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The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) has been activated to respond to and monitor the effects of outbreaks of violence on the health sector, as well as to coordinate the Ministry of Health's intervention, based on instructions from Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rudyard Spencer. Minister of Health, the Hon Rudyard Spencer The EOC will also maintain the Ministry's operations, as well as...

Earlier today the Security Forces launched an operation in Tivoli Gardens and surrounding areas of Western Kingston. This Joint Military/Police operation is aimed at executing a warrant issued by the Courts of Jamaica for the arrest of Michael Christopher Coke otherwise called "Dudus" as well as to restore the area to stability after three consecutive days of barricading by criminal...

The Overseas Examinations Commission (OEC) wishes to advise the general public that all examinations [CXC, GCE & University of London] scheduled to be held on Tuesday, May 25, 2010, will be held as time-tabled. However, having regard to the current situation, candidates from the following centres should go to the Overseas Examinations Commission, using the Manhattan Road entrance [across from...

With a little over 150 registered Labour Day projects in Western Jamaica - Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland - activities for Labour Day 2010 got off to a slow start, but picked up as the day progressed. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councilor Charles Sinclair (third left) assists representatives of Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited (JMMB) to install a swing...

Retirement promises many opportunities for individuals who have made the necessary preparation for this stage in their lives. Some take up a hobby, others volunteer, or start a home-based business, while others may choose to further their studies, take up a sport, or travel the world. However others may find this period boring and for others, still, challenging. This is...

Kingston, May 24, 2010 - Labour Day 2010 activities are proceeding across the country. More than 600 projects were registered nationwide and much of the work has begun. However projects in Kingston and St Andrew have been affected. Some Kingston and St Andrew projects have been postponed or cancelled, while others are proceeding where it is safe to do so....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will address the nation this evening at 8:30pm following the declaration of a state of public emergency. The state of emergency is limited to the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew and came into effect at 6.00 P.M. today. Mr. Golding said that based on an earlier update and advice from the security forces, he summoned...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has assured that the threats that have emerged against the safety of the Jamaican people will be driven back, with strong and decisive action by the country's security forces. In a broadcast to the nation tonight (May 23), Mr. Golding appealed to all law-abiding citizens to remain calm and support the measures that have...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has withdrawn its service from downtown Kingston, due to the unstable security situation in the area. JUTC buses All JUTC routes which either terminate or originate in downtown Kingston have been re-routed from the area. These include buses from Portmore, which normally travel via Marcus Garvey Drive. These units will now travel via Hagley...

A state of public emergency, limited to the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, has been declared and will come into effect at 6.00 P.M. today. In a statement issued this afternoon, Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that based on an update and advice from the security forces, he summoned an emergency meeting of the Cabinet at 2.00 P.M today...

Jamaica's Ambassador-designate to the United States, Audrey Marks, on Friday (May 21) created history when she formally became the island's first female Permanent Representative to the Washington-headquartered Organization of American States (OAS). Ms. Marks, who arrived in the US capital on May 17, began her accreditation process by presenting her credentials to OAS Secretary General Jos

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Donovan Stanberry, has underscored the role of the National People's Co-operative Bank of Jamaica (NPCB), in providing economic stability in rural communities. Delivering the keynote address at the Bank's Annual General Meeting on Wednesday (May 19), at the Kendal Conference Centre, Manchester, he noted that the institution once provided core guidance...