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At a time when many persons are sitting idly by, complaining about the lack of employment opportunities, there is one Jamaican who, through hard work and dedication, has created a successful poultry business in the hills of St. Ann. On a visit to the 1,700-chicken farm in the community of Chester, owned and operated by Lenford Peart, it becomes obvious...

A major challenge facing civil society groups is the lack of a thorough understanding of sustainable development, says Judith Wedderburn, Deputy Chair for the Inter-American Development Civil Society Advisory Committee (CSAC). Ms. Wedderburn observed that many community-based organizations and non-governmental organisations that were involved in various activities and projects were not even aware that they were supporting the sustainable development...

Debate on a Bill entitled 'An Act to Repeal and Replace the Companies Act' got under way in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (Jan. 27) with Minister of Industry and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell piloting the Bill. Outlining some of the proposed amendments, Minister Paulwell said that the Bill would adopt a no par value system of shareholding. Under the...

The Ministry of National Security officially opened the new National Stadium Police Station on Wednesday (Jan. 28) at Independence Park in Kingston. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tilford Johnson who spoke at the event said the modern and spacious accommodations would enable easier access for members of the community, which the station served. "The police station is a unique one in...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill has said that the high incidence of motor vehicle accidents was burdening the country's health facilities and causing a strain on the Government's purse. He said that the cost of motor vehicle accidents was in excess of US$518 million per year, which represented one per cent of the Gross National Product (GNP). Meanwhile,...

Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill today presented a draft of the National Road Safety Policy, which is aimed at placing road safety issues as high priority within the country. Addressing members of the media at a news conference at the Ministry in Kingston, Minister Pickersgill said the policy would be the basis on which the vision for a...

The Jamaica Customs Department's vision of being a world class organization, protecting the country's borders and revenue and facilitating trade, is being realized through the modernization of the department's operations. Improvements to the physical structure have seen the introduction of the automated system to include computers, which have enhanced techniques in drug detection and illicit movements of goods. There have...

Jamaicans in the United Kingdom (UK) have expressed mixed reactions to the British Government's decision to downgrade Cannabis (ganja) from a Class 'B' to a Class 'C' drug. While some welcomed the Government's move, agreeing that it would free up the Police Force to tackle harder drugs, such as cocaine and heroine and the violence associated with the drug trade,...

Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman is urging parents to monitor the programmes their children are viewing, in order to limit their exposure to potentially harmful material on cable television. "Until we as individual adults keep a closer tab on our children, we will not reap the desired results from them," Senator Whiteman warned. The Minister stressed that parents should love,...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips said yesterday(January 28), that the Ministry, the Police High Command and the St. Catherine Parish Council would meet on February 3 to develop a crime prevention plan for Spanish Town and adjacent communities in St. Catherine, in light of the recent unrest in the areas. Speaking at the official opening of the new...

Technology Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell will give the opening remarks on Day one of the Contact Centre and Strategic Sourcing Summit of the Americas for the Caribbean, Latin America and North America, scheduled for Montego Bay, Jamaica, February 8 - 11. The summit will feature up to 150 senior level executives in the Teleservices industry in the Americas. The Summit...

Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson and Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson-Miller, are proposing that the various social interventions geared at reducing crime, be coordinated by one organization. The Ministers were speaking at the recently held two-day retreat of the National Consultative Committee on Crime and Violence, at Strawberry Hill Hotel in St. Andrew. Addressing...