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Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Sharon Crooks, has commended the fiscal authorities for their quick response in ensuring that the tax and duty relief announced in the Government's stimulus package, have been passed on to the various stakeholders. The revenue foregone, based on the stimulus package, is estimated at $862 million for the period...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reminding the public that under the Wild Life Protection Act, it is illegal to buy and/or sell Jamaican Parrots, which are the Yellow-billed Parrot (Amazona collaria) and Black-billed Parrot (Amazona agilis). Persons found guilty of this offence can face a maximum fine of $100,000 or twelve (12) months in prison. It is...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has acknowledged that the Church in his West Kingston constituency has played an important role in reducing crime. Mr. Golding was speaking at the Healing and Restoration Service, at the New Testament Church of God, Beeston Street yesterday (Sunday, January 4). "The Superintendent told me that in the West Kingston Police Division, murder was down by...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has pledged his support to have dialogue with Church leaders, noting that the relationship between the state and church must never be so distant that the state can believe that it can proceed without the Church. ' I pledge my own support in the dialogue that I maintain with Church leaders to ensure that we calibrate...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed the army to establish temporary military police post in Gravel Heights, St Catherine, in an effort to bring the situation there under control. Mr. Golding said every effort will be made so that persons who were forced to flee the community will be able to return to their homes. 'The government will not allow...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange is among a group of outstanding Caribbean women and women's organisations, recently honoured by the New York-based Everybody's Magazine, at its Women of Distinction Gala Awards held in Brooklyn in the United States of America (USA). The women were honoured by the Caribbean-American magazine for excellence in their chosen fields. At...

Civil Servants are being encouraged to take advantage of the various training opportunities provided under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Government and trade unions representing public sector workers. Vice President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Helen Davis Whyte, tells JIS News, that through the training initiatives, which comprises capacity building and skills training, public sector workers...

The Swaby's Hope community in Manchester, yesterday (January 1), staged a new year's get-together, with many residents from surrounding districts turning out to participate in several games. Manager for the South Stars Youth Club, Egbert Walters, told JIS News that the event could help to integrate the communities, and to expose local talent. "These community events are very important; they...

Minister of Information Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that former Prime Minister, Edward Seaga, is doing well after being hospitalised in Miami in the United States of America (USA) yesterday (Jan.1). Ms. Grange, who spoke with Mr. Seaga today (Jan. 2), said she was informed by the former Prime Minister that he was referred to hospital by...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of information, Culture, Youth and Sports has expressed regret at the death of Vincent "Tata" Ford, known to have been a close associate of Reggae icon, Bob Marley and who was author/composer of one of Bob's greatest hits, No Woman No Cry. "As the Minister with portfolio responsibility for music and entertainment, I was...

Students are being urged to get involved in the Peer Counselling Programme instituted by the Ministry of Education. The encouragement comes from Jovan Johnson, head boy of Edwin Allen High School in Clarendon, who said that his years of involvement in the programme, have helped him to develop a positive work attitude, and the determination and confidence to seek after...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has noted that although the present crime rate is still too high, the Ministry of National Security has achieved some success for 2008 in preventing an escalation of serious crimes, including murders. In his New Year's message, the Prime Minister said, "Up to the end of May, the murder rate was running at 18% higher than...