to the promulgation of legislation by the Government, to address the issues, support owners and improve the value of the properties. A regulatory body for the complexes - the Commission of Strata Corporations - has been established, with far reaching powers under the newly amended Registration (Strata Titles)...

The Six Anti-Crime Bills, which will form part of the Government's initiative to fight crime, were tabled in the Senate, Friday (June 25). Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson and Minister of Justice and Leader of Government Business in the Senate, Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, tabled the Bills. The Bills are: an Act to amend the Bail Act;...

A new infirmary for the parish of Hanover is to be constructed at a cost of some $20 million. Details of the project were outlined at a meeting of representatives of the Hanover Parish Council and the Department of Local Government, in Lucea, on June 24. Technical Director in the Department of Local Government, Office of the Prime Minister, Alston...

State Minister in the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Hon. Laurence Broderick, has urged all Jamaicans to be responsible in their use of energy and to support the Government's thrust towards renewable energy. At the awards ceremony for the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's (PCJ) Energy Conservation Incentive Programme for Schools, held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in State Minister in...

Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington, is lobbying private sector support for the provision of jobs for residents of West Kingston, and other inner-city communities, who have been negatively impacted by the recent unrest in the Corporate Area. Police Commissioner, Owen Ellington The call came against the background of what, he said, were appeals for assistance made by residents during the joint...

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) was selected as the "Official International Tourist Board Providing the Best Travel Agent Support" at TravelAge West's 2010 WAVE Awards. Jamaica and five of its hotels were also recognised as Editor's Picks in the categories of "Best Destination for Honeymoon/Romance Vacation," "Best New Resort or Major Renovation, Caribbean," "Best Resort for a Romance Vacation, Caribbean"...

Education Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that the Government may have to look at creating institutions and services that will cater specifically to the educational needs of boys, in order to improve academic performance among males. The Minister was speaking this morning (June 25) during the opening session of the National Conference on Boys at Risk at the Mona Visitors...

Residents of Tivoli Gardens, in West Kingston, turned out today (June 25), to participate in counselling sessions organised by officers of the Child Development Agency (CDA). The sessions, which took the form of one-on-one and group meetings, targeted children aged 13 to 17 years who are out of school as well as parents, and were held at the Church of...

Over 130,000 Canadian visitors came to Jamaica during the 2009/10 winter tourist season, representing an increase of some 11 per cent over the same period of the previous season. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said this is the "strongest numbers" ever for Canadian visitors to Jamaica. He was speaking with a group of Canadian travel partners recently in Toronto....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has appealed to G8 countries for greater assistance to countries like Jamaica in the fight against organized crime. This assistance, he said, must be broad-based and must recognize that rooting out crime is not just a law enforcement exercise but must be seen as a major development issue. The Prime Minister was speaking in Muskoka, Canada...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says that the Government is awaiting the report of the Public Defender, on his investigations into the incursion into Tivoli Gardens on May 24 by the security forces. The Prime Minister said that any unjustifiable action, resulting from the incursion, will be dealt with and those responsible held accountable. "Any action that was taken in the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, has congratulated the International Labour Organization (ILO) for developing the Global Jobs Pact as a response to the prolonged global increase in unemployment. Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon Pearnel Charles "Jamaica has benefited significantly from these efforts," Mr. Charles said in his message to the 99th Session of the...