Minister of National Security, Hon. Peter Buntings, says the Government will only sign the Prisoner Transfer Agreement with the United Kingdom (UK), after adequate public education and debate, and the enactment of new legislation in the Jamaican Parliament. “In fact, we will start this process with the establishment of a Special Select Committee that will receive written and oral submissions...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller will be unable to keep a number of scheduled speaking engagements this week as a result of laryngitis. A hectic schedule including weeks of public speaking activities has led to an irritation of her vocal cords. As a result, Prime Minister Simpson Miller has been advised by her doctor to rest her...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Lenworth Fulton, says the organisation is on a mission to revolutionise the sector with the adoption and use of new and modern technologies. Mr. Fulton said after 25 years of working with the nation’s 230,000 registered farmers, the time has come for RADA to explore new technologies with a...

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with key stakeholders in protecting the poultry industry from the avian influenza and other diseases, which threaten the sustainability of the sector. The assurance came from State Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Luther Buchanan, as he addressed the opening of the  Caribbean Poultry Association’s (CPA) Technical Symposium at the Knutsford Court...

The Administrator General and staff of the Administrator General’s Department have been commended for the speed with which the entity has implemented the changes that recent amendments to the law have brought about, as it relates to intestate properties where minors are  involved. Speaking at a signing ceremony at the Administrator General’s Department at Ocean Boulevard on October 2, Minister...

The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) has received donations amounting to $4.9 million for the staging of the 2015 Rex Nettleford Arts Conference. The sum includes $2.9 million (US$24, 928.61) from the United States Embassy and $2 million from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. The conference was first held in 2011...

Winners of the seventh staging of the Public Sector Customer Service Competition (PSCSC) will be announced at an awards function scheduled to take place on Friday (October 9, 2015) at the Terra Nova All Suite Hotel in Kingston. The function, which will begin at 11:00 a.m., is being organised by the Office of the Cabinet. It will be streamed live...