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PLEASE NOTE BELOW, CLARIFICATION TO THE STATEMENT REGARDING CONSTRUCTION SERVICES AND FUNERAL EXPENSES CARRIED IN THE NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRIME MINISTER, HON BRUCE GOLDING. 'Under the revised tax measures Construction services will continue to be free of GCT. Funeral expenses up to $100,000 will also continue to be free of GCT. The full list of items which will continue to...

An employee of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), 41-year-old Printer/Pressman, Michael Roberts, has been reported missing since Wednesday, December 16. Mr. Roberts, also known as 'Lucky', resides at 17 Kavita Crescent in Duncan's Pen, Spanish Town, St. Catherine. When last seen on December 16, Mr. Roberts was wearing a blue shirt, camouflage pants and a Santa Claus hat. The police...

Government is moving to take a multi-Agency/multi- pronged approach to solving the problem of explicitly sexual and violent songs and their wide accessibility in the public space. In a statement today, Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz, said this approach would continue until successful outcomes are achieved and sustained. While commending the efforts already being undertaken by the police...

Minister with Responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has expressed sadness over the passing of Michael Pryce, whom he described as one of CVM television's prime time journalists. "His natural instinct for creating news and weaving interesting lead stories out of every situation, had long established him as a leader in the business...

Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunication Daryl Vaz, has emphasised that the Government must lead by maximizing the use of technology. Speaking at a recent Digicel Business Seminar in Kingston, Mr. Vaz said one of the ways that the Government of Jamaica must lead is, "making ready our public institutions to maximise the use of new technologies to deliver...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon Daryl Vaz, has commended telecommunications firm Claro's significant investment in wireless and data networks across Jamaica, within its first year of operation. "You have, with the use of your 3G network infrastructure, brought fast reliable voice and data services to Jamaica, with...

The Jamaica Information Service (JIS) today (Nov. 8) dedicated its Corporate and Operating Plans for 2009 to 2012, during a service at the Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ (Apostolic) in Kingston. In a message read by JIS Advisory Board Chairman, Mr. Neville James, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister,...

The flagship programme of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Jamaica Magazine, has a new outlet - Northern Caribbean University (NCU) FM - and will be aired on the station, beginning today, Monday, November 2. Acting Manager of the Radio Department at the JIS, Mrs. Alva Lindsay Blair, made the announcement during an interview with JIS News. The station currently operates...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special projects, the Hon. Daryl Vaz, called off Thursday's meeting of the Joint Select Committee reviewing the Access to Information Act, after members failed to turn up on time. Mr. Vaz, who as minister responsible for information chairs the committee, postponed the meeting at Gordon House to November 19, after waiting for sometime...

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has granted Jamaica a J$46.3 million (US$520,000) grant to fund a Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems Modernization Programme. The system is utilized, within the Government service, to capture and record vital data and statistics, such as births and deaths. The project, which will be spearheaded by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), aims to...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has clarified media issues linked to National Security Minister, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson's health. Speaking at the weekly Post Cabinet press briefing Wednesday (October 21) at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz said that he was concerned about some...

Cabinet has approved the withdrawal of the Casino Gaming Bill, tabled in the House of Representatives in July this year, and a replacement which will be tabled next week for debate. The decision to withdraw the original Bill was taken after consultations with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Jamaica Trade and Invest (JTI) and other stakeholders, based on...