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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Noel Arscott, says the Government is committed to upgrading the fire service across the island. Speaking at a specially convened meeting of the St. Ann Parish Council on February 8, Mr. Arscott pointed out that approximately 120 recruits graduated to join the Jamaica Fire Brigade, recently, and another 120 are to begin...

Cabinet met on Thursday afternoon, Friday, and for half a day on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Presentations were made by the Financial Secretary, Dr. Wesley Hughes; The Bank of Jamaica Governor, Mr. Brian Wynter; Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Gladstone Hutchinson and the Public Sector Transformation Unit. The major issues discussed were the state of the...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has implemented a traffic management plan to control the flow of vehicular traffic for the official funeral of late Ambassador, Hon. Dudley Thompson, this Friday (February 10). The service will be held at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, downtown Kingston, starting at 2:00 p.m. Speaking to JIS News, Operations Officer, Traffic Division, Superintendent...

The government is to provide assistance to the families of the two students from St. Andrew College, who died last Thursday (Feb. 2) while on a field trip. The boys, 15-year-old Shane Burke and 16-year-old Demel Osbourne, drowned at the Shan Shay beach in Portland, having left Kingston on a school trip to the St Mary Banana Estate. “I am...

Preparations are well underway for next month’s visit of Prince Henry of Wales, always known as Prince Harry, who will be in Jamaica, March 5-8, representing Her Majesty, as part of the international celebrations commemorating the 6oth anniversary of her coronation. During his visit, Prince Harry, who is a Captain in the British army, will participate in military exercises with...

Former Prime Minister, the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, has called on Caribbean nations to work  together to protect their interests,  similar to what countries, which fought wars for years, are now  doing in the European Union (EU). Mr. Patterson, who  was speaking at a celebratory banquet in his honour on  February 4, at the  Round Hill Hotel, in Honover,  also...

Members of the public will be able to view the body of the late Ambassador Dudley Thompson on Monday (February 6) and Tuesday (February 7), at the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, 1 George Headley Drive, Kingston. Viewing will be permitted from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on both days. Ambassador Thompson passed away in the United States on...

The Jamaica Investment Forum, being spearheaded by JAMPRO, is expected to assist in targeting high-net worth investors and advance the country’s investment prospects in key economic areas. The event, set for March 1 and 2 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, will focus on business opportunities in the priority areas of manufacturing, tourism, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and in...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the Ministry will be working towards an information policy in the short to medium-term, as it seeks to make Government more transparent. “What we have is a broadcast policy, and we are going to expand that to include the information policy and what the vision of this Government is, in terms...

The official funeral of the late Ambassador, the Honourable Dudley Joseph Thompson OJ, QC, will take place on Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kingston, starting at 2:00 p.m. The body of Ambassador Thompson will be laid to rest in the Briggs Park Military Cemetery, Up Park Camp immediately following the Service. The Hon. Dudley Thompson did...

The late Ambassador, the Hon. Dudley Thompson, will be accorded an official funeral by the Government of Jamaica. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, on Tuesday (January 24), during a parliamentary tribute to Ambassador Thompson in the House of Representatives. She said details of the funeral will be announced at a later date. Ambassador...

Ambassador Dudley J Thompson, OJ, QC, the ‘Burning Spear’, was the advocate extraordinaire, an intellectual, Rhode Scholar, War hero, statesman and raconteur of the highest order.  Dudley Thompson was simply the best, in whatever field he chose to serve. His contribution to the building of Jamaica as a nation – to its constitution, its jurisprudence, its diplomacy, its political system,...