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Prime Minister, Bruce Golding has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident which led to the collapse and injury of two workers at the multi-million dollar Fiesta Hotel Development at Point, in Lucea, Hanover on Friday. The Prime Minister has issued instructions for investigations to be carried out by the Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister,...

The second meeting of the Cabinet of the new administration took place at Jamaica House on (September 24). Among the major considerations, the Cabinet named the Cabinet Committees to undertake the examination of certain issues prior to their consideration and decision by the full Cabinet. The Cabinet also discussed the elements of the Privatization Framework for the Sugar Cane Industry...

Activities to mark Breastfeeding Week in the parish of St. James culminated on Friday (Sept. 21), with a 'Breastfed Baby Showcase' in Sam Sharpe Square. The event, which was organized by the St. James Health Department in collaboration with the Kiwanis Club of Providence, included a public forum to highlight the importance of breastfeeding during the first six months of...

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is working to increase immunization coverage in the western parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover and Westmoreland. Just under 10,000 children are projected to be inoculated this year, but statistics are showing that the figures are below target for the first six months of the year. A breakdown of the figures for BCG and...

Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings, has said that the government would be moving to promote and enhance information and communication technology (ICT) initiatives, with the overall objective of modernizing the country's infrastructure. "Telecommunications is one of the major emphases for the government at this time. The policy is intended to utilize telecommunications as an instrument for national...

A four-day workshop to provide training in meat processing theory, will get underway tomorrow (Sept. 25) at the Old Hope Road headquarters of the Scientific Research Council (SRC). Process Development Officer at the SRC, Debbi-Ann Edwards-Kennedy, told JIS News that the workshop, which will provide participants with an opportunity to take part in practical work, will focus on areas such...

Director General of Tax Administration, Vinette Keene, has urged managers to evaluate employees based on the value they add to an organization, and to focus on results, rather than the activities being carried out by employees to produce these results. Mrs. Keene was delivering the main address on (Sept. 24) at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Association of Tax...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has proposed that the title of Ambassador for Tourism be conferred on Jamaican pilot, Captain Barrington Irving, for his recent successful historic world mission. At the World Flight Adventure gala, held in Captain Irving's honour on September 22 at the Florida Memorial University, the Minister said the honour would be in addition to the Order...

Director General of Tax Administration, Vinette Keene has emphasised that the intense competition for the tax dollar in the global economy, will require the collaborative effort of the managerial and technical teams of tax administration bodies to conquer this competition. Mrs. Keene was delivering the main address on (Sept. 24), at the opening of the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administration...

Grades seven and nine students of the Jose Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine, who were unable to start classes with the rest of the school population due to incomplete classrooms, were finally able to do so on (Sept. 24). Some 480 students of the school's 2,000-student population were affected by the non-completion of a 12-classroom block, due to...

Plans are in high gear for national Hurricane Dean clean-up activities scheduled for this weekend. Prime Minister Bruce Golding has designated September 29 and 30 as work days for the removal of debris left behind following the passage of the hurricane in August. Speaking at a meeting of the national planning committee at Jamaica House on Monday (Sept. 24), Minister...

The Electronic Transaction Act has been hailed as a piece of legislation that will revolutionize the way business is conducted at the Companies of Jamaica (COJ), because it will facilitate an electronic signature. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the COJ, Shellie Leon said, "with the passing of the Act and the Regulations, which we are looking...