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KINGSTON — General Manager of the state run oil refinery, Petrojam, Winston Watson, is stoutly defending the refinery's projected ability to increase profits in 2011/12. Reacting to questions at an energy seminar put on by the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), at their Trafalgar Road head office, Kingston, on Wednesday September 21; Mr. Watson insisted there is nothing wrong with...

Jamaica is estimated to have saved over J$229 million during the first five months of the current financial year, as a result of the electricity produced by the Wigton Windfarm Limited (Wigton). Assuming US$98.06/Barrel (West Texas Intermediate Benchmark) which was the average spot price of a barrel of oil for the period April-August 2011, the estimated savings areJ$229,561,666 or US$2,672,429.18...

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange will host this month's radio call-in programme Jamaica House Live next Wednesday, September 28 starting at 8:30pm. Her Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, Warren Newby will also be sitting in with her on the programme, along with other guests. Minister Grange will host the monthly call in...

KINGSTON — The Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) will be drawing national attention to the problem of piracy within the shipping industry during Maritime Awareness Week from September 26 to 29. The move is in keeping with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) focus on the issue for World Maritime Day 2011 to be observed across the globe on September 29 under...

The leader of the Jamaica labour Party, Mr. Bruce Golding, will not be seeking re-election at the party's annual general conference in November and will step down as Prime Minister as soon as a new leader has been elected. Mr. Golding conveyed this decision to the party's Central Executive at its quarterly meeting held at Belmont Road today. Mr. Golding...

KINGSTON — Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Robert Russell, said that the tourism industry continues to show improvement in service delivery, which augers well for the growth of the sector. "This remains an encouraging indicator in light of our thrust to continue to improve our service offering and to ultimately make high-touch service the standard within our...

KINGSTON — Project Manager, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Kirk Frankson, has informed that the agency will be rolling out a pilot phase of the Jamaica Landslide Risk Reduction Project in four at-risk communities across the island. Speaking at a  JIS ‘Think Tank’ today (September 23), Mr. Frankson noted that the agency has not yet completed the...

KINGSTON — Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Robert Montague, says Cabinet will soon deliberate over the drafting of a Food Safety Act, to set safety standards for imported foods. Mr. Montague said this is necessary as, “the protection of our Jamaican people is of paramount importance to the Government of Jamaica”. He was speaking at a food safety workshop...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Tourism, through the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), has launched an extensive public awareness HIV/AIDS campaign in an effort to reduce risky sexual behaviour within the sector. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said the campaign will not only seek to promote HIV/AIDS awareness within the workplace, but will also aim to eliminate the stigma and...

KINGSTON — The transformation of downtown Kingston is rapidly gathering momentum, as evidenced by over 300 percent increase in expressions of interest in the tax incentive programme for urban renewal by interested investors, over the last 18 months. This was disclosed by the General Manager of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Joy Douglas, as she outlined the investment opportunities in...

KINGSTON — The Government is continuing efforts to combat the Trafficking in Human Persons (TIP), by spending some $15 million during 2010/2011 fiscal year to support victims and passing legislation to deal with offenders. Speaking at the opening of a two-day National Plan of Action conference on Thursday September 22, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, Minister of State...

KINGSTON — Firefighters at the May Pen fire station in Clarendon are operating from improved facilities, which will better enable them to carry out their job to protect lives and property. Through funds provided by the Department of Local Government, Central Clarendon Member of Parliament, Hon. Michael Henry, and the May Pen business community, the firemen laboured for more than...