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Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding on Tuesday (September 8) congratulated the researchers of Silverstone & Platt Research Solutions Limited, for publishing the first ever report on wages and benefits in the small business sector. "Silverstone & Platt was created to do this particular kind of work. You ventured into an area where many other people would be frightened away....

As the new academic year got underway yesterday (Sept. 7), a group of volunteers from the National Transformation Programme (NTP) visited the Half-Way-Tree Transportation Centre in Kingston, to encourage students to maintain good behaviour while at the facility. The group, including members of Students for Transformation and Mother's Patrol, started the day's activities at about 6:00 a.m. with a prayer...

The 2009/10 academic year got off to a smooth start in Region Four yesterday (Sept. 7), with all 163 institutions in the parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover, and Westmoreland, opening their doors to accommodate students. Checks made by JIS News across the parishes revealed that furniture and staffing needs were met for schools at all levels, while all students...

The 10th annual Shirley Playfair Lecture series will be hosted by the Fair Trading Commission (FTC), on Thursday, September 10. The event, which will be held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston, commencing at 3:00 p.m., will focus on the theme: 'The Relevance of Competition Law in Good and not so Good Times'. Executive Director of the FTC, Mr....

Charitable groups are being encouraged to take advantage of the special three-month amnesty now being offered by the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ). "We are asking charitable organisations to take advantage of this amnesty," said Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, at a press briefing held today (Sept. 8) at the COJ's head office in New Kingston...

A Bill that will allow financial institutions to recognise a person's credit history as collateral is now before a Select Committee of Parliament. Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says the move will help small businesses, especially those which have demonstrated a history and a culture of meeting their obligations. He was speaking at today's (September 8) launching of the...

Encouraged by the more than $27 billion, which Jamaicans spent on local attractions in 2007, Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is urging nationals to embrace the concept of domestic tourism. The Ministry is promoting the concept through the 'Experience Jamaica' campaign, which was launched on Sunday (Sept. 6) at Devon House. Mr. Bartlett, in his remarks at the event, noted...

His Worship the Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Desmond McKenzie, has said that the upcoming Intercity Intangible Cultural Co-operation Network (ICCN) Conference, scheduled for September 15-17 at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, will give the City a boost in showcasing its rich cultural heritage. "We are hoping that Kingston will be seen not just as the commercial centre of...

Fourteen secondary school students in Manchester and Clarendon have received scholarships and books valued at more than $420,000, from alumina company, Jamalco. The students received $30,000 each, and will, if they maintain their grades and discipline, get the same amount for the 2010 academic year. The handing over ceremonies were held at three locations in the company's operating areas of...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson, is scheduled to address a Think Tank in London, England this Friday (Sept. 11), on 'Enhancing the Political and Economic Welfare of the Jamaican UK (United Kingdom) Diaspora.' Senator Robinson, who has special responsibility for Diaspora Affairs, hosted a Future Leadership Jamaican...

Four judges were sworn in to higher offices Monday (September 7) by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony at King's House. Sworn in were: His Honour Mr. Justice Frank Williams, Her Honour Miss Justice Carol Edwards, His Honour Mr. Justice Evan Brown, to act as Puisne Judges; and Her Honour Mrs. Sharon Ayton-George, who...

Tour companies and hotel operators are to benefit from a 15 per cent reduction on custom duties for Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and other high-end motor vehicles. These industry players will also be exempt from special consumption tax (SCT), as part of the Government's stimulus package. Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, made the announcement at a press briefing at...