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Hundreds of persons, including Ministers of Education and Health, Andrew Holness and Rudyard Spencer respectively, supported the Violence Prevention Alliance's (VPA) three marches for peace throughout the corporate area on March 04. This later, culminated in a Rally at the UDC parking lot. According to Chairman of the Violence Prevention Alliance Dr. Elizabeth Ward, the public support was "very encouraging...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Mrs. Lorna Golding, yesterday (Mar. 5) paid a special visit to Lady Bustamante who will celebrate her 96th birthday on Saturday March 8th. At that time, Mr. Golding will be away on official duties at the 19th Inter-sessional meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in the Bahamas. Mr. Golding said he was pleased at how...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Mrs. Lorna Golding, yesterday (Mar. 5) paid a special visit to Lady Bustamante who will celebrate her 96th birthday on Saturday March 8th. At that time, Mr. Golding will be away on official duties at the 19th Inter-sessional meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government in the Bahamas. Mr. Golding said he was pleased at how...

The roll out of a dedicated community policing initiative in 38 selected communities across the island's 19 police divisions is expected to begin by month-end. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), John McLean, who heads the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), made the announcement at a recent press conference at the Police Officers Club in...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, has cited dispute settlement, investment in human resource development and overseas employment, as some of the areas that will be given focus this year. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Charles stated that disputes and strikes do not have to occur, because there are special tribunals to handle some of the...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the $35 million balance on the $70 million fertiliser subsidy provided by the Government, will be sufficient to keep prices at the prevailing levels up to the end of March. This, he said, is specifically for those blends of fertilisers used for domestic food crop farmers, which constitute the most vulnerable...

The tourism sector has recorded an 11 per cent increase in visitor arrivals since the start of the year, with a significant 14 per cent growth in February. Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, who spoke to JIS News in London while en route to Germany for the ITB Berlin travel trade show, attributed the growth to the implementation of new advertising...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the purpose for reviewing the libel and slander laws of Jamaica was to ensure that people's rights and reputation are protected from unjustified abuse. He was speaking this morning (Mar. 5) at Jamaica House, at the handing over of the final report of the Libel Law Review Committee chaired by Mr. Justice Hugh Small. Mr....

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange has said Jamaica will have to determine its own timetable for the shift from analogue to modern digital systems. The process, referred to as the digital switchover, is already taking place across the world and has been completed in Scandinavian countries such as Finland and Sweden. The Netherlands completed the process...

Come Saturday, March 8 (International Women's Day), the country will be privileged to celebrate with Lady Bustamante, her 96th birthday. This is quite fitting for this stately and humble being, who is a defender of women's rights, as exemplified in her steadfast stance for port workers in 1938, alongside Alexander Bustamante. Affectionately called 'Lady B', she is the widow of...

The roll out of a dedicated community policing initiative in 38 selected communities across the island's 19 police divisions is expected to begin by month-end. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), John McLean, who heads the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), made the announcement at a recent press conference at the Police Officers Club in...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, has cited dispute settlement, investment in human resource development and overseas employment, as some of the areas that will be given focus this year. In an interview with JIS News, Mr. Charles stated that disputes and strikes do not have to occur, because there are special tribunals to handle some of the...