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KINGSTON — Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine, Everald Warmington, is recommending that the time for voting at polling stations be extended by two hours. Mr. Warmington was opening the debate on a Motion dealing with matter, in the House of Representatives on November 1, at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston. The Motion called for Section 33...

Prime Minister the Hon. Andrew Holness (right) speaking with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Donna Marie Rowe (centre), and Director of Corporate Services at the JIS, Errol Gardener (left), during his first official visit to the agency’s head office in Kingston, Wednesday (November 2). The Prime Minister met and greeted the management and staff and...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information and the Public Service, Senator the Hon. Arthur Williams, says that the Government will remain steadfast in resolving the main issues relating to the ongoing discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on its Standby Agreement. He said that addressing tax reform, public sector pension reform, the sale of Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP)...

MONTEGO BAY — The Savanna-la-Mar Hospital, in Westmoreland, is set to undergo major improvements soon, through the implementation of several projects at the facility. Addressing a fund-raising dinner hosted by Friends of the Savanna-la-Mar Public Hospital, in the town, recently, Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, gave details of the projects to be undertaken. He said that approximately $5 million...

KINGSTON — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, has indicated that the Government's Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) policy could be ready by the end of the year. “This policy is long in making, but I think we are close to a final document,” Dr. Tufton said at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...

KINGSTON — Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Robert Montague has announced a 23% price increase in the price of cocoa to farmers. The farmers will now be paid J$ 2,000 as total payment per box of wet cocoa for the October/2011 to September 2012 crop from J$1, 620.00 last year. The increase was approved at a recent Board of Director's...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has halted all exports of scrap metal from Jamaica, until the issue of breaches of an earlier suspension are cleared up. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton, said that the decisionfollows the breach of a Cabinet Order stipulating that companies eligible to export scrap metal must receive...

KINGSTON — Despite the present fragility in the global environment, the Jamaican economy will continue to stabilize, while the reforms being undertaken will lay the foundation for sustained growth. This, according to the Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter, as he addressed the recent economic forum  convened by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica, (ICAJ). In a...

KINGSTON — The mandatory registration of fathers on children's birth certificates has been an outstanding issue since the 1970s, although attempts have been made throughout the years to address the matter, including expanding the provisions for the registration of fathers. These efforts include: the 1976 introduction of a companion measure to the Status of Children Act to expand the categories...

KINGSTON — Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer, says with the world population reaching seven billion persons on October 31, equal opportunities must be created for all, in particular Jamaica’s youth and elderly. These are deemed the larger groups in the world, as youth 24 years or younger make up more than half of the world's population, while the ageing...

KINGSTON — Certain ganja related cases may soon be heard in the Petty Sessions Court, as the Government seeks to reduce the backlog of cases in the Resident Magistrate's (RM) Court. This was disclosed by Minister of Justice and Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Delroy Chuck, during Tuesday's (November 1) sitting of the House of Representatives. Mr. Chuck...

KINGSTON — Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that the Government will make available US$1.3 million (approximately J$110 million) to fund youth entrepreneurship projects. "You can look at this as your gift for Youth Month," the Minister told youth representatives at the official launch of Youth Month at the Courtleigh Hotel, New Kingston on Tuesday (November...