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The mobile unit of the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) is scheduled to conduct a two-day outreach visit to the town of Mandeville in Manchester, beginning on Tuesday, June 28. The venue will be the Golf View Hotel, which is situated on Caledonia Road. Compliance Field Officer with the ORC, Keith Andrade told JIS News that all persons...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill has said that recent amendments to the Transport Authority and Road Traffic Acts would provide for greater order to the public transport system especially as it relates to taxi operations. Making his contribution to the 2004/05 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on June 14, Minister Pickersgill said that the amendments, which were agreed...

The Forestry Department in the Ministry of Agriculture has stepped up its drive to reforest the country, through what the department calls its 'Private Planting Programme'. Through the programme, farmers are encouraged to plant timber trees such as Cedar, Mahoe, Spanish Elm, Pines and Broad Leaf, among others, with the seedlings and technical advice on how to grow and nurture...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has extended congratulations to Asafa Powell, who set a new world record of 9.77 seconds for the 100 metres in Athens, Greece, on June 21. "The Jamaica Agricultural Society takes pleasure in saluting Asafa Powell for his tremendous victory, which he has won for all Jamaica. What truly delights me...

Sixty-nine persons serving the 4-H Movement in Portland were presented with prizes and awards by the Portland 4-H Clubs, at its annual awards presentation and prize giving ceremony, held at the Old Port Antonio Marina on June 16. Fifty-nine of the recipients were 4-H clubbites who received prizes for placing first, second and third in competitive events conducted during the...

As government moves to make its services available to the public online, efforts are now being made to allow Jamaicans to have greater access to their Members of Parliament (MPs) via the Internet. In an interview with JIS News, Head of the government's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project, Richard Gordon said that "Parliament will be hooked up to a...

High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Gail Mathurin officially launched the Jamaican Diaspora UK on June 16, and proposed a national conference of all Jamaican organizations and groups. "The agenda, the activities of Jamaican Diaspora UK are set by the members themselves. I hope that during my tour of duty in the United Kingdom, I will have the honour...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill has said that recent amendments to the Transport Authority and Road Traffic Acts would provide for greater order to the public transport system especially as it relates to taxi operations. Making his contribution to the 2004/05 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House on June 14, Minister Pickersgill said that the amendments, which were agreed...

The Forestry Department in the Ministry of Agriculture has stepped up its drive to reforest the country, through what the department calls its 'Private Planting Programme'. Through the programme, farmers are encouraged to plant timber trees such as Cedar, Mahoe, Spanish Elm, Pines and Broad Leaf, among others, with the seedlings and technical advice on how to grow and nurture...

President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has extended congratulations to Asafa Powell, who set a new world record of 9.77 seconds for the 100 metres in Athens, Greece, on June 21. "The Jamaica Agricultural Society takes pleasure in saluting Asafa Powell for his tremendous victory, which he has won for all Jamaica. What truly delights me...

Sixty-nine persons serving the 4-H Movement in Portland were presented with prizes and awards by the Portland 4-H Clubs, at its annual awards presentation and prize giving ceremony, held at the Old Port Antonio Marina on June 16. Fifty-nine of the recipients were 4-H clubbites who received prizes for placing first, second and third in competitive events conducted during the...

As government moves to make its services available to the public online, efforts are now being made to allow Jamaicans to have greater access to their Members of Parliament (MPs) via the Internet. In an interview with JIS News, Head of the government's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project, Richard Gordon said that "Parliament will be hooked up to a...