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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Dr. Herbert Thompson, President of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), to head the panel to undertake a strategic review of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). This was announced by the Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, during the post Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House yesterday (June 25). He added that the...

Cabinet has approved contracts for the procurement and distribution of text- books for the 2007 Secondary School Text-book Programme. Companies which will benefit from the award of these contracts are Sangster's Book Stores Limited in the sum of $237,569,586.16; Carlong Publishers Caribbean Limited, $203,747,194.70; Kingston Bookshop, $81,356,948.35; Book Wizard Limited, $85,314,000.44 and Bryan's Bookstore Limited, $2,174,443.18. This was announced yesterday...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is encouraging civil servants and persons with at least one year tertiary level education to offer their services as Election Day workers. Speaking recently at a JIS Think Tank, Director of Elections, Danville Walker, pointed out that the EOJ has been conducting recruitment exercises since September 2006 but some 3,500 recruits, mainly in Kingston...

The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is assuring that persons voting on election day will do so safely, as the agency has recruited some 8,500 persons who will be working as 'one day police officers'. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' on June 20, Director of Elections, Danville Walker informed that the EOJ has been working with the Jamaica Constabulary...

Plans by the Rusea's Old Students Association (ROSA) to spearhead major redevelopment and improvement work at their Hanover-based alma mater have been boosted with a $4 million contribution from the Ministry of Education and Youth. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maria Jones, yesterday (June 25) presented the cheque to President of ROSA, Lloyd Tomlinson and Principal, June Thompson, at a...

A new curriculum for early childhood education and development is to be introduced in select institutions across the island starting this September. The new curriculum, which will be piloted by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), is in keeping with the government's thrust to improve the quality of early childhood care in Jamaica. Speaking with JIS News, Executive Chair of the...

Cabinet has approved amendments to the first Schedule of the General Consumption Tax (GCT) Act to allow all persons importing hybrid vehicles to pay a fixed rate of 16.5 per cent as of July 1 this year. This was announced by Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, at the post Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House yesterday (June...

Cabinet has given approval for an extension to Jamaica Cricket 2007 for tenure as the management authority for the Trelawny Multipurpose Stadium, for a period of three months or to the end of September. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, at the post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House yesterday (June 25). "The...

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is urging the public to check the badges and certificates of pest control operators to ensure that they are valid. "One of the challenges we [PCA] face is that we have issued certificates to pest control operators and these certificates expire after a particular time, but the consumer might not be sensitive enough to look...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, yesterday (June 25) presented several boxes of foodstuff along with a large quantity of cleaning and disinfecting products to the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover. At the brief presentation ceremony held at the hospital, Professor Hall explained that the items were donated by Lascelles Chin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...

The science laboratory at the 230-year old Rusea's High School in Hanover was officially re-opened on Monday (June 25) following a US$50,000 refurbishing project. The project was financed by the Fiesta Hotel group, which is constructing the Grand Palladium Hotel near the town of Lucea. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, and husband of Prime Minister, Portia...

The Natural History Division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) is hosting a summer programme for budding young scientists between six and 11 years of age. The two-week programme, which will last from August 13 to 24, is dubbed, 'Summer Science Camp', and will take place in the Discovery Room at the IOJ on East Street, downtown Kingston. Speaking with...