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Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell has stressed that the Government was determined to resolve the dispute between local petroleum marketing companies and dealers. He said this would be done not by way of legislation, but by having "both sides accept that each side has its interests and work to see how we preserve the fundamental of those...

Expectations of the Accountancy Profession in JamaicaI wish to congratulate Mr. Eric Crawford, Chairman, and members of the Public Accountancy Board (PAB) for arranging this event to discuss a number of issues facing the accountancy profession in Jamaica. In the recent past, weakness in the system of disclosure, financial reporting, corporate governance and accounting practices have been exposed in various...

Amid a festive atmosphere of cheers and joyous shouts, with throngs of persons clamouring to embrace them or shake their hands, members of Jamaica's Olympic team were warmly greeted by their countrymen and women at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, yesterday (October 14). The athletes, numbering 35 Olympians and four Paralympians, were at the airport to take part...

The National Stadium erupted with cheers as members of Jamaica's victorious 2004 Olympic team entered the grounds yesterday afternoon (October 14). The Olympians and Paralympians had just completed a motorcade from the Norman Manley International Airport through the streets of Kingston, and had gathered at the stadium for a cultural presentation. Schoolchildren and adults waved flags and blew whistles as...

Jamaica like many other countries around the world, will be celebrating World Food Day tomorrow (October 16), and the theme selected for this year's celebration is: 'Biodiversity for Food Security'. The Ministry of Agriculture has planned a number of events for this year's celebration. Among them are a Church Service scheduled for October 16, commencing at 10:30 a.m. at the...

Top officials of the United States advocacy group, National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), will meet with Chief Executive Officer of the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), Danville Walker, on Tuesday, October 19, as the group seeks to make its contribution to the current reconstruction effort. This disclosure was made by Communications Liaison in the ONR, Tracey...

Approximately 60 Venezuelan soldiers have taken up residence in a camp in Brighton, Westmoreland, to help in reconstruction efforts in that community and in the neighbouring parish of St. Elizabeth. This was disclosed by Communications Liaison in the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), Tracey Hamilton, in an interview with JIS News. Miss Hamilton said that the Venezuelans would be working...

The Buff Bay Baptist Basic School in Portland is to be expanded under a contract signed on October 14, between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and W.G. Walters Construction Company. This expansion is expected to cost $7.9 million, and work should begin within two weeks. The project will have a duration of five months. The contract was signed at...

The commitment of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) to the development of the country's education system has been emphasized by its Senior Manager, Carol Perry. Addressing a contract signing ceremony between the JSIF and the Buff Bay Independent Baptist Church yesterday (October 14), Miss Perry said since its inception, the JSIF has consistently contributed to projects designed for the...

Director of the Mental Health Unit in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Earl Wright, has assured that the Ministry was working to address the adverse psychological effects of Hurricane Ivan, and that it had commenced educating persons on post traumatic stress disorder. He was responding to Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Barry Wint's call for more...

The Standards and Regulations Unit in the Ministry of Health has informed that the island's 114 nursing homes were not adversely affected by the passage of Hurricane Ivan. According to Director of Standards and Regulations, Princess Thomas-Osbourne, monitoring teams had visited over 25 per cent of the homes, while the others had been contacted by telephone to discern their status...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), on October 14, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, placing Jamaica among 16 countries worldwide that will be implementing the ILO HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Programme. The signing took place at the official launch of the ILO and the United States Department of Labour (USDOL) HIV/AIDS Workplace Education...