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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,...

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Prime Minister Bruce Golding will officially open the new downtown Kingston Transport Centre, Water Lane, at a function starting at nine on Saturday morning (January 15). The centre will be managed by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). It will facilitate buses from eastern parishes - St. Mary, St. Thomas and Portland, non- JUTC buses, Hackney Carriages and Route...

An official funeral for the former PNP Cabinet Minister, Donald Buchanan, will be held on Friday, January 21 at the St Peter Church in Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth.  Interment will be in the family plot in Little Park, St Elizabeth. The Jamaica Constabulary Force will provide ceremonial duties for the official funeral, which starts with a viewing of the body...

Investigating Officer at the Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA), Gloria Thompson, has appealed for assistance for Kellie*, a bed-ridden resident of the Walker's Place of Safety in Kingston. Now 25 years old, Kellie has been unable to leave her bed for a number of years, as she is disabled and in need of a wheelchair. Ms. Thompson explained that...