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Minister of Education, Andrew Holness has emphasised that operators of Early Childhood institutions should not be fearful of the registration process, as this would not result in any institution being forced to close its doors. "We encourage persons to take a positive approach to the registration.as it will not trigger the closing down process. In fact, the closing down process...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has again invited unregulated investment schemes to formalize their operations by registering with the Financial Services Commission (FSC). The Finance Minister, who was speaking at Mayberry Investment's first investors' seminar for 2008 at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston on Wednesday (Jan.16), said that move is to ensure transparency in the...

Come next week, farmers across the island will see a 10 per cent reduction in the price of all grades of fertilizer, including special blends, as the $70 million fertilizer subsidy allocated by Government, will be disbursed to fertilizer manufacturer, Newport Fersan. This disclosure was made by Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton on (Jan. 16), at a meeting of...

The Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) is finalizing arrangements for the nomination of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) list of world heritage sites. JCDT Executive Director, Susan Otuokon, addressing a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston on (Jan. 16), said that the site,...

The Waste Water and Sludge Regulations are expected to be gazetted this year, which is being observed as the International Year of Sanitation. "Work has already begun with sewage industry codes for the sector," Leary Myers, Chief Executive Officer of the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA), said at a two-day national workshop on Land-Based Sources of Pollution (LBS) to...

The Government of Jamaica will be undertaking a five-year programme for the rehabilitation of police stations across the island. "We intend to launch a massive refurbishing programme to bring to a decent level, police stations that have been run down over the years for one reason or another. We expect a lot from our police and as such, we are...

The Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year with a series of activities to be held over the next 11 months to mark the occasion. Speaking at a press conference on (Jan. 16) at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, JCDT Chairman, Robert Stephens said the celebration will also serve to observe a number...

An emerging media entity on the Caribbean/New York landscape, ZYNC-TV, will examine the boundaries of free speech in today's popular music culture, at a specially arranged forum at the Grand Army Plaza branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (Eastern Parkway/Flatbush Avenue), in central Brooklyn, on February 7, beginning at 5:30 p.m. "A number of today's artistes are beginning to feel...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has asked the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), to review the national disaster preparedness plan in order to enhance and improve the country's prevention and response capabilities. The agency was asked to look specifically at what can be done to minimize damage and enable a more timely and effective response to disasters, in...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has congratulated Mr. David Thompson and the Barbados Democratic Labour Party, on the convincing victory in the Barbados general elections held yesterday. Mr. Golding's congratulations were expressed in a telephone conversation today with the DLP leader. In his telephone call, Mr. Golding expressed confidence that under Mr. Thompson's leadership, Barbados will continue to play...

Approximately 500 children from 15 early childhood institutions in Westmoreland will benefit from free oral health care services at a clinic slated for the Whitehouse Early Childhood Institute in the parish on January 23. The initiative is part of a project being undertaken by Sandals Whitehouse European Village and Spa, and the Westmoreland Health Authority, and is aimed at promoting...

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry has announced that major plans are on stream to remedy traffic congestion in the Kingston Metropolitan Area. This was disclosed by the Minister during the recent opening of the Half Way Tree Transportation Centre.He informed that a recent traffic study indicated that it takes eight times more than is normally expected to travel...