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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has said that the Government will be opening more Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) offices overseas. Speaking with JIS News, the Minister said that the JAMPRO office located at the Jamaican Consulate General in Toronto, had performed extremely well since re-opening earlier this year, and "it has offered us an opportunity to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, says the Government is continuously working to improve its capacity to assist persons with disabilities, and help them to break down barriers hindering their progress. "The barriers that persons with disabilities face, we want to remove all those barriers and give full access. We want to...

Jamaicans turned out on July 24 to say farewell to the late former Minister of Agriculture, Public Utilities, Mining and Energy, and Water and Transport, Hon. Horace Clarke, O.J, at the official funeral service, held at the St. Andrew Parish Church in Half Way Tree. Heading the list were Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen and Her...

The Government has earmarked some $5 million to assist with the fourth staging of the National 20/20 Community Cricket Competition, through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF). Speaking at the competition's official launch at the Terra Nova Hotel, Kingston, on Thursday July 22, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Hon. Olivia Grange, reiterated the Government's commitment to the development of sports....

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has said that the government is working to create a productive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry that will drive social and economic growth. The industry, he said, will be supported by a legal and regulatory framework, which promotes universal access, social inclusiveness and competitiveness. "ICTs will be...

Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, is rescheduled to deliver his Sectoral Debate presentation in Parliament on Tuesday, July 27. Minister Vaz' presentation was rescheduled as Parliament yesterday, (July 20), was engaged in matters relating to national security. The Minister is expected to speak on advancements to bring all public sector bodies into a shared communications...

The Government of Jamaica has accorded an official funeral to Horace Clarke, OJ, former PNP Minister of Public Utilities, Agriculture, Water and Transport, Mining and Energy. The official service, ("Mass of Resurrection") will be held on Saturday July 24, at 11:00am at the St. Andrew Parish Church, in Kingston. Horace Clarke who had been ailing for sometime, died on July...

Minister with responsibility for Information Daryl Vaz says the Government is committed to implementing its national transformation programme and wants to partner with all well thinking Jamaicans including the opposition People's National Party. He has called on all Jamaicans to share in the positive dreams that the government has and to give the government their support in the interest of...

Jamaicans have been urged to give their full co-operation to the 2011 census exercise, when it begins April 5, by Lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work at the University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Heather Ricketts. "Our call is for every resident in Jamaica to treat the census-taking exercise with respect and seriousness. Let us...

Preparations are being made for a head count of all Jamaicans, by way of the Jamaica Population and Housing Census, which will begin on April 5, 2011. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank', on July 6, Acting Director, Social Policy, Planning and Research Division of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Easton Williams said that census data is extensively used...

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The new effective date for revised contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is August 2, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has confirmed. Speaking at Wednesday's (June 30) Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz explained that the May 31 date previously approved by Cabinet was impractical, given the consultative and...