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National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips has emphasized the view that the war on crime could be won with the redirection of the state's resources to target the kingpins of criminality. He expressed the view while speaking at the National Crime Forum, which was recently held at the Courtleigh Auditorium in Kingston. In his statement, Dr. Phillips said the warfare...

Parish Councils are projected to collect a total of $225 million in building and subdivision fees at the end of the 2005/06 financial year. This represents a significant leap from the $250,000, which was received by all Councils in 1992/93 financial year. Keith Miller, Consultant on Local Government Reform in the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sport identified...

Former Campionite Keon West is the 2005/2006 Rhodes Scholar. West who is now majoring in Psychology and French at Macalester College in Minnesota in the United States was one of ten applicants vying for the coveted spot. Making the announcement at King's House on Thursday (November 17), Governor General and Chair of the Selection Committee, His Excellency Sir Howard Cooke...

Past Principal of Vere Technical High School, Lilieth Atkins Bryan has been recognised by the School Board and the community for her contribution to the school for 20 years. Speaking at the function, which was held on Wednesday (Nov.16) at the school, Stainton Knott, Chairman of the Board of Management said Mrs. Bryan had left the school with a "tremendous...

November 20 to 25 is being observed as Civil Service Week, and the occasion will be used to showcase some of Jamaica's outstanding civil servants and highlight "We look at some of the important things that are happening in the Civil Service during the year," said Carol Royes, Senior Director in the Cabinet Office and chairperson of the organizing committee....

The Trelawny Association of Volunteer Organizations (TAVO) continues to honour unsung heroes in the parish for their dedicated contribution to nation building through volunteerism. To this end a banquet and awards ceremony will be held at the Starfish Hotel on Monday, December 5, under the patronage of the Custos Rotulorum of Trelawny, Royland Barrett. TAVO's Chairman, Carlton Gordon, told JIS...

The government, private sector and environmental interests in the resort town of Negril, Westmoreland, have come together in a collaborative effort to remedy the long standing problem of beach erosion in that area. Coordinated by Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry and Tourism, and Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Dr. Wykeham McNeill, the meeting, which included several...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has announced several changes to traffic in Half-Way-Tree, which will take effect from Sunday, December 4.Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill, in his remarks at a press conference held at the Ministry's Maxfield Avenue head office this morning, explained that the changes were designed to reduce gridlock and would entail reversing the direction of...

The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) today (Nov. 17) signed a five year contract valued at US$210 Million with the Maersk shipping line, for the provision of transshipment services at the Kingston Container Terminal. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, who participated in the signing ceremony at a function held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, said the contract was indicative of the...

The Jamaica Basic School Foundation (JBSF) has raised more than $15 million to support early childhood education over the last 10 years. President and founder of the organization, Josephine Williams, in her remarks at the Foundation's 10th anniversary fund-raising ball at the Hilton Hotel in London recently, said the JBSF had continued to receive wide support for its work. "I...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill is urging the private sector as well as non-traditional maritime interests to become more involved in developing Jamaica's maritime industry so as to position the country as the next world maritime centre. "The vision of Jamaica as a shipping centre promises much for economic growth and development," the Minister said. "The government stands...

Government is moving to establish a Ship Generated Waste Facility for the Port of Kingston as part of its preparations to become a world maritime centre."The establishment of the facility will add to the Port of Kingston's ability to fulfil the needs of ships in various ways and thus enhance our competitiveness," Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill announced,...