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Minister with responsibility for Information, the Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that a full statement will be made to Parliament on Tuesday (March 1) by the Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, in response to the Armadale report. Mr. Vaz said the Armadale Report was discussed extensively at Monday's Cabinet meeting at Jamaica House. The Report will also be tabled in...

Taxpayers have two weeks to file their Income Tax Returns before the March 15 deadline expires. The Tax Administration is therefore reminding all companies, self-employed persons, partners, other bodies and employed persons with additional sources of income to file their Annual Income Tax Return for 2009 and their Declaration of Estimated Income & Tax Payable for 2010 on or before...

Minister Counsellor at the Haitian Embassy, Mr. Rodney Marcellus has expressed his gratitude to the people of Jamaica for its support to his country after the massive earthquake that struck the island in January. "I want to thank the government and the Jamaican community for their overwhelming support to Haiti," he said during an interview with JIS News. Mr. Marcellus...

Bauxite/alumina company, Jamalco, has donated two radar guns to the Clarendon police traffic division to enhance its monitoring capabilities, as it seeks to reduce road fatalities along the major 'hot spots' in the parish. Speaking at the handing over ceremony held on Thursday (February 25) at the Halse Hall Great House in Clarendon, Minister of National Security, Senator, Hon. Dwight...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Mr. Donavan Stanberry, has called on agricultural training institutions to focus on areas that will put the sector on a sustainable path. "We are at a point where the business of agricultural education has to re-invent itself. Agriculture education must support the new agriculture, one that is technology driven, one that...

Mayor of Mandeville, Councilor Brenda Ramsay, and Mayor of May Pen, Councilor Milton Brown, have welcomed the newly established South Coast Chapter of the Realtors Association of Jamaica. "Owning a home is desirous for most persons, and when they are doing so, they need the best professional and honest advice. Your organisation is most welcomed, and must be that source...

City Life Ministries based in South Side, Central Kingston has been serving the needs of, and providing opportunities of hope for citizens living in the wider inner-city communities of Kingston for the past five years. Pastor and Executive Director of City Life Ministries, Carrington Morgan explains that "Wherever the people gather in a concentrated way we find the pulse of...

Members of Jamalco's management team, led by Managing Director Jerome Maxwell and Refinery Manager, Silvio Porto recently participated in a mentorship training workshop at the company's Halse Hall Clarendon refinery, where they have now become certified mentors. The course was designed to equip them with the necessary skills to guide and counsel teenagers who are participating in the Jamalco Mentorship...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has sent a message to President Michelle Bachelet of Chile on the loss of lives and destruction caused by the severe earthquake that hit central Chile early this morning.The death toll, not yet known, is reported to have already exceeded 150. The damage to buildings and infrastructure is extensive. The Prime Minister said he was especially...

The new Caribbean Transshipment Hub, which will facilitate the transporting of large motor vehicles throughout the region, was officially launched on Friday (Feb.26) during a ceremony held on board the 'H

In an effort to safeguard the island's national monuments and to combat the illicit trafficking of cultural properties, the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) is moving to revise the laws that govern the historical treasures. "We have discovered that there are several inconsistencies in the Act - how we treat our two major categories of sites, national monuments sites and...

The House of Representatives passed amendments to the Financial Administration and Audit Act and the Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act on Tuesday, as part of the Government's fiscal responsibility framework. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, who piloted both Bills, stated that this fiscal responsibility framework will operate as the centrepiece of the reforms being...