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Health Minister, John Junor has said that the country has maintained a fairly focused and equitable system for delivering healthcare. "We find that we maintained reasonably good health standards when compared to developed and developing countries including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom," the Minister said as he addressed the launch of the United Nations Population Fund's (UNFPA)...

There will be no double taxation on the earnings of CARICOM nationals, who set up businesses or work in CARICOM member states. This is the word from Robert Miller, head of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Unit in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. The free movement of skills/labour is a constituent legislation of the CSME...

Hitchen Street in Allman Town, Central Kingston has been renamed the Weeville Gordon Street in honour of Custos of Kingston and Deputy Governor General, Rev. Canon Weeville Gordon. Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie, yesterday (Oct.11) unveiled the sign dedicating the street, following a civic ceremony held at the St. Matthew's Anglican Church Hall. Mayor McKenzie implored the residents to...

Administrative professionals, who plan and organize business trips, will benefit from a Business Travel workshop, organised by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). The workshop is being planned for Friday (Oct.14) at MIND's Old Hope Road offices, and according to John Tracey, Manager for Finance and Organizational Administration at MIND, the target audience was executive and administrative professionals, who...

The Lighthouse Holiness Church in Miramar, Florida has donated more than two tons of supplies to families and health institutions across the island.The supplies, which included clothing, beds, wheelchairs and walkers, non-perishable foods and educational items, were gathered through the church's annual 'Have A Heart Ministry'. Members of the church, along with Jamaican-born Pastor Letoria Derizzio, recently travelled to Jamaica,...

With the recent emergence of Citrus Greening disease, the Plant Quarantine Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture is imploring the public to observe proper procedures when bringing plants, fruits, vegetables and cut flowers into the country. Vegetation and fruits are potential carriers of harmful pests and diseases, some of which can decimate the agricultural industry, cause deforestation and result in...

High Commissioner to London, Gail Mathurin has urged United Kingdom-based Jamaicans to use the Diaspora organization to voice their concerns about issues, which affected them and their communities. "Jamaicans have long been loyal and productive members of British society. You have worked hard, paid your taxes and made a huge contribution to the development of this nation. Through the Diaspora...

Prime Minister P.J Patterson is to present the details of a strategic plan for the future development of the Jamaican Sugar Industry to the House of Representatives by month end. In the meantime consultations have been ongoing with all critical stakeholders to assist in arriving at a consensus for the future direction of the industry, inclusive of the necessary reforms...

Member of Parliament for Western St. James, Clive Mullings yesterday (October 11), tabled a Resolution in the House of Representatives proposing that a joint select committee be appointed to examine the issue of petroleum pricing and alternative sources of energy. The resolution, which will be moved at the next sitting of the House, states: "Whereas the country faces an energy...

Health Minister, John Junor has signaled the Ministry's intent to lobby for a provision in future legislation to ensure that the issue of the payment for services rendered in public hospitals as a result of motor vehicle accidents, is duly addressed. Minister Junor, who was speaking in support of yesterday's (October 11) debate by the Lower House of the Motor...

Osborne Nurse, Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission, has called for increased cooperation among the region's securities regulators or a single regional exchange, to reduce market complications. Mr. Nurse, who was addressing the launch of the second annual Caribbean Securities Regulators Conference yesterday (Oct.11) at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, said that, "regulators need to collaborate more...

Some 157 outstanding Jamaicans who have contributed to nation building will be officially recognized at the National Honours and Awards ceremony on National Heroes Day, (October 17) on the lawns of King's House, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The awards will be presented in various categories including the Order of Jamaica; Order of Distinction (in the rank of Commander [CD] and...