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A resolution to increase the number of judges at the Resident Magistrate Courts that can be appointed from 46 to 50, and in the Family Court from two to eight, was approved in the House of Representatives yesterday (Oct.14). Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, who moved the resolution, said the increase in the number of judges to the Resident Magistrate Courts,...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, says Government is committed to playing a critical role in the development of sports as a major industry and is already fine-tuning a number of areas that will open new doors of opportunities for new talents. Mr. Golding was addressing the Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence, last night (Oct 14), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has expressed the hope that all 15 members of CARIFORUM will eventually sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), with the European Union (EU). "We hope that all 15 members will sign. If there is any member who finds it impossible to sign, we want to leave the space and we want to leave the opportunity," Mr....

The capabilities of the agricultural sector, as it relates to the services provided to the nation's farmers, have been boosted with the deployment of 20 Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), extension officers. Addressing the news conference at the Jamaica Pegasus in Kingston today (October 15), to announce the recruitment of the new personnel, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, said...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore, has said that if Jamaica is to be competitive in the global arena it is essential for the country's productivity to increase. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' session, at the agency's head office in Kingston, on Tuesday, October 14, Mr. Gallimore emphasised that the Jamaica Productivity...

Edna Manley, Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford, Dr. the Hon. Louise Bennett Coverly, Professor Graham Serjeant, Professor Stuart Hall, and Professor Errol Morison are just a few of the pre-eminent Jamaicans that have been recipients of the Institute of Jamaica's (IoJ) Annual Musgrave Awards. This roll call of luminaries in the areas of Literature, Science, and the Arts, is one...

Cabinet has approved the appointment of a three-man Commission, to enquire into the collapse of several financial institutions during the 1990s, and the subsequent creation of the Financial Sector Adjustment Company (FINSAC), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, has announced. Speaking at today's (Oct. 15) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House,...

Debate began yesterday (October 14), on a Bill to amend the Constitution, to increase the maximum number of constituencies from 60 to 65, for the purpose of electing Members of Parliaments. However, Prime Minister Bruce Golding, who piloted the Bill, informed that "there was an expressed intention to limit the maximum number of constituencies to 63 at this time." "The...

The venue for the National Honours and Awards ceremony, to be held on Monday, October 20, has been shifted from King's House to the National Indoor Sports Centre, as a result of the unpredictable weather pattern. Some 128 outstanding Jamaicans who have contributed to nation building will be recognised. Heading the list of recipients are Professor Abraham Anthony Chin and...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Productivity Centre (JPC), Dr. Charles Douglas, has said that productivity must be at the heart of Jamaica's survival strategy in order for the country to be increasingly competitive in the global marketplace. "I would like to say that in unusual times, business as usual is not a workable strategy. We are living in unusual times...

The American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI), will stage its fifth fund-raising Radiothon on October 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., to provide scholarships and bursaries for students across the Caribbean region. Last year, the event, which was held over two days, raised a modest $20,000.00 and according to the Foundation's Executive Director, Ann-Marie Grant,...

The Government will be embarking on a programme to encourage persons to harvest rain water for domestic use, especially in areas where the resource is scarce. The disclosure was made by Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang as he addressed the recent monthly meeting of the St. Elizabeth Parish Council. He said that in the new financial year...