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The matter of restorative justice was extensively discussed at a public consultation held in Port Maria St. Mary, to solicit the views of Jamaicans about a suitable restorative justice policy for the country. The consultation, held recently at the Emmanuel Baptist Church, was the ninth in a series of similar events being held islandwide. Among the matters discussed were the...

President of Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI), Robert Gregory, has assured the United States-based Jamaican Consular Corp, that it is the firm resolve of the agency, to deepen its relationship with the Corp in the continuous mission to promote brand Jamaica. This he said, as the Consular Corp is a viable partner, noting that the strengthening of this partnership would...

The St. Elizabeth Parish Council, has passed a Resolution to have a Revenue Centre established at Junction, to make it easier for persons to pay their property and motor vehicle taxes. This Resolution was moved by Councillor for the Junction Division, Cetany Holness, at the recent monthly meeting of the Council. He pointed out that persons in and around Junction...

The Bank of Jamaica's (BoJ) decision to offer a temporary lending facility to domestic financial institutions was one of the first outcomes of the special team established by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, to monitor the global financial crisis and its immediate and longer-term implications for the Jamaican economy. The team, comprising representatives of Jamaica's main monetary and fiscal authorities, met...

A donation of $358,275 was made to the Road Safety Unit, in the Ministry of Transport and Works, during a ceremony at the Ministry's headquarters, today (Oct. 16), by the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA), which will assist with the input of data for traffic accidents. This donation will benefit 15 HEART Trust/NTA Data Entry Operations students, who will be employed...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), has collaborated with the Jose Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine, to provide a dedicated after-school bus service for the thousands of students who commute daily to and from Portmore and Spanish Town. The bus service, which will run between 2:30p.m and 4:00 p.m, had an unofficial launch and trial run yesterday (Oct....

A Ministry of Agriculture workshop was held on October 14 at the Christiana Potato Growers Co-operative Centre in Christiana, Manchester, to draft a development policy for a roots and tubers sector in the island. The event was supported by three facilitators from the International Trade Centre (ITC), who made presentations on the trends in the roots and tubers market, buyer...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has said that the level of indiscipline affecting the society, has forced the Government to think seriously about how to make home school agreements enforceable in a court of law. "We are under immense pressure in dealing with students who have problems adjusting to the school environment, because they don't have the level of support...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), of the United Nations, has called for more investment in agriculture, to mitigate against the world food crisis. Delivering the organisation's message at a church service held at the Mandeville Parish Church recently, to mark World Food Day, Assistant Representative for Jamaica and the Bahamas, Dr. Gillian Smith, said the world food crisis has...

Some 108 public sector entities will be under intense scrutiny, to determine the extent to which they have delivered top quality service to customers, as they compete for the Prime Minister's Trophy, in The Best Customer Service Agency Award. The trophy, along with a cash award of $300,000, will be given to the winner at the culmination of an evaluation...

The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA), is currently hosting consultations with church leaders across Jamaica, to help promote the protection of the rights and best interests of children. The first two meetings took place in St. James and St. Ann, while the next two are scheduled for Manchester on October 28 and Kingston on November 4. "These consultations are...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness, has publicly apologised to a customer, Mark Clarke, for the non-delivery of documents by express service, for which he requested and paid. A letter of apology was also sent to the Jamaica Observer, which published the customer's complaint in a letter to the Editor on October 14....