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Director for Field Services at the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC), Marjorie Leyden-Vernon, has said the celebration of 'Jamaica 50' will provide a platform to positively chart a course for the future. Mrs. Leyden-Vernon, who was addressing a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank on (July 17) at the Montego Bay Regional Office in St. James, stated that the events,...

The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) is well advanced in upgrading its website to facilitate online registration of new companies and business names, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, has informed. Making her contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 18, the Minister said “this re-development work is now 80...

State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, says the Government believes that the implementation of a Diaspora bond will bring investment to the country. She was making her contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate on Wednesday (July 18) in the House of Representatives. "We are very confident that a Jamaican Diaspora Bond would be very successful and...

As Jamaica’s athletes gear up for the 2012 Olympics, State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams is urging them to register their trademarks and seek to protect their intellectual property rights. "On the occasion of the 2012 Olympics, we would like to implore our athletes to take the necessary steps to register their trademarks and to utilise...

Custos of Kingston, Hon. Steadman Fuller, has called on Justices of the Peace (JPs) to play their role in the further transformation of the country’s justice system. “I firmly believe that we can assist in the transformation of the system, if for example, we play our roles as mediators in the communities in which we live or work, or volunteer...

The Government is moving towards the implementation of a merged structure between the Agricultural Credit Board and the Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies. This was announced by Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams on July 18, during her contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. She noted that the move...

Cabinet has approved the appointment of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption as the designated authority under the Protected Disclosures Act 2011. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, during Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister on July 18, 2012. “You may recall that the Protected Disclosures...

Repairs to the number 12 petroleum storage tank at the Petrojam Refinery is expected to commence shortly, following Cabinet’s approval of a $43.5 million contract to Quality Plus Contracting Company Limited. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the disclosure on July 18 Jamaica House press briefing at the Office of the Prime Minister. She informed...

The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, will be a guest of Jamaica during a State Visit to mark Jamaica’s Golden Jubilee from Saturday, August 4 to Tuesday, August 7, 2012. On arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport, President Zuma will be accorded a Guard of Honour furnished by the Jamaica Defence Force. President...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon Roger Clarke, is among several speakers scheduled to make presentations at a special praedial larceny sensitisation seminar for Clerks of the Court, at the Braco Village Resort and Spain Trelawny on Saturday (July 21). The seminar is being held as part of the government’s efforts to stem the incidence of praedial larceny, which poses a...

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As the Government seeks to engage citizens in the fight against crime, the Ministry of National Security will be implementing a special communications programme aimed at changing the pervasive and counter-productive “informa fi dead” culture. This was disclosed by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Peter Bunting, during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, under the theme:...