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Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Charles Sinclair has called on residents of St. James and its environs to demonstrate more love and concern for one another, to be civil towards each other and to uphold and respect the law. Addressing persons in attendance at the St. James Parish Council's Municipal Christmas tree lighting ceremony, yesterday (December 17), at Sam Sharpe...

Major changes have been proposed for United Kingdom (UK) immigration and visa regulations next year. The British Home Office today (December 18) announced a consultation to seek the views on a proposed tightening of the rules on visitors' visas that could fundamentally alter the way people are allowed to visit Britain. A press release from the UK Home Office said...

The Teachers Income Protector (TIP), a friendly society that promotes the development of teachers and their families, has awarded $70,000 dollars to seven Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) students in Clarendon and Manchester. At the awards ceremony, which was held recently at the group's Mandeville office, Marketing Officer, Camille Morrison said the gesture was one way of giving back to...

The Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), in its bid to continually create promotional opportunities for micro, small and medium size enterprises in Jamaica, will be staging its annual Kumba Mi Yabba Christmas fair at Devon House. The fair, now in its seventh year, will be staged from December 21 to 23 and will be divided into five villages - food,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the government hopes to complete privatization of its interests in the sugar industry by June of next year and pave the way for the kind of capital investments and modernization required to help the industry remain competitive, but which were beyond the reach of the government. He was speaking today at a long service awards...

Mrs. Lorna Golding, wife of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has outlined plans that she hopes to implement as she assumes the role of Patron of the Jamaica House Basic School. She said other than accepting the position with great pleasure, she wants to be a working patron and raise the bar by bringing something special to the school. Mrs. Golding...

The Road Safety Unit is urging motorists and other road users to be more mindful of senior citizens, especially during the Christmas season. Since the start of the year, 50 elderly persons have died in traffic accidents. Of this number, 42 were males and eight were females, indicating a 19 per cent increase over last year. Sixty per cent of...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) is reporting that it has collected and processed 150 applications from the Florida leg of its Overseas Outreach Programme to the United States (US), in November. According to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RGD, Dr. Patricia Holness this was due mainly to the increased awareness of civil registration matters and the demand for the...

Members of Parliament (MPs) will now be allowed to recommend persons for the Canadian and United States farm work programme for the 2008 season, which will commence soon. This was disclosed by the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, during a statement to the House of Representatives on (December 18), at Gordon House. "In the past, some Members...

The House of Representatives, on (December 18), approved the First Supplementary Estimates for the 2007/08 fiscal year. The Government expects to spend $22 billion more for the 2007/08 financial year. As contained in the Supplementary Estimates, tabled in the House on November 27 by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, the budget for the fiscal year has...

The Jamaican government, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is moving to facilitate Red Seal certification for skilled labourers, who have been recruited for jobs in Canada. Labour Minister, Pearnel Charles, made the disclosure at a media briefing held at his North Street office on (Dec. 18). Red Seal certification is the highest trade qualification obtainable in Canada...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) received more than 1,500 overseas applications last year and was able to satisfy 98 per cent of them. Registrar General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RGD, Dr. Patricia Holness, informed Jamaicans living in Toronto, that many of those which were not fulfilled was because of incorrect information given on the application and at...