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Their Majesties, King Juan Carlos I, and Queen Sofia of Spain, today (February 17), participated in an official tour of an exhibition, titled 'Xaymaca: Life in Spanish Jamaica', at the Institute of Jamaica, in downtown Kingston. The 'Xaymaca: Life in Spanish Jamaica' (1495 to 1655), tells the story of the Spanish experience in Jamaica from the time of Columbus' arrival...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has said that he is prepared to arrange a special task force to deal with the sale and issue of titles for non-bauxite lands to bauxite workers. He was speaking with union heads at a recent meeting at Jamaica House, to discuss how to reduce the impact of a downturn in the bauxite industry on the...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator the Hon. Arthur Williams Jnr. will participate in this week's Ministerial Conference on Security, Drug Trafficking, Transnational Organized Crime and Terrorism as Challenges to Development in the Caribbean in the Dominican Republic. The conference which is organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) and the Government...

A forensic audit of the operations of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), which started today, is to be conducted over the next 17 weeks, Jamaica House has disclosed. Cabinet was briefed on the issue last week Monday. The brief stated that the exercise arose out of a preliminary assessment of the PCJ, Petrojam, and Petcom, by a Canadian forensic...

A five-year justice system transformation framework agenda has been prepared and a submission to Cabinet for its approval is being finalised. Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, in her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on Friday (Feb.13), said that the framework, which included priorities from the wide range of reform recommendations...

Cabinet has approved a Government guarantee to secure a $425 million loan facility from the Bank of Nova Scotia, to restructure the current debt obligations of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC). In an brief provided by Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister, Olivia Grange, during last week's post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, it was noted...

The Ministry of Water and Housing and its agency, the Housing Agency of Jamaica, are seeking to partner with the Chinese Firm Complant International Engineering and Development Corporation, to build low income housing solutions for Jamaicans. The HAJ and Complant have had several discussions on the matter, and have agreed, in principle, to plan, design and build between one thousand...

Donations from Government, the private sector and members of the public, have raised $3.9M to help the children left behind after the Portland truck tragedy of December 19, 2008. Money from the NCB account will reach the hands of caregivers during the first week in March through the Portland Parish Council. This commitment was made by Minister of State for...

Hearing impaired Jamaicans will soon be able to access facilities for testing and certification to legally acquire driver's licences. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank session, Director of the Island Traffic Authority (ITA), Paul Clemetson, explained that the Road Traffic Amendment Regulation of 2005 has made provisions for the hearing impaired to legally acquire driver's licences. The Ministry of...

Rare photographs providing a unique glimpse into the life of the late reggae king, Bob Marley, are now on display at the Govinda Gallery, downtown Washington DC, U.S.A. The exhibition is entitled, Soul Rebel: An Intimate Portrait of Bob Marley. It comprises some 40 never-before-seen photos taken by Time magazine photographer, David Burnett. In an interview with JIS News, Mr....

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Dr. Sheila Campbell-Forrester, has said that the Schools Blood Drive Competition will be a critical component in promoting the habit of voluntary blood donation among persons aged 17 years and older. "In targeting young people, we are trying to have a consistent source of blood donors," Dr. Campbell-Forrester said during...

Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Education (MOE), Dr. Rebecca Tortello, has encouraged students to develop critical life skills which can aid them in making positive decisions. Dr. Tortello was addressing the opening of the National Sexuality and Reproductive Health Expo, held under the theme, 'Nuh linga, nuh badda do it, sweep weh sex or make a proper flex', at...