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The advent of electronic commerce (e-commerce) and the rapid development of information and communication technology over the past decade, have revolutionized business practices across Jamaica. As a result of these developments in communication and information technology, the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce (MITEC), has developed a new piece of legislation called the Electronic...

More than 150 volunteers across the island will be officially recognised at parish award ceremonies on International Volunteer Day (IVD), December 5. In addition, 14 persons, each representing a parish, will be given special awards for being the top volunteer in their parish. For Kingston, the ceremony will take place at the Jamaica Pegasus in New Kingston, commencing at 2:00...

Many parents are benefiting from the Parenting Programme being offered by the Manchester Early Childhood Training Centre, located at Church Teachers' College in Mandeville. "I feel very good. It has taught me a lot. It has taught me to be a better parent and has enabled me to upgrade my crochet skill and motivated me to move on to Early...

Since its inception 5 years ago, the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), has made significant strides in transforming the social and economic well-being of residents in a number of inner-city communities. Manager of the CSJP, Simeon Robinson, tells JIS News that the programme was established in 2001 as a response to the rising trend in crime and violence during...

The advent of electronic commerce (e-commerce) and the rapid development of information and communication technology over the past decade, have revolutionized business practices across Jamaica. As a result of these developments in communication and information technology, the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce (MITEC), has developed a new piece of legislation called the Electronic...

Plans are far advanced for the establishment of the Joint Regional Command Centre, to be based in Barbados. This was stated by Chairman of the Security Sub-Committee and Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, at a press briefing on the first day of the Sixth Meeting of the Bureau of Council of Ministers of National Security and Law Enforcement,...

Persons requiring the common CARICOM visas to attend matches in host countries during the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) West Indies 2007, may commence applying at various locations come December 15. These locations include London, England; New York and Miami in the USA; New Delhi, India; Toronto, Canada; and Sydney, Australia. This will be in addition to sites in the...

Plans are far advanced for the establishment of the Joint Regional Command Centre, to be based in Barbados. This was stated by Chairman of the Security Sub-Committee and Deputy Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, at a press briefing on the first day of the Sixth Meeting of the Bureau of Council of Ministers of National Security and Law Enforcement,...

Persons requiring the common CARICOM visas to attend matches in host countries during the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) West Indies 2007, may commence applying at various locations come December 15. These locations include London, England; New York and Miami in the USA; New Delhi, India; Toronto, Canada; and Sydney, Australia. This will be in addition to sites in the...

Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke has called on parents to be more vigilant about what their children are allowed to watch on television, as increased displays of violence via this medium could directly and indirectly affect their behaviour and overall development. Mrs. Clarke was speaking at the Broadcasting Commission's content standards workshop held at the Knutsford Court Hotel yesterday (Nov. 30)....

Medication valued at just over Cdn$2 million has been donated to the Bustamante Hospital for Children by the Universal Healthcare Trust (UHT), through the efforts of members of 'Nine Miles of Smiles' and 'Friends of the Bustamante Hospital' in Toronto, Canada.The donation, which was shipped to Jamaica, includes 1.3 million tablets of the antibiotics, Ciprofloxacin, Duovir and Metronodazole. The UHT...

Ten volunteers of the Kingston Chapter of the Lay Magistrates' Association, including media personality, Norma Brown-Bell, will be visiting five schools in the Corporate Area to serve as assistant teachers on Monday, December 4. The activity, which is spearheaded by Custos of Kingston, Canon Weeville Gordon, is part of the city's celebration of International Volunteer Day (IVD) on December 5....