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Debate is to begin next week in the House on an 'Act to Repeal the Caribbean Community and Common Market Act', to make new provisions to implement the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas as the constituent legal instrument of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight who piloted the Bill in the...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) will be seeking to establish a Municipal Court to address breaches of the Town and Country Planning Act. Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie made the announcement at a press conference on February 23, during which he commented on the recent ruling by the Privy Council in favour of the KSAC against Auburn...

To address critical needs identified in the entertainment sector, the Vocational Training Development Institute (VTDI), the tertiary arm of the HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA), has launched a professional development workshop series for persons in the industry. The series, to be staged in collaboration with the Caribbean Music Expo (CME), will be offered during the period March 12 to April...

A Jamaican-born journalist is one of four persons featured on the Official Black History Month Poster in Canada, which is celebrating its 10th Anniversary.Hamlin Grange, a broadcast journalist originally from Kingston, and a former news anchor at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) is featured alongside Judge Corrine Sparks, the first black woman to serve on the judiciary in Canada; Marlene...

A joint government team has been put in place to render assistance to the approximately 63 Haitians who are now in the island seeking refuge, having fled their violence torn country. The team comprises representatives from the Ministries of National Security, Labour and Social Security, and Health; the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM); the Jamaica Constabulary Force;...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie has said that the ruling handed down by the Privy Council for the demolition of a building at Auburn Court, 15 South Avenue, has sent a strong signal to all persons that they must get permission to construct any building. The owner of Auburn Court had constructed a bowling alley and a recreational building...

The Ministry of Water and Housing is putting in place a water distribution system to address the needs of communities affected by drought conditions. Making the announcement at yesterday's (February 23) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman said that the Ministry, in its report to Cabinet, said it was undertaking a comprehensive assessment of...

Cabinet has approved a sum of $27.55 million for the purchase of commodities to provide cooked lunches for the nation's students under the Government's School Feeding Programme. An additional $20.81 million has also been approved for the purchase of 640 drums of butter oil from Beta Milk Company Limited in St. Catherine, for use in the Nutribun component of the...

Director General for Tax Administration, Clive Nicholas is reminding persons who live in Jamaica but work abroad that they are required to pay taxes on their world income and need to file returns by March 15. Explaining, the Director General said that persons who reside in Jamaica on a part-time basis but on occasion work abroad, were required by law...

Contractor General, Derrick McKoy will address the question, 'Are clients satisfied with the measures being implemented to improve public sector service?', when he speaks at a Friday Policy Forum on February 27, hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). He will explore the issues pertaining to service quality and the new ethos of public sector management. The Forum,...

A newly constructed library and computer room, valued at approximately $2 million, has been officially opened at the Eccleston All-age School in St. Ann, to benefit some 160 students. The 3,154 680 square-metre room was constructed through partnership among the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Jamaica United Mission Partnership (JUMP), Eccleston Past Students' Association, Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Company (KJBCo),...

The St. Catherine Co-operative Credit Union has donated five executive chairs valued at $50,000, to the Linstead Resident Magistrate's Court in St. Catherine. The chairs are to be used by the judges. President of the Credit Union, Silvera Castro handed over the chairs to Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe at a ceremony held yesterday (February 23) in Linstead. The ceremony was...