Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, is proposing that live broadcasts or streaming of appeals be considered for use at the Caribbean Court of Justice. This, she said, is in order to “widen and deepen the understanding of the workings of the CCJ.” Senator Falconer was making her contribution to the debate on the three Bills...

The Government has announced measures to assist sugarcane farmers, who have been severely affected by drought over the past two years. Among the measures is a relief on loan repayment for farmers, who accessed funds under the Cane Expansion Fund. “Given the impact of the droughts of both 2014 and 2015 on farmer productivity as well as earnings, the Government...

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board is expected to consider a Staff Level Agreement reached with the Government of Jamaica, to lower the primary surplus target by 0.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by the 2016/17 fiscal year. Once approved, when the Board meets in December, this would result in an additional $4 billion for 2015/16,...

Justice Minister, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding will receive the Kurt Schmoke (previously the Justice Gerald Le Dain) Award for Achievement in the Field of Law at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in the D.C. metro area on Friday, November 20. The award recognizes those involved in law who have worked within official institutions when extremist pressures dominate government...

A new block of classrooms was officially opened at the BB Coke High School in St. Elizabeth, on November 12, by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The new classrooms will provide more seats to comfortably accommodate the more than 1,400 students who attend the institution. The school was experiencing challenges finding adequate classroom space for students, after it...

Consumers are being advised to make a report to the relevant authorities, when they are sold food that is not fit for consumption. “If you are sold unfit food or food in damaged packaging, you should make a formal complaint to your health authorities,” said Regional Veterinary Public Health Supervisor, South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA), Veron Denton. He said...

The number of Community Access Points (CAP) established by the Government in Portmore, St. Catherine, has increased to 13. This follows Thursday’s (November 12) official opening of the latest facility, developed at a cost of over $3 million under the Universal Service Fund (USF). Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, opened the CAP site, which is located...