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My fellow Jamaicans: This Thursday, December 29, 2011 is a very special day in the life of our country. It is the day on which the sovereign people elect their representatives to form the Government for the next five years. Our forebears fought hard and sacrificed much to gain this right to vote in order to decide on who should...

One hundred and fifty candidates were nominated on Monday December 12, 2011, ahead of the December 29, 2011 General Election, according to the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ). Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Electoral Commission of Jamaica’s Public Education Officer, Christin Senior, said activities progressed smoothly at the 63 nomination centres across the island. The centres opened at...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved incentive payment to facilitate early retirement of selected members of the Island Special Constabulary Force (ISCF). Providing additional details at on December 7 post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of National Security, Hon. Dwight Nelson, said payments not exceeding two year’s salary over and above normal separation entitlements, will be offered. "This payment is...

KINGSTON — Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) Professor Errol Miller, is assuring that the electoral machinery is near readiness, with only three of 16 critical tasks left to be completed. Speaking at a press conference on December  7 at the ECJ headquarters in Kingston, Professor Miller informed that the outstanding tasks, which are 90 per cent complete,...

KINGSTON — Jamaicans will go to the polls on Thursday December 29, 2011.  Prime Minister Hon. Andrew Holness, announced the date for the country’s 16th general election on Sunday (Dec.4).  Nomination Day is scheduled for Monday, December 12. Last week the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EoJ) announced that the latest voters’ list was publishedwith 1,648,036 of which 41,607 were new...

KINGSTON — Voter identification cards for the new electors, who were added to the November 30 voters list, should be ready for distribution to constituency offices by Wednesday, December 7, 2011. Public Education Officer at the Electoral Office, Christin Senior, told JIS News that the office is currently printing and packaging the identification cards (ID) for distribution to the offices....

The monthly radio call-in programme, 'Jamaica House Live' will take a break in December with regular programming to resume in January 2012. For the New Year, the interactive radio programme will be re-branded and will return to the airwaves and cable television with a new format, featuring the Hon. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness and Government members. The Minister of Information, Senator...

KINGSTON — "This is a beautiful surprise," says an elated Dr. Suzan McLennon-Miguel, on being named the 2011 Civil Servant of the Year. The Senior Veterinary Specialist in the Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, walked away with the coveted title at the Jamaica Civil Service Long Service Award ceremony held on November 23 at King’s...

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Alwin Hales, is to take leave of absence from the Ministry is order to facilitate on-going investigations into the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP) and related matters. The move follows a request this morning (Nov. 30) from Dr. Hales to the Cabinet Secretary, Ambassador Douglas Saunders, and takes effect...

The Official funeral service for Jamaican statesman and lawyer,David Coore, will be held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston on Saturday, December 3 starting at 11:00 a.m. Condolence books have been opened at the People's National Party Headquarters on Old Hope Road and at Jamaica College. The remembrance for Mr. Coore will be delivered by former Prime Minister P.J....

KINGSTON — President of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), Milton Samuda, has underscored the importance of quality customer service in helping businesses gain and retain a loyal customer base. He was speaking at the 10th Anniversary Conference of the Jamaica Customer Service Association (JaCSA) held on Wednesday (November 23), at the Wyndham Kingston hotel. Mr. Samuda said that while...

Wigton Windfarm Limited (Wigton) has been awarded the Jamaica Institution of Engineers’ (JIE) Engineering Project of the Year Award for its 18 megawatts (MW) wind farm expansion project, Wigton Phase Two. The project, in which US$47.5 million was invested, involved among other things, the installation of nine (9) 2MW wind turbines, upgrading of an existing 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission line...