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The House of Representatives on September 15, suspended debate on the Child Pornography Bill, to allow for further amendments, which members pointed out were necessary in making the legislation clear and effective. Some of the issues include the protection of children's identities, and clearer provisions as to what constitutes a just defence if an individual comes across or sees unsolicited...

Director of Legal Affairs at the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Bertrand Smith, has said that Jamaica will need to implement the necessary legal and administrative framework to ensure that its ships comply with the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) standards on sulphur and other greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at a JIS Think Tank, Tuesday(September 15), to highlight activities of Maritime Awareness...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has launched its Citizen's Charter, outlining the level of service Jamaicans can expect from its members, as well as its expectations of the public. At the launch of the Charter, Thursday (September 17), at the Department of Local Government, Kingston, Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Local Government,...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, the Hon Karl Samuda, says there is need for an infusion of technology into agriculture, as well as improved packaging and marketing of its products, internationally, if it is to contribute, significantly, to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into Jamaica. Mr. Samuda was addressing the launch of the 2009 United Nations Conference on Trade and...

The Ministry of Education's (MOE) thrust towards achieving 100 per cent literacy at the primary school level by 2015 was boosted Wednesday (September 16), with the opening of an Enrichment Centre at the Lyssons Primary School, St Thomas. The Centre was established through the Enrichment Centre Initiative, a partnership between the Ministry and the Digicel Foundation. It is now one...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that legislation is being drafted to give legal authority to the functions of Custodes. He made the announcement at the installation ceremony for the new Custos of St. James, Hon. Ewen George Corrodus, held yesterday (Sept. 16) at the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists Auditorium in Mount Salem, St. James. "The Government...

Two of the eight communities, which received training in community disaster management under the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)-funded Building Disaster Resilient Communities (BDRC) project, are either updating or creating community disaster plans. This is according to project officer at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Joanna Ogilvie, who was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS)...

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady, says that Jamaica stands to benefit from increased collaboration with the United States (US) navy and coast guard to strengthen security on the seas. Rear Admiral Brady was speaking at a maritime security seminar held recently at the Hilton Kingston hotel, which was organised by the US...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that the Government is addressing the deficiency in numbers within the police force in order to have a better grip on crime fighting. Addressing a Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) Board of Directors meeting held Tuesday (Sept. 15) at the organisation's downtown Kingston office, Minister Nelson informed that the Jamaica Constabulary...

Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collin Gager, today welcomed the Government's decision to honour world record holder, Usain Bolt, with the Order of Jamaica (O.J.), as well as naming Highway 2000 after the sprinter regarded as the fastest man in the world. "I want to commend the Government for bestowing these accolades on our parish hero," Mayor Gager told Mayors and...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has clarified that the reduction of the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on motor vehicle imports will only apply to new and used vehicles already in the island. The Minister had announced the motor vehicle stimulus package for automotive dealers during last...

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dwight Nelson, has said that the Government's Safe School Programme has been successful in the schools in which it has been tested. He said that, based on this success, he will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education to expand it to other institutions. "I will be signing an MoU...