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The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is committing to a fourth year of support to the Mount Olivet Boys Home in Manchester in 2013. “We want to commit ourselves once again for another year. We know that these boys will do well and we will be supporting them to the best of our ability,” said the agency’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO),...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, is allaying concerns that the conclusion of an agreement with the International Monetary (IMF) could impact progress on the development of Jamaica’s global shipping and logistics hub. Speaking at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce’s (JCC) Breakfast Forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston on Tuesday (December 18), Mr. Hylton said that...

The Port Authority of Jamaica has received the go ahead from Cabinet to purchase just over 280,000 sq. ft. of property in the Montego Freeport at a cost of $184 million, to facilitate expansion of the Montego Bay cruise terminal. Making the disclosure during Wednesday’s (December 19), Jamaica House Media Briefing, at the office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Minister...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has advised that some 158 houses, which are being constructed for victims of Hurricane Sandy, in Portland, St. Mary and St. Thomas, are at various stages of completion. Additionally, she said 20 bases have been completed and are ready for the installation of houses. The Minister was speaking at the...

Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, has outlined the rationale for resuming the local scrap metal trade, come January 2013. Speaking at Wednesday’s (December 19) Jamaica House Media Briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Mr. Hylton pointed out that at its “zenith,” the scrap metal trade provided employment for over 10,000 persons, particularly among the...

The scrap metal trade is set to resume in January 2013, with a revised regime and new set of regulations governing stakeholders’ operations. Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister, Hon. Anthony Hylton, announced  on December 19, that the activities are set to re-commence by the third week of January next year, after being suspended earlier this year. Speaking at the  weekly...

Minister of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Robert Pickersgill has informed that recent negotiations on climate change have resulted in a number of significant achievements, which will benefit Jamaica and other small island developing states. He said that coming out of the recent United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), progress was made towards the establishment of...

Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, has informed that land has been identified for the construction of a Best Practice Correctional and Remand Facility for Girls. Miss Hanna made the disclosure at a press conference, held at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 18, to provide an update on plans to improve conditions for children in...

Children in juvenile facilities are to benefit from psychiatric and specialist psychological counselling, as the Government moves to increase assistance to children in conflict with the law. Minister of Youth and Culture, Hon. Lisa Hanna, who made the disclosure at a press conference held at the Office of the Prime Minister on December 18, said emphasis will be placed on...

Homeless persons were fed and entertained on Tuesday at the Mayor’s Annual Christmas Dinner, held at the St. James Parish Council Care Centre, in Montego Bay, St. James. They were provided with cooked meals and drinks, with the Junior Councillors and Council staff serving them. Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Glendon Harris, told the gathering that feting the homeless was...

Government Senator, Wensworth Skeffery, has called on the Education Ministry to make the teaching of science compulsory for all students at the primary and secondary levels. He said that enhancing knowledge in the sciences is vital to the country's progress. The Senator, who was making his contribution to the 2012/13 State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on December...

Tourism and Entertainment Minister, Hon. Dr. Wykeham McNeill, says the Ministry is currently engaging stakeholders in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios in discussions, to determine how best to re-position the cruise shipping industry in those resort areas. This is being done against the background of what he describes as a fall off in the number of cruise ship visitors arriving...