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Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange has said that the music industry must be strengthened so that the country can fully tap into its potential. The Minister was speaking at the opening of a three-day workshop for music professionals on (Jan. 21) at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston. According to Miss Grange, the music industry can rival...

As a result of the Narcotics Division's success in decreasing the cocaine trade last year, there was an increase in local marijuana (ganja) cultivation. This was reported to JIS News by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Carlton Wilson, who heads the Narcotics Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). "Due to the security issues involved, we find that the drug barons...

Operations Manager at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Neville Lynche has informed that as of (January 21), tickets will no longer be sold on buses that are inside the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre. "No tickets will be sold on buses any longer in the centre, because the ticket office downstairs will be in operation (as of) Monday [January 21],"...

Transport and Works Minister, Michael Henry on (Jan. 21) signed contracts totalling $11.9 million for the construction of a Bailey bridge at Doc's Pass in Clarendon. Work on the new bridge, which will replace the previous structure that sustained severe damage from flood rains, is scheduled to commence within seven days and completed in four months. Residents of Doc's Pass/Quarry,...

Manager of the Manchester Parish Development Committee (MPDC), Sam Miller, has said that the organization has completed the development plan for the parish, which seeks to manage the local infrastructure. "The parish is rapidly developing and in partnership with the Parish Council, we are playing our part to ensure that the growth we are experiencing is sustainable. This growth will...

A delegation from Canada, led by Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Minister of Sport, Helena Guergis, is currently on a three-day working visit to the island to explore investment opportunities in the country. Following a tour of a housing development, Caribbean Estate, in Portmore on (January 21), the Secretary of State told JIS News that the...

The Prime Minister, the Honourable Bruce Golding, has directed the Attorney General to undertake an immediate review of the Evidence Act and advise on measures that may be necessary to prevent the perversion of justice by the admission into evidence of statements, the authenticity of which may be open to question but the authors of which are not available to...

The Area One Police has stepped up its patrol of the roadways, as part of measures to reduce road accidents.Speaking at a defensive driving seminar hosted by the Road Safety Unit recently at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Inspector of Police in charge of the Area One Highway Patrol, Tyrone Richards, said that the lawmen are on the lookout for...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is calling on the leadership, faculty and students of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to be more proactive and provide the intellectual leadership the region needs to survive in a new and emerging global environment. He said the university should be guided by the question of its relevance in the new global environment and...

A Family Support Services Programme, aimed at improving access to Government's social services to build stronger families in 12 inner city communities, was recently launched in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The programme, which is being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), under its Inner-city Basic Services Support Programme (ICBSP); the Inland Revenue Department and the Registrar General's Department...

During the 2006/07 fiscal period, the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) remained focused on ensuring that consumers were able to distinguish between various product offerings and institution types. According to the Corporation's annual report for the period, "the growing complexity of financial markets and proliferation of products available from various institutions, both regulated and unregulated, of necessity, places a heavy...

Noted Jamaican Dramatist and Playwright, Trevor Rhone; musician/folklorist, Irving Burgie of Barbados and Jamaican novelist/poet, Ainsley Burrows, will headline this year's presentation of 'Telling We Own Story', part of activities celebrating Black History Month (February), in New York (NY) City. The month-long programme is being co-ordinated by the Caribbean Cultural Theatre of Brooklyn with five scheduled stops across the state...