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All remaining restrictions pertaining to the free movement of services, capital and establishment within the 12 member states of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), will be removed by June of this year, said David Lord, Senior Project Officer, CSME. Mr. Lord, who was addressing the 'Champions of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy Spokesperson Workshop' for university students,...

Residents of Linstead should experience less congestion on the streets, with the construction of a taxi stand at Forte Street by the National Works Agency. Transport and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill, who broke ground for the facility on Friday (March 24), informed that the project would involve putting in marked parking bays and lay-bys, covered waiting areas with designation signs,...

St. Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners has donated a sum of $100,000 to support a rodent control programme, which is now underway in the Discovery Bay area. The programme, which is being carried out by the St. Ann Health Department, is aimed at stemming the level of rat infestation as well as reducing the risk of disease transmission, particularly leptospirosis. "When...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight has described the late Ambassador Vincent McFarlane as a distinguished public servant. Ambassador McFarlane, who served as Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada from 1965 to 1970, died on March 11 at the age of 92, in Toronto, Canada. He was integrally involved with the Jamaica/Canada Domestic Scheme and particularly the Seasonal...

Government Senator, Professor Trevor Munroe has emphasized that the increase in child murders was a situation that required emergency action. Senator Munroe who was making his contribution to the 2005/06 State of the Nation Debate in Gordon House yesterday (March 24) said while he did not support capital punishment, he would be prepared to suspend this rule as long as...

Government Senator, Navel Clarke has said that local employers have been ignoring the fundamental rights of employees by not allowing their workers to be unionized. Noting that workers unions were the only body non-government, or otherwise that were given recognition in the Constitution, Senator Clarke said this practice had to be stopped. Senator Clarke who was making his contribution to...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has informed that as of March 31, the $15 discount on bus fares for public sector workers will no longer be in effect. The JUTC's Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Gwyneth Davidson disclosed this in a JIS News interview. She explained that the Public Sector Discount Programme had been put in place to benefit...

His Majesty Juan Carlos I, The King of Spain, has decided to bestow on Prime Minister P.J. Patterson the award of the Grand Cross of the National Order of Civil Merit. News of the decision, which was approved by the Cabinet of Spain, was communicated in a letter to Prime Minister Patterson by the Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica, H.E. Jesus...

A number of institutions at the regional and international levels are desirous of engaging the expertise of Prime Minister Patterson when he retires. He made the disclosure on RJR's Hotline yesterday (Thursday, March 24, 2006). He will also be busy on the international lecture circuit. The Prime Minister also fielded questions about the length of the transition period for the...

The Financial Services Commission (FSC), in accordance with section 68(1B) of the Securities Act, issued cease and desist orders on Friday, March 24, 2006 to: OLINT Corp. Limited; Overseas Locket International Corp; LewFam Investments and Trading Limited; and LewFam Investments Club. The decision to issue cease and desist orders was based on the conclusions of an investigation by the FSC...

Co-ordinator of the Safe Schools Programme, Monica Dystant, has reported that the placement of School Resource Officers (SROs) in troubled schools across the island, has achieved two of its primary objectives - acceptance on the part of the schools' staff and positive interaction with students. In a recent interview with JIS News, Miss Dystant said that, "the level of success...

Fitz Jackson, Minister of State for Finance and Planning, has said that government would be embarking on a major public education campaign to sensitize persons about the importance of joining a pension scheme. Minister Jackson, who was a panelist at the Jamaica National Fund Managers (JNFM) pension fund seminar, held on Thursday (March 23) at the Hilton Kingston, informed that...