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Special Representative of CARICOM Heads on Haiti, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, has stressed the support of the entire Caribbean for Haiti, as the reconstruction and recovery efforts continue there. Haiti is on the agenda for discussion at the 31st meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government to be held in Montego Bay, July 4 to 7. Mr. Patterson was...

Residents of Jacks River, in St. Mary, are now enjoying a smooth ride, following the $23 million rehabilitation of the Bogagee road in the community. Work on the 2.3 kilometres of road was funded through the Government's Road Rehabilitation Programme, and implemented by the National Works Agency and the St. Mary Parish Council. The scope of work included asphalting of...

The House of Representatives passed two Bills Tuesday (June 15) postponing Local Government elections for at least six months. The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation General Election (Postponement) Act 2010 and the Parish Councils General Election (Postponement) Act, both piloted by Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Robert Montague,...

The National Centre for Youth Development, through its Youth Information Centres (YICs), was able to reach some 80,000 young people between the ages of 15 to 24 years, for the period April 2009 to February 2010. The statistics showed that of the five YICs, Portland recorded the highest number of users with over 28,000. The Kingston YIC reported approximately 11,437...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, says the Government is to commence the construction of a 100,000 sq. ft. facility in Naggo Head, St. Catherine, to help bolster the country's information and communication technology (ICT) sector. Making the announcement today (June 15), at a press conference at his office on St. Lucia Avenue, in New Kingston, Mr....

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has announced that the scope of work to be done at the Coronation Market has been expanded, as the Government is set to receive private sector support for the project. He made the announcement as he toured sections of the market and the May Pen Cemetery, in West Kingston, today (June 15). Demolition work...

Beginning in the new academic year, three students from the island's bauxite parishes who wish to study in the field of science, technology or sport, at the under graduate level, will benefit from scholarships tenable at any local university, annually. This is being made possible through a scholarship Foundation, which has been launched by global mining company, Glencore International, in...

Professor of History at Mandeville-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU), Dr. Iverlin Kennedy-McKenzie, has said that men who care and give active support to their children, were keeping the society stable and maintaining a culture that needs to be protected. She was giving the keynote address at a function to mark the first anniversary of Young Women of Purpose (Y-WoP) held...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica's (PCJ) Consultant on the Government's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, Joseph Fossella, has said that it is an opportune time for the country to take advantage of the abundant supply of the "cost effective" energy alternative. The Ministry has been working to source cheaper alternative fuel, primarily LNG, and is in the process of implementing...

Jamaican-born and United States-based literacy specialist, Dr. Paula Webster, says while teachers are doing what they can to educate the nation's children, it is pivotal that parents play their part in reinforcing what the teachers impart to the children. "The parents have to play their part, teachers can only do so much. My parents made sure that I did my...

The Government has ordered an investigation into the 3.2 per cent increase in cement prices introduced by the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), recently. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, told journalists at a press conference at his office, St. Lucia Avenue, New Kingston, on Tuesday (June 15), that the Government was extremely concerned about the reasons...

The Emergency Powers Review Tribunal was established pursuant to Regulation 38 of the Emergency Powers Regulations 2010 on the 28th May 2010. The members of this Tribunal are Pamela Benka-Coker, Q.C., Chairman, Mr. Justice Henderson Downer, retired Judge of Appeal, and Nancy Anderson, Attorney-at-law. The Tribunal and representatives from the Ministry of Justice have been working assiduously to put in...