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Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has emphasized the importance of copyright and related rights to the development of the country. These rights she said, protect what is created in the island, thereby eliminating any questions of ownership. Miss Grange was speaking yesterday (July 1) at the International Reggae Day (IRD) Copyright forum at the Terra Nova...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has been undertaking an aggressive Smart Card promotion as part of its overall thrust to convert the public transportation system to a cashless one within another year. The Smart Card was launched by the JUTC in 2002 as a cashless system for paying fares and an avenue for providing greater security for both commuters...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will launch a 'Ride and Win Summer Bling' promotion tomorrow (July 3) as part of efforts to increase the number of commuters that uses its buses. The $15 million promotion will run from July 7 to September 27 and will provide the opportunity for commuters to win weekly cash prizes. Sales and Marketing Manager...

The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) in collaboration with the Friederich Ebert Stiftung (FES) has launched a public education campaign, to promote a better understanding of the implications of party financing and legal reforms for a strong democratic system. The campaign started with a public discussion on Thursday, July 3, in Port Antonio. This initial public forum headlined 'Campaign Financing...

A 13-member team of coffee importers from the Association of Japanese Importers of Jamaica Coffee (AJIJC) is currently in the island touring several coffee factories to examine the integrity of the facilities and ensure the quality of the coffee exported to that country. Speaking with JIS News, at a cocktail reception for the visiting delegation at the Terra Nova Hotel...

Consistent with its strategy to diversify fuel types and produce electricity at a cheaper cost, the Government will be using petcoke to fuel a 100 mega watt (MW) plant at the Hunts Bay generating plant in Kingston. "This project will retire an old and inefficient generating plant at Hunts Bay. I am pleased to announce that Government will own 40...

President of the Japanese Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC), Tatsushi Ueshima, has expressed satisfaction with the measures put in place by the Coffee Industry Board (CIB) to ensure that only the highest quality local coffee reaches the market in Japan. Mr. Ueshima led a 13-member delegation from the AJIJC on a three-day tour of the operations of the CIB. He said...

By the end of this year, ethanol blended fuel will be available in service stations for the motoring public. "As a first step we will replace 10 per cent gasoline with ethanol (E-10). Jamaica is not the first country (to do this) and if anything we have waited too long," Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings, said during his contribution to...

Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings, has announced that procurement permits have been approved for the expansion of the Wigton wind farm with an additional 18 megawatts. He also disclosed that a private power company is looking to partner with the Government for the expansion project. "We have no reservations about the benefits that this will yield. I am heartened by...

A new Chairman and President for the state-run Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) are expected to be named soon, Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry has announced. Speaking at Tuesday's (July 1) sitting of the House of Representatives, Mr. Henry said interviews are currently being conducted for both positions, and new appointments "are likely to be in place soon." The...

Minister of State with responsibility for project implementation and service delivery in the Office of the Prime Minister, Daryl Vaz, will on Thursday (July 3) launch the fourth biennial Public Sector Customer Service Competition at Jamaica House starting at 10:00 a.m. The competition evolved from the Citizen's Charter/Customer Service programme which began in 1994 under the public sector modernization initiative....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has emphasized that in any regulation regarding the operations of credit unions, the Government would not seek to convert them into any other kind of institution. "I spoke with the Ministry of Finance and had discussions with the leadership of the (Credit Union) Movement here. I told the Ministry of Finance that in seeking to create...