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The court of Appeal today ruled in favour of Prime Minister Bruce Golding in dismissing the cases brought by the Opposition Leader, Portia Simpson Miller, challenging the removal of former members of the Public Service Commission (PSC). The Opposition Leader had requested an extension of time to apply for judicial review into the matter. Mrs. Simpson-Miller has been ordered to...

The pending 30 per cent increase in the price of fertilizer that was announced by Newport Fersan, the sole manufacturer of the product in Jamaica, has been put on hold. In January, the Government, in a bid to control the spiralling price of the commodity, allocated a $70 million fertilizer subsidy to the sector. The grant allowed farmers across the...

Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, has said that a number of divisions will be dismantled or merged as the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) seeks to restructure its operations. The new arrangements will see the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) and Operation Kingfish merged to form NIB Kingfish, and will be strengthened from appropriate elements of the Special Branch, which...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will lead a team of government officials to the 19th Inter-sessional meeting of The Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) scheduled for 7-8 March 2008, in Nassau, Bahamas. The team will comprise Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Kenneth Baugh, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, Minister...

The government will be adopting an integrated approach to dealing with community transformation in order to address some of the social challenges facing the society. Prime Minister Bruce Golding has established a special unit within the Office of the Prime Minister to develop a framework of activism for dealing with issues relating to self respect, parenting and skills training. He...

The court of Appeal today ruled in favour of Prime Minister Bruce Golding in dismissing the cases brought by the Opposition Leader, Portia Simpson Miller, challenging the removal of former members of the Public Service Commission (PSC). The Opposition Leader had requested an extension of time to apply for judicial review into the matter. Mrs. Simpson-Miller has been ordered to...

The pending 30 per cent increase in the price of fertilizer that was announced by Newport Fersan, the sole manufacturer of the product in Jamaica, has been put on hold. In January, the Government, in a bid to control the spiralling price of the commodity, allocated a $70 million fertilizer subsidy to the sector. The grant allowed farmers across the...

The expanded and redeveloped Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay is scheduled to be officially opened in the fall of this year, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett has said. Speaking in London on March 3, at a Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) media reception to mark the centenary year of author, Ian Fleming, Mr. Bartlett said the building of modern airport facilities...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles has said that there are many opportunities for employment overseas, but stressed that the Jamaican worker must first be certified. "There are big opportunities for employment overseas but the bigger part of the opportunity has to be satisfied here. We have to train them (workers) and certify them," he said. "This year...

Head of the European Commission (EC) Delegation in Jamaica, Carlo Pettinato has announced that (Euro)11million has been earmarked for the "next cycle of cooperation" with Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, beginning later this year. Speaking at the opening of a three-day Technical Assistance to the Caribbean (TACARI) Regional European Union Market Access seminar at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston...

A regional state-of-the-art hospitality institute for the training of supervisory staff in the tourism and hospitality industry is set to be established in Jamaica during 2009. The project is being facilitated through the collaborative efforts of the Governments of Spain and Jamaica and other Caribbean counterparts. The institute, which will be modelled off the prestigious School of Hospitality and Tourism...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang has said that the Ministry would be looking at its approach to housing, in a bid to improve the living conditions of persons in the informal sector. Dr. Chang, who was speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank', at the agency's Half-Way Tree Road head office, noted that "nearly a third of...