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A motion moved by Member of Parliament for St. Andrew East Rural, Joseph Hibbert calling for the Ministry of Transport and Works to be charged with full responsibility for floodwaters and the mapping of all gullies and drains islandwide, was passed on Tuesday (Jan. 27) in the House of Representatives. In his presentation, Mr. Hibbert said that given the impact...

Jamaican national and South Florida banking executive, Lisa Narcisse is the first woman to head the South Florida Greater Caribbean-American Chamber of Commerce (GCACC). Mrs. Narcisse was sworn in as President of the 10-year organization on January 24 at its annual installation banquet held in Pembroke Pines. Eight elected officers to the GCACC were also installed at the ceremony, officiated...

The registration and licensing requirements for institutions, which provide pension services, will form the basis of discussions on the Pensions (Superannuation Funds and Retirement Schemes) Bill, 2003, at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Friday, January 30. Tabled in Parliament in December 2003, the Bill seeks to provide the legislative and regulatory framework to govern pension systems in Jamaica. There is...

One of Jamaica's oldest financial institutions, the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS), is currently celebrating 130 years of operation.The entity, which has encouraged Jamaicans to save and invest wisely, with a particular bias towards owning their own homes, began operating 130 years ago as the Westmoreland Building Society. Encouraging Jamaicans to save and assisting them to own their own homes...

Director of Health Promotion and Protection in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Deanna Ashley, will outline the devastating impact of lifestyle choices on the health of Jamaicans at this month's Friday Policy Forum, hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). The forum, which will be held at MIND's Old Hope Road campus, will also hear about critical issues,...

Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe has come out in strong support of mandatory mediation as part of the process in seeking to resolve civil cases. Justice Wolfe's position was made public at a recent King's House function where Governor-General, His Excellency The Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke declared 2004, the National Year of Dispute Resolution. In an interview with JIS News,...

A contract valued at $125 million for the rehabilitation of the final 20 parochial roads under the European Union (EU) stabex grant and the Parish Infrastructure Development Programme (PIDP), was signed today by the Ministry of Local Government, Community Development and Sports, and the Kingston and St. Andrew and St. Catherine Parish Councils. Repairs are scheduled to begin February 16...

Cabinet has approved a loan guarantee of US$16 million from the National Commercial Bank (NCB) to the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) for the financing of Wind Farm Project in Manchester. Outlining the loan agreement at the weekly post-Cabinet Press briefing at Jamaica House on Monday (Jan. 26), Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman, said that the Ministry Paper on...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd has said that the Government would be continuing its thrust to improve early childhood education in order to produce quality students at the tertiary level. He was speaking at the official presentation and unveiling ceremony of the University College of the Caribbean (UCC), formerly Institute of...

Improvements in operational procedures at the Customs Department have resulted in increased revenue and greater efficiency in processing consignments at the island's ports, Director of the Information Management Unit (IMU) in the department, Tricia Jones has said. As the Department gets down to celebrating Customs Week (January 25 - 31), Miss Jones explained to JIS News that a pilot programme...

More than 600 metres of roadway leading from Hopewell to Golden Grove in St. Ann, are being rehabilitated under the supervision of the National Works Agency (NWA). Assistant Parish Manager of the NWA in St. Ann, George Harris told JIS News that the road had deteriorated as a result of heavy rainfall, and that with assistance from Cousins Marl Quarry...

Cabinet has approved the privatisation of an additional section of the Ariguanabo property in St. Catherine to New Era Homes 2000 Limited, by way of a lease. Explaining the arrangement at the weekly post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House yesterday (January 26), Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman said the lease was being approved as a result of a default...