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Three communities are to benefit from a pilot project for the development of community justice tribunals as the Ministry of Justice presses forward with efforts towards the practice of restorative justice in Jamaica. "As a supporting mechanism, we are moving forward with the community justice tribunals and this is one of the key pledges that the government has advanced," said...

The Ministry of Health is advising that arriving passengers from countries, which have reported cases of Influenza A (H1N1) will be provided with health alert cards, interviewed, and samples taken from them if necessary. This is part of the Ministry's heightened surveillance and monitoring system. The MOH is still not recommending travel restrictions and will follow the guidelines of the...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding will kick off the first in a series town hall meetings, aimed at enhancing dialogue and interaction between the Government and the citizenry at the local level, at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester, Tuesday, May 19 at 7:00 p.m. The Prime Minister, who will be accompanied by several members of the Cabinet,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will head a team of government officials who will be going to Mandeville on Tuesday, May 19, for the first in a series of town hall meetings designed to encourage direct dialogue between government and members of the public. The Mandeville Town Hall meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm at the Golf View Hotel, 5

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) today (May 14) launched its toll free number 1-888-429-5723, which will enable farmers to access valuable information without being concerned about the cost. Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of RADA, Alexander Powell said it is expected that the toll free line will not only help to reduce farmers' communication expenses, but will allow for quick access...

The Government is pursuing talks with overseas stakeholders, in a bid to determine the fate of the three bauxite plants whose operations have been scaled down. Activities at the plants - West Indies Alumina Company's (WINDALCO) operations in Ewarton, St. Catherine and Kirkvine, Manchester, and Alumina Partners (ALPART) in Nain, St. Elizabeth - were scaled down earlier this year by...

Preparatory work began yesterday (May 13), on the tissue culture ginger project in Top Alston, Clarendon, one of the three projects selected by the Labour Day Planning Committee for national focus this year. Vice President of the North West Clarendon Ginger Resuscitation Programme, Sean Thompson, told JIS News that it is of the utmost importance that the project receives the...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles, met with 78 private recruitment agencies on Thursday (May 14), to inform them of recent amendments to the Regulations of the United States Departments of Labour and Homeland Security to guide the placement of overseas workers recruited privately. The US Department of Labour and Department of Homeland Security have published new...

The Ministry of Tourism has increased its service and hospitality offerings to visitors to the island, with the staging of its first Care Awareness Seminar in Montego Bay, St. James for service providers. The seminar, held at the Wexford Court Hotel, today (May14), was designed to equip the service providers and workers with the requisite skills to respond positively to...

The Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) will host a three-day environmental exposition at the National Arena Friday, June 5 to Sunday, June 7. Dubbed "Green Expo 2009: Let's Take Good Care of Jamaica", the event returns after a four-year hiatus for its sixth annual staging. It is to be held during National Environmental Awareness Week, and will focus on...

The Transport Authority (TA) has launched an Online Application System, which will allow commercial carriers (vehicles used to transport goods) the convenience of renewing their road licences using the Internet. At the launch at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, today (May 14), Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Daniel Dawes, said approximately 64 per cent of the Authority's customer base...

Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles has said that the Government is concerned about the industrial relations climate and will be putting measures in place to prevent any form of disruption. "We have soundings from our oversight committees that there could be possible disruptions from various areas in the economy and the country as a result of...