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The Senate on Friday (Nov. 24) passed a Bill to amend the Income Tax Act, to allow for more effective regulation of long-term savings instruments, by, among other things, making it mandatory for prescribed persons who offer such instruments, to obtain the approval of the Minister prior to offering the products for sale. In Piloting the Bill, Foreign Affairs and...

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) last week released an addendum to the Forensic Report on the Sandals Whitehouse Project in order to substantiate and or clarify certain statements in that Report. This addendum, which was tabled in the House, focuses on some eight arising issues that were not explicit in the Report, which was tabled in the House...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson has said there was an urgent need to restore the traditional role of the family, as this was fundamental for a better society. "The family is the first port of entry by everyone who comes into the world.and the reason the emphasis is placed on the family is because it is really...

A major automation and human resources development drive is underway at the Justice Training Institute (JTI) as part of efforts to develop the JTI into a regional hub for justice training. "The Commonwealth Secretariat has requested that the Justice Institute be the regional centre for training programmes. The Institute will continue to fashion its programmes and courses to respond to...

For many Jamaicans, home is a place of peace and safety, a place to unwind and be comfortable, but for many persons living in the inner-city, this has not always been their experience. Under the Government's Inner-City Housing Project (ICHP), hundreds, and soon thousands, of Jamaicans are being given the opportunity to enjoy the comfort of a real home for...

Acting Deputy Commandant of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF), Douglas Fletcher is warning praedial thieves that the Police will not relent in ensuring that they are caught and prosecuted. In an interview with JIS News, he pointed out that farmers were incurring losses on a yearly basis because of praedial thieves and as such, the ISCF would be pulling...

A Bill to amend the Corruption Prevention Act has been referred to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament for deliberation, following debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Nov. 21). Addressing colleague members, Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips explained that the amendment sought to provide powers to the Commission to secure access to information that may be...

Farmers in and around Knockpatrick district, Manchester were the beneficiaries of an open day hosted by the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), and Alumina Partners of Jamaica (ALPART), at the Sam Motto Goat and Sheep Demonstration and Training Centre, on Thursday (Nov. 23). The scores of farmers and other invited persons toured the facility and viewed displays by...

To prevent entry of the citrus greening disease, the Plant Quarantine Unit in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands is imploring the public to adhere to all the guidelines when importing plants, fruits, vegetables and cut flowers. In an interview with JIS News, Chief Plant Quarantine Officer, Fitzroy White, pointed out that these products were potential carriers of harmful pests...

More than 100 receipt books have so far been distributed to farmers in Portland, as the Ministry of Agriculture and the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) step up efforts to reduce praedial larceny . In a JIS News interview Parish Manager for the Portland branch of the JAS, Thelma Williams, said the distribution was being carefully conducted to ensure that only...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) mobile unit is slated to conduct a two-day outreach meeting in Mandeville, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 7, at the Golf View Hotel. Compliance Field Officer with the COJ, Keith Andrade told JIS News that the visit was to facilitate the submission of outstanding company documents. "It is very important that each...

Eighty-four employees of the West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCo) were recently honoured for long and meritorious service at a special awards banquet held at Sandals Grande Ocho Rios Beach and Villa resort. Managing Director for WINDALCo, Gabriel Henn, congratulated the recipients for the loyalty they had exhibited over the years. "This occasion is the number one social event in the...