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The swearing-in of Mr. Bruce Golding, as Jamaica's eighth Prime Minister, will be web cast today (September 11), at 4:00 p.m. The ceremony will be held at King's House, the official residence of the Governor-General. Jamaicans at home and abroad, as well as other interested persons, can log on to the JIS website at www.jis.gov.jm, or at www.mct.gov.jm and www.jlpteam.com...

Mr. Orette Bruce Golding will be sworn in as Jamaica's eighth Prime Minister today (Sept. 11) by Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, on the lawns of King's House. Mr. Bruce Golding, Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party More than 5,000 guests including outgoing Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, CARICOM Heads of Government, members of the...

Asafa Powell set another world record in the 100 meters, and suspects he can go even faster. The world's fastest man improved his record Sunday, winning a heat at the Rieti Grand Prix in 9.74 seconds despite easing at the end. Click here for more

On Friday, September 7, 2007, Governor-General His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth Hall received from the Director of Elections, notification of the official results of the general election, which was held on Monday, September 3. The leaders of the two main political parties - the Jamaica Labour Party and the People's National Party -have been apprised of the Governor-General's...

Assistant Director for the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), Marcia Bolt is reminding parents that once their children are PATH beneficiaries, they are eligible to benefit from the government's School Feeding Programme. In an interview with JIS News, Miss Bolt noted that in order to benefit from the School Feeding Programme, students who would be attending a...

Jamaica and the People's Republic of China have signed an agreement on economic and technical cooperation under which Jamaica is to receive a grant of J$140 million from China. Vice-Premier Wu Yi also announced that China is to provide approximately J$39 billion worth of loans to Chinese businessmen to invest in Caribbean countries. These were among the highlights which marked...

Three communities in St. Thomas are to benefit from a water project under the Government of Jamaica/Inter-American Development Bank (GOJ/IDB) Rural Water Programme. Programme Director, Ian Gage, informed JIS News that the construction phase of the project was completed, adding that the new water supply system would serve approximately 3,000 people in 750 households in the communities of Whitehorses, Botany...

Persons interested in doing business in Jamaica will have an opportunity to explore that possibility at the first staging of the Jamaica Diaspora Investment Conference & Trade Expo, at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights & Executive Meeting Centre in New Jersey, on October 19. The one-day conference and trade expo entitled, 'Beautiful Beaches, Bountiful Business', will bring together Jamaican and US...

Rules to govern the registration of business names are now in place to enable the legal creation and operation of businesses in Jamaica. These rules are to assist in the smooth implementation of the amended Registration of Business Names Act, which became effective on September 3. "The rules are to assist the person, who wants to register his business name,...

The Cocoa Industry Board will be spearheading a number of initiatives to help farmers recover from any damage suffered as a result of Hurricane Dean, including advancing payment to farmers to help with the replanting process. "We are providing advance payment and we want it to be clear that it is an advance payment of up to $4,000 per cocoa...

Parents and guardians are being reminded to take their children for a medical check-up, to ensure that they are physically and mentally fit for the start of the new school year on September 10. This will also ensure that there are no medical conditions to prevent them from attending school. Speaking with JIS News, Programme Development Officer in the Family...

As of Wednesday (Sept. 5), a total of 125 persons remained in shelters in several parishes across the island. According to Communications Officer at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Kerry-Ann Morris, St. Thomas has the highest number of persons in shelters with 42 persons in two facilities. In addition, 29 persons are in one shelter in...