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Minister of Energy and Mining Hon. James Robertson has disclosed that underwater welding equipment to effect repairs on the damaged Petrojam dock arrived in the island last night (Friday June 5) and is currently in use at the Refinery. The Minister also revealed that the completion of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) line to the former "Esso Kingston Terminal" has...

The Government, through various units within the Cabinet Office, is implementing and executing programmes geared at improving customer service delivery among public sector entities. One such initiative is the Citizens Charter Programme, an adaptation of the British Government's model, where agencies that show exemplary service excellence are awarded a charter mark. Principal Director for the Customer Service Programme at the...

The European Commission (EC) has approved just over $217 million (Euros 1.9 million) for disbursement to assist the Government with the budgetary impact and infrastructure repairs resulting from Tropical Storm Gustav in 2008. Another $230m (Euros 2 million) is to be allocated to projects designed to alleviate the suffering caused by the storm and its aftermath. Gustav caused 15 deaths...

Today, Monday, 8th June 2009, marks the first World Oceans Day. As Chairman of the National Council on Ocean and Coastal Zone Management (NCOCZM), I am particularly pleased that attention is being devoted to one of the most vital resources on our planet - the ocean. The concept of World Oceans Day began in 1992 when more than 100 Heads...

Two additional imported cases of Influenza A (H1N1) have been detected in Jamaica by the Ministry of Health's surveillance system, and confirmatory testing done at the University of the West Indies. Both persons reside in New York in the United States and travelled to Jamaica. One of the persons was staying in St. Mary and the other in Trelawny. One...

The Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen, has proclaimed that May 29 be celebrated annually as Jamaica Agriculture Society (JAS) Founders Day. JAS President, Senator Norman Grant, told JIS News on Friday (June 5) that the proclamation was in response to a request from its board. The JAS was formed on May 29, 1895. "In order to...

Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, has disclosed that underwater welding equipment to effect repairs to the damaged Petrojam dock in Kingston arrived in the island on Friday (June 5), and is now in use at the Refinery. The Minister also revealed that the completion of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) line to the former Esso Kingston Terminal...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding took time out of his busy schedule Friday (June 5) to visit the Freetown Primary school, Clarendon, in response to a letter written to him on an exercise book page, by a 5-year-old student requesting books for the school's library. Mr. Golding said he was impressed by what was written by the student, Jardin...

President of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), Dr Rosemarie Wright-Pascoe, has called on Jamaicans to play their part in reducing the number of trauma cases in the country. "We ask you to drive carefully, we ask you to follow the rules...I call on all physicians here to arm yourselves with knowledge to make the outcome of those who have...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) will publish a survey of financial institutions transaction charges in the Commission's public survey reports, starting next Wednesday. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, made the announcement of the date of the publication on Thursday (June 4), while addressing a press briefing at his Ministry, St. Lucia Avenue, New Kingston. "You will...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has said that Jamaica will utilise the period of the global recession to transform its economy to reduce reliance on foreign exchange. Speaking to Jamaicans in the Diaspora Thursday night (June 4) at the JN Outlook Series, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.A. he said there has to be a framework...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) says it will be raising the bar this year at the annual Denbigh Agricultural Show. According to JAS President, Senator Norman Grant, this year, "many new attractions will be showcased, agribusiness investment will be highlighted and youth in agriculture promoted." Senator Grant was speaking at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on Tuesday (...