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The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will shortly introduce its anti-litter ticketing system in the parish of St. Thomas. Under the system, first implemented on May 1, persons found contravening the provisions of the Public Cleanliness regulations will be ticketed and fined. "We have started pilot projects in Kingston and St. Andrew, Portmore and Montego Bay. It is reaping...

The government has awarded a $50 million contract to Building Innovations Limited to undertake improvement works at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon. Minister of Health and Environment, Ruddy Spencer and Chief Executive Officer of Building Innovations, Ferdinand Sappleton, on (Nov.14) signed the contract for the works at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston. Minister Spencer said that the project,...

St. Thomas Homecoming 2007 promises to be bigger and better than previous years with a series of activities planned to showcase the culture and unique traditions of the parish, while highlighting investment opportunities. Dubbed, 'Cum Bak Ya,' the week of celebrations, from December 1 to 9, will include a health and wellness fair, heritage tours, business seminars, a crime and...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) United States outreach heads to South Florida next week, to conduct on-site processing of applications for birth, death and marriage certificates for members of the Jamaican community. Staff of the RGD will facilitate Jamaicans at three locations from Monday (Nov. 19) to Tuesday (Nov.20) between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. On Monday,...

Chukka Caribbean Adventures is the winner of the 2007 World Travel Award for the Caribbean's leading nature tour and adventure excursion operator. John Byles, Co-Managing Director of Chukka Cove, told JIS News that the company is pleased with the award, which is voted on by travel agents around the world. "It's an endorsement by the travel professionals of our products...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has urged senior medical officers and administrators of the island's public hospitals to be relentless in their demands for resources for the proper functioning of their hospitals. At a meeting with the senior health officers from across the island at the Terra Nova Hotel yesterday (Nov.14), Mr. Spencer told them that they are...

Some 200 high school students are expected to converge at the Stella Maris Church Hall on Shortwood Road on November 16, for the National Child Month Committee's (NCMC) annual Youth Forum. The students are from institutions across the island including Jose Marti Technical High, Ascot Comprehensive High, Kingston Technical, Jonathan Grant High, Campion College, Immaculate Conception, Ardenne High, and Holy...

The Senate, at its first official sitting last Friday (Nov. 9), approved the appointment of members of committees, which will consider various matters. Members of the Standing Orders Committee are: Dr. Oswald Harding, chairman; Tom Tavares Finson, Ian Murray, Dennis Meadows, A. J. Nicholson, K.D. Knight, and Mark Golding. In addition, Dorothy Lightbourne was appointed to chair the Senate Committee,...

The Dutch authorities have renewed a request to the Government for the necessary legal assistance to continue investigations into allegations of bribery by oil trading company Trafigura Beheer. Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, made the announcement in the House of Representatives on (Nov. 13). In November 2006, Mr. Golding, in his capacity as Leader of the Opposition, wrote to the National...

Minister of National Security, Derrick Smith, has said that the leadership of the security force rigorously and routinely audits the inventory of weapons issued to the police as well as firearms recovered during police operations or otherwise. The Minister was responding to questions raised by Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Ronald Thwaites, in the House of Representatives on (Nov.13)...

The Ministry of Health and Environment has stepped up its dengue education campaign to sensitize the public about prevention measures, including reducing mosquito breeding sites, and how to identify the symptoms of the disease. "Just last weekend the Ministry had an intervention in which several communities were visited and information shared and distributed to householders. Some parishes will continue their...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that the Ministry has implemented a rat baiting and control project, to reduce the rat population and so interrupt the spread of leptospirosis. The project, which is being implemented in selected areas, is being supported by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The Health Minister, who was addressing a meeting of...