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Jamaica remains a very viable destination for local and foreign investments, despite being ranked among the countries with the highest cost for energy in the Caribbean basin. With a determination to attract those investments, Minister with responsibility for spurring investment growth in the country, Hon. Anthony Hylton, will be hosting an investment  forum  from March 1 to 2, at the...

Minister  with responsibility  for Sports in the Office of the Prime Minister,  Hon. Natalie Neita-Headley, gets  ready to face the first ball at the launch of the Jamaica Energy Partners’ St. Catherine Cricket League,  at the Prison Oval in Spanish town on Sunday February 27. Acting as wicketkeeper is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jamaica Energy Partners, Wayne McKenzie,  while...

The Barnett Street Police Station, in Montego Bay, St. James, which was refurbished at a cost of $7.4 million, was officially re-opened on February 25, by Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Bunting. Fire had destroyed one of the main residential buildings that housed several police personnel, and the station was also in a state of disrepair for some time....

The  quiet rural district of Blenheim, in Hanover, the birthplace of National Hero, the Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, came alive on February 24, with the staging of a Civic Ceremony to commemorate the 128th anniversary of  his  birth. Residents from the district were joined by hundreds of visitors to the area, including  civic, business, political and other community leaders...

Minister of Health, Hon. Dr. Fenton Ferguson, says the Government has drafted a policy relating to gifts and donations, to enhance the mobilisation of resources for the health sector, particularly from charitable organisations. "We have drafted the policy on gifts and donations to ensure an effective system of accepting, documenting and distributing all resources mobilised for the health sector; and...

Grandson of The Queen, His Royal Highness, Prince Henry of Wales (always known as Prince Harry), will visit Jamaica from March 5 to 8 on behalf of  The Queen. The four-day visit is in commemoration of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – her 60th year since accession. Prince Harry’s visit to Jamaica is the final stop in his visits to Commonwealth...

Minister of State for Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams, said that the government is committed to addressing the issue of ethics in business. Speaking at a panel discussion held at the Old Hope Road campus of the University of Technology (UTech) on Thursday February 23, Mrs. Ffolkes Abrahams said the move is critical in promoting good corporate governance...

Jamaica will commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Opening for Signature of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, with a series of events throughout the year. A symposium and ceremony to launch the activities will take place on Wednesday (February 29) at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. The event, which will get underway at...

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott, said the Ministry is exploring ways to reduce the high cost to the parish councils for street lights, which is projected at approximately $2.6 billion this year. He was responding to concerns raised at a special meeting of the Manchester Parish Council in Mandeville on February 24, that the local authority...

Government Senator, Imani Duncan-Pryce, is proposing that the system of granting drivers’ licences be re-examined, in particular the process and qualifications required for an applicant to successfully obtain the valid licence. “There is widespread doubt concerning the integrity of the system by which drivers’ licences are issued in Jamaica,” Senator Duncan-Pryce said on February 24, while tabling a motion in...

The new wage agreement for workers within the sugar industry was on Feb. 23 signed between the Sugar Producers’ Federation and trade union groups representing employees. The agreement will see the workers benefiting from a nine-point claim, which will also cover improved working conditions. It was signed after months of negotiations and intervention by the Ministry of Labour and Social...

Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, has informed that the Government is compiling a "realistic" legislative programme for the remainder of the 2011/12 fiscal year, as well as the 2012/13 financial year. In a statement in the Senate, on February 24, Mr. Golding said that Bills which were tabled by the last Government, but not passed, and Bills...