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The Government will shortly implement a co-location policy, aimed at facilitating increased participation by new entrants in Jamaica’s wireless telecommunications industry. Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says the policy will enable new investors to access existing infrastructure, primarily cell towers, owned by existing service providers, at a cost, in establishing their operations, thereby minimizing “entry barriers...

Chairman of the Cannabis Licensing Authority, Dr. Andre Gordon, says the organization will operate in a completely transparent manner, as it seeks to regulate the local marijuana industry. Addressing a conference on Jamaica’s Cannabis Reforms, at the Swept Away Resort in Negril, on November 14, Dr. Gordon said stakeholders in the industry will be kept abreast of all discussions and...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the country must get the framework for a regulated and legalized cannabis industry right the first time. He emphasized that Jamaica is left with no choice but to ensure that every aspect of legally participating in the regulated sector, is done correctly. “The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has deliberately remained sequestered...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has commended several small primary schools in St. Elizabeth, for the high marks they achieved in literacy and numeracy tests. “I was very pleased to be ushered into St. Mary’s Primary,  Brinkley,  Nain,  Austin, New Forest Primary and Junior High School and now here at BB Coke High.  Each of you is a...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says there are many opportunities for Jamaica to become a standout country in a regulated and legal marijuana industry. Speaking at the Swept Away Resort in Negril on Saturday, November 14, on the final day of a Beckley Foundation two-day conference on Jamaica’s Cannabis Reforms, the Minister said while many countries have...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, is urging players in the local cannabis sector, to place some focus on the untapped international nutraceutical market. Addressing a conference on Jamaica’s Cannabis Reforms in Negril, on November 14, Ms. Edwards said the nutraceutical industry has an estimated value of US$170 billion, and is yearning for participants. She pointed out that the...

The third annual National Conference on Cybersecurity will be held from November 17 to 18, at the regional headquarters of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. The theme of the two-day conference is: ‘Data Protection, Financial Services and Customer Awareness’. Participants will hear presentations from State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Julian...

Residents of Linstead, St. Catherine, are to benefit from a Community Resource Centre (CRC), which is to be constructed at a cost of $16 million. Ground was broken on November 12 for the erection of the building at 1 Rodney Avenue in the town. It will be among 25 being established in targeted communities across the island under Phase II...

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising the public that the Motor Vehicle Auction which was originally slated to be conducted at its Queen’s 230 Warehouse, on Thursday November 19, 2015, will instead be relocated to its head office, Myers’ Wharf, Newport East, Kingston 15. Additionally, the viewing of the Private Treaty Auction will be held from November 17-20, 2015,...

In another two years, key stakeholders in the health sector will be equipped with informed data on eating patterns of Jamaicans aged 16-60, courtesy of a National Health Fund (NHF) $14.6 million survey being undertaken by the University of Technology (UTech). Under the project called JA-LIVITY, spearheaded by the College of Health Sciences at UTech, several entities dealing with health...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Derrick Kellier, has again called on persons to desist from setting fires to sugarcane fields. He noted that a total of 524 fires have adversely affected cane production in the 2014/15 crop year. “This has resulted in the loss of some 172,685 tonnes or 3177.34 hectares of cane,” said the Minister. “Think of the difference...

Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen has announced that The Hon. Donna Parchment-Brown, Custos Rotulorum for the Parish of St. Andrew is Jamaica’s new Political Ombudsman effective Monday, November 16, 2015. She will be sworn-in at a ceremony at King’s House. Mrs. Parchment-Brown is a dispute-resolution specialist who was called to the Bar more than 33 years...