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The Ministry of Justice and the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), have joined forces to address the need to broaden the discussions on human rights as well as to discuss the role of the justice system to protect these rights. This will be done by way of a symposium on Human rights and the Administration of Justice, at the University's Mandeville...

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Derick Latibeaudiere has said that inflation for the March quarter was expected to be within the range of -0.8 per cent to 0.2 per cent. This is a sharp decline over the December quarter, where inflation was recorded at 6.4 per cent.Mr. Latibeaudiere, who was speaking at the quarterly press briefing held at the...

The need for building regulations to be enforced and for the monitoring of land use to reduce hazards in the event of a natural disaster, were highlighted at a special Disaster Preparedness and Public Health Committee meeting held recently at the Portmore Municipality office in St. Catherine. Regional Coordinator for the Eastern Region at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and...

Minister of State for Labour and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris, has urged the country's workers to plan early for their retirement years, by investing in schemes other than the government pension system. "It can't be that when you reach 55 or 60, you start to plan and think about your retirement. You have to start from now if we...

Approximately 350 students from eight primary schools in the parish of Westmoreland, have been presented with school uniforms, shoes, school bags, books and toiletries by Save The Children Fund. The charitable organization has spent an estimated $27 million in the parish, in the effort to transform the lives of those affected by Hurricane Ivan, which devastated the island last year...

Artists Suzzette Harriott and Edmondo Souza from Western Jamaica, have presented 10 paintings valued at $3 million, to the St. James Parish Council, for the Montego Bay Civic Centre Town Hall. The paintings, which depict the rich and colourful history of St. James and its development over four centuries, were unveiled at a recent civic reception at the centre, in...

Some 350 students from eight primary schools across the parish of Westmoreland have been presented with school uniforms, shoes, school bags, books and toiletries by the Save the Children Fund. One of eight schools in Westmoreland that were assisted by the charitable organisation is the Little London Primary School, which is located in the western section of the parish. The...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie has said that several large companies in the corporate area were risking the removal of signs advertising their businesses, unless they settled the millions of dollars owed to the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) in signage fees. According to Mr. McKenzie, eight major companies operating in Kingston and St. Andrew owed the KSAC...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has invested approximately $613 million in 138 community development projects in the parishes of St. James, Hanover, Trelawny and Westmoreland since its inception in 1996, to benefit some 85,000 persons. The projects include the construction, rehabilitation, expansion and equipping of schools, building community centres, rehabilitation of roads, construction of water supply facilities and organizational...

The United Kingdom (UK) Government yesterday (February 7), announced new immigration and asylum regulations, some of which could impact directly on Jamaicans living, studying or planning to move to that country. The new regulations, over time, will also include fingerprinting all who apply for a visa. Home Secretary in the UK, Charles Clarke who outlined the Government's five-year strategy for...

The Jamaican community in Atlanta is to assist Guyana as a result of the recent flooding which affected certain areas of that country. This was disclosed by Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Vin Martin at a meeting with representatives from the Guyanese community in Atlanta. Heading the delegation was Guyana's Honorary Trade Representative to Atlanta, Neilson O. Wray; former President...

Chairman of the Planning Committee for the China-Caribbean Trade Fair, Robert Stephens, has said that the staging of the event was a success, with a number of deals struck between Jamaica and China, aimed at project development and to foster further dialogue and cooperation. Included among the agreements were two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) - one between the Transport and...