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Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Audrey Marks, has urged the organisation to continue to emphasise the multi-dimensional approach to security in the Americas, noting that security threats can no longer be addressed solely with armed conflict. This approach, she said, must encompass economic, social, health and environmental issues, among other key factors that can...

Commissioner of Police, Mr. Owen Ellington this evening confirmed that the police have arrested the former West Kingston gang leader, Christopher "Dudus" Coke. Commissioner Ellington is reassuring family, friends and well wishers of Coke that the police will be taking "every step possible to ensure his safety and well being whilst he is in our custody." He also asked these...

The State of Emergency, which has been in effect in Kingston and St. Andrew since May 23, has been extended until July 22, and expanded to include the parish of St. Catherine. Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding This was disclosed by the Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, in the House of Representatives, Tuesday (June 22). The expanded state...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the Caribbean region is nowhere near where it should be in terms of environmental protection, although the level of awareness is much higher than it was 20 to 30 years ago. Mr. Golding bemoaned the fact that the greatest threat to the environment in the region, comes from the creeping degradation...

Six former employees of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James were last week honoured for a total of 192 combined years of dedicated and meritorious service to the institution and to health in the region. The six retirees were; Deputy Matron, Joycelyn Hyman-Hill, who served for 38 years; Chief Security Officer, Noel Cleghorn, 37 years; Enrolled Assistant Nurse, Lentine...

International Telecommunications Industry Consultant and Columbia University Professor, Dr. Raul Katz, has been confirmed for the Broadcasting Commission's Regional Regulators' Forum on Policy and Regulation in the Electronic Media to be held next month. The forum, which was originally scheduled for June, was postponed following the declaration of a state of emergency for the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew....

The Protected Disclosure Bill, which seeks to encourage and facilitate specified disclosures of improper conduct in the public interest, has been sent to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for consideration. The move was at the request of Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate, Senator A.J. Nicholson, who, in a letter on Thursday (June 17), appealed to the Government...

A Mentorship Programme was launched at the Manchester based Winston Jones High School on June 18, by the bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco. Corporate Services and Government Affairs Manager at Jamalco, Leo Lambert, said that the initiative is designed to provide an environment, which will seek to embrace and to unearth the good in children. "Life is full of options...

Property owners are reminded that they have until June 30 to pay their property tax for the 2010 - 2011 period, to avoid a 10% penalty being applied for late payment. In May, the Tax Administration had announced an extension of the period for persons to pay their property tax for the current year, failing which, a 10% penalty will...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Rear Admiral Peter Brady, has been elected to chair the June 21 to 25 Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Diplomatic Conference, now underway in Manila, Philippines. This is the first time that Jamaica has been elected to chair such a conference. The focus of the 2010 conference is to consider,...

The Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results are showing that students are doing better across all subject areas, including the critical subjects of Mathematics and Science. There was improvement of almost seven per cent in at least one subject. "This year is a unique year, in that for the 11 years that we have had GSAT, all subject areas showed...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the Ministry is moving to address the issues that have arisen in the secondary education sector, due to higher performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which has led to increased competition for preferred high school places. "The Ministry is looking at this situation, and we believe that there are...