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The Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works is currently in dialogue with interested parties regarding the privatization of the Jamaica Railway Corporation (JRC). This was announced by Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill, during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (May 30). "An evaluation of China CMC Engineering Company's...

In recognition of the importance of transportation to Jamaica's socio-economic development, the Transport Authority will continue its programme of capacity building, in order to strengthen its role as a regulator. This was stated by Minister of Housing, Transport, Water and Works, Robert Pickersgill during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, yesterday (May 30). He...

Acting on the recommendation of the Most Hon. Prime Minister, following consultation with the Leader of the Opposition, His Excellency the Governor-General has appointed the Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla as Chief Justice of Jamaica with effect from June 27, 2007, succeeding the Hon. Mr. Justice Lensley Wolfe, OJ, who had previously indicated his intention to retire as at that...

It has been a year of achievements for us at the Ministry, while not without challenges; we have substantially met our targets. I have tabled a document entitled "Accounting for our Performance". To have reached to this point I have to express my gratitude to so many. First to my family, they have continued to support me in their quiet...

In recent years, the number of European visitors arriving in the island by charter flights has continued to show a steady increase. In the three months to the end of March this year, 40 per cent of Jamaica's European visitors arrived via charter flights rather than regular scheduled airline flights. Statistics from the Jamaica Tourist Board's March 2007 report indicate...

KINGSTON — The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will mark June as Disaster Preparedness Month under the theme: 'Disaster Preparedness: From Awareness to Action,' with the aim of galvanizing Jamaicans to be more proactive in preparing for disasters. Director of Information and Training at ODPEM, Krechet Douglas-Greaves, speaking at a JIS Think Tank this morning, pointed to...

The House of Representatives on (May 29) approved amendments to the Representation of the People Act to, among other things, make it an offence for an elector to engage in "open voting," that is, intentionally displaying their ballot paper to any person, thereby disclosing the candidate for or against whom they intend to vote. The Bill is a companion measure...

The first phase of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute's programme to use reclaimed lands for the production of scotch bonnet peppers is now underway in Burnt Ground, St. Ann. Community and Public Relations Co-ordinator at the St. Ann Bauxite Company, Kent Skyers, told JIS News that the initiative, dubbed the Walkerswood Pepper project, involves small farmers planting scotch bonnet peppers on...

Scores of residents turned out at the Albert Town High School in Trelawny yesterday (May 29), to benefit from the services offered by the Registrar's General Department (RGD) mobile team. "We realize that there is not an office in this area so we've come to this community to allow persons to apply for their certificates for marriage, death, birth, adoption...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract in the sum of $51.85 million to Atlas Protection Limited (ATLAS), to provide security services at subsidiaries of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) in St. Ann. Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, who gave details of the contract at the (May 28) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, explained that the...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract in the sum of $16,874,932 million for Supply Expediters International Incorporation (SEI), to provide a standby diesel generator for the Ethanol Dehydration Plant at Petrojam Ethanol Limited. This was announced by Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan at the (May 28), post Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House. Cabinet also...

Minister of Health, Horace Dalley has reported to Cabinet that the policy on exemption from user fees for children under 18 years old at all public health facilities, which went into effect on May 28, was "smoothly implemented." Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, speaking at the (May 28), post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, outlined that under the...