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The agricultural sector recorded the most growth in the final quarter of 2008, Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wesley Hughes has disclosed. Dr. Hughes said that the 7.5% increase in real value added in agriculture, forestry and fishing, October-November 2008, was due largely to the lowering of some input prices and favourable weather conditions. He...

Commanding Officer of the Major Investigation Task Force (MIT), Superintendent Selvin Hay, says that the unit's approach to investigating gun-related murders should be replicated across the island.In an interview with JIS News, Superintendent Hay said that the expansion will start in St. Catherine and he is hoping that Clarendon and St. James will be next. "Our number one problem right...

His Majesty, King Juan Carlos 1, of Spain, will address a Joint Sitting of the Houses of Parliament, today (February 17), at 3:10 p.m., after arriving at the Norman Manley International Airport at 2:00 p.m., for a two-day State visit. On arrival at the airport, The King and Queen Sofia will be met by Their Excellencies, the Most Hon. Professor...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, in an impassioned and emotional plea this afternoon (Feb 13), called on members of the broadcast, music and entertainment business, to clean up the music business to allow children to enjoy their childhood and their innocence. Mrs. Clarke was addressing members of the music and entertainment industry, at a special meeting called by Prime Minister Bruce...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will be conferred with the Great Cross of the Order of the Civil Merit of Spain, when Spain's King Juan Carlos 1 and Queen Sofia, visit Jamaica from February 17-18, 2009. Approval for Prime Minister Golding to be incorporated into the Order of the Civil Merit of Spain was authorised by the Council of Ministers of...

Business operators have 4 weeks to file their income tax returns before the March 15 deadline. Self-employed individuals, partners, companies, other bodies and employed persons with other sources of income, are therefore urged to file their Annual Income Tax Return for 2008 and their Declaration of Estimated Income & Tax Payable for 2009 early to avoid the last minute rush....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, says that China has long been valued friend and important partner of Jamaica and this partnership is especially important to the island at this time, when the country is experiencing the impact of the global economic crisis. The Prime Minister said that both countries were currently engaged in discussions towards further co-operation and assistance through projects,...

Interim Chairman of the newly formed Reggae Industry Association, Howard McIntosh, says the music industry has to work with all areas of the society to position the music so that the players can receive maximum benefit to "take Jamaica's reggae music to the world". He was speaking at the meeting called by Prime Minister Bruce Golding at Jamaica House this...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has called for a set of recommendations on the action and the direction to be taken to clean up the music that is broadcast or projected in public spaces and through the electronic media. Minister of Culture, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange and Education Minister, Andrew Holness, have been asked to collaborate and prepare for Cabinet review, the...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information Culture Youth and Sports has expressed her sympathy to Anthony Fairclough, otherwise known as "Michigan" of the DJ duo, "Michigan and Smiley", and to his brother Wayne, football coach of Kingston College and former coach of Waterhouse Football Club, following the death of four their relatives in the recent airplane disaster in...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports has described as "positive" today's confabulation between the Government and members of the music industry to consider steps to be taken to eliminate the practice of inclusion of unsavoury lyrics in Jamaican music. Minister Grange who convened and chaired the meeting said that, "there was general agreement in...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the Montego Bay Convention Centre, being constructed at Rose Hall, St James, will be a strategic addition to Jamaica's tourism product and infrastructure. "For Jamaica it is a significant development. For tourism stakeholders; a dream come true," Mr. Golding told a groundbreaking ceremony held at the site this morning(Sat, Feb 14),...