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Chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the handling of the Christopher Coke extradition request, Queen’s Counsel, Hon. Emile George, O.J., has instructed that representatives of the Attorney General’s (AG) Department be summoned to attend the hearing to clarify matters pertaining to several Memoranda of Understanding arising in the matter. The directive was issued during Monday’s (January 24) resumption of...

Jamaicans from all walks of life gathered at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church in St. Elizabeth on Friday (January 21) for the official funeral of late former Councillor, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, Donald Buchanan. The church could not accommodate the hundreds, who gathered to pay their final respect, and many were accommodated under large tents on the church...

The Commission of Enquiry into the handling of the extradition request of Christopher Coke has been adjourned until Monday, January 24, while the Commissioners decide on how to progress in the absence of witness statements. The Commission had originally set a January 7 deadline for the submission of statements, with a further extension for Friday, January 21, however up until...

Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament (MP), Donald Buchanan, was on January 18 remembered by the House of Representatives for his sterling contribution to politics and public life, as well as his witty personality, particularly displayed in Gordon House. In a lengthy tribute, 14 Members of Parliament warmly recounted their memories of Mr. Buchanan, who died on January 11...

The American Foundation of the University West Indies (AFUWI) has named Suzanne de Passe, co-chair of de Passe Jones Entertainment, as the first woman to receive its prestigious AFUWI Bob Marley Award. Ms. de Passe will be bestowed the honour when the American Foundation holds its 14th Annual Legacy Awards Gala on Wednesday, January 26, in New York City. An...

‘Jamaica House Live’, the call-in radio programme hosted by Prime Minister Bruce Golding returns to the airwaves to its original time on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 from 8:30-10:00 p.m. The Prime Minister will continue his one-on-one interaction with callers through the programme.  ‘Jamaica House Live’ allow listeners at home and abroad, the opportunity to call in and speak with Prime Minister...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says changes will have to be made to the Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act (LRIDA), resulting from the introduction of the Protected Disclosures (Whistleblower) Act. In his contribution to the debate on the Protected Disclosures Bill in the House of Representatives on Wednesday January 19, Mr. Charles said it would...

Jamaica will be the buzz of diplomatic activity come Sunday, January 23, through to Friday, January 28, 2011, with the 13th installment of the annual Diplomatic Week, or Dip. Week, as it is affectionately called. Ambassadors, High Commissioners and other heads of Missions, staff from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and their guests will commence the highly...

Come April this year, when the 2011 Population and Housing Census officially gets underway, Jamaicans can expect a high level of professionalism from census takers. In an interview with JIS News, Director of Censuses at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Valerie Nam, informed that as part of the recruitment process all the census takers will undergo a comprehensive training...

Another phase of road work, under the Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme (JDIP), is set to get under way before the end of January, Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, has said. Speaking at a press conference to update the media on the progress of the programme, at his office in Kingston on Tuesday (January 18), Mr. Henry said...

The Senate, on Friday, January 14, paid tribute to the late former Member of Parliament, Donald Buchanan, who died on January 10 after a battle with colon cancer. In his remarks, Minister of National Security, Senator Dwight Nelson described Mr. Buchanan as a man of “solid, indisputable working class philosophy.” “It is to his credit that when he became Minister...

KINGSTON — The ministers of Industry, Investment and Commerce and Finance and the Public Service will be meeting with the Jamaica Manufacturers Association (JMA), and other stakeholders in the Productive Sector, to review the taxes applied to raw material and capital goods and the granting of waivers. This was disclosed by Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon Karl Samuda,...