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Arrangements have been made for members of the public to sign condolence books and file pass the body of Lady Bustamante, which will lie in state on two days. The condolence books will be open on Monday August 3 through to August 7 at the following venues: the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) on Duke Street; the Bustamante Museum on...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has announced that Digicel is to establish a yearly internship programme for 10 persons who complete the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) programme. However, Minister Vaz expressed disappointment that only 10 per cent of the persons who registered for the CCNA...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that a new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) policy will be tabled in Parliament, soon. Mr. Vaz said that the policy will speak to a regulatory framework that is appropriate for a fully liberalised environment, and should bolster investor...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, will be appointing a private sector representative to do a comprehensive evaluation of agencies which fall under his portfolios. He was speaking on June 26 at a retreat for officials from various departments and agencies under the Ministry, at the Jamaica...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has emphasised that a "robust and dependable telecoms infrastructure is a basic prerequisite for the success of local businesses and for attracting investments." He added that this infrastructure is also essential for surviving the rough economic times and emerging stronger than...

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has said that there are tremendous benefits to be gained with the introduction of Landline, Internet, Mobile, Entertainment's (LIME) 3G service. The 3G trademark refers to the third generation of wireless technology, especially mobile communications. The technologies enable...

Minister with responsibility for Information and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has urged journalists to remain cognizant of their responsibility to be fair and objective in exercising their duties. "This should be achieved without encroaching on the individual rights of those who are the subject of your reports and, of course, without sacrificing the quality of the output and the high...

It is with pleasure that I address the Press Association of Jamaica and more specifically its latest inductees. You are practitioners in an industry which is one of the critical pillars of our relatively fledgling democracy. I note with satisfaction that in the sixty five years that this organization has existed, the hallmark of its mission has been to encourage...

The Portland branch of the Jamaica Business Information Centre (JBIC) was launched at a function at the Royal Mall, Port Antonio, last Thursday. The centre is the tenth such facility to be established across the country by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), under its JBIC project. It has been set up in an effort to improve the competitiveness of...

Jamaican author, Lorna Goodison's new book, 'From Harvey River', had its official United Kingdom (UK) launch, at the Jamaican High Commission in London, last week. The book is a memoir of Ms. Goodson's mother, Doris. It tells of her life in Harvey River in Hanover, where she was born and grew as one of the 'Fabulous Harvey Girls'. The narrative...

The long awaited Commission of Enquiry into the collapse of financial institutions in Jamaica in the 1990s, is now set to get underway, with the roll-out of the Secretariat to the Commission on Tuesday May 26, in preparation for formal sittings in July. The Governor General, under the Commissions of Enquiry Act, recently authorised the establishment of the Commission of...

The necessary obligations of business people to file tax returns, submit GCT payments and apply for licences has become a little easier because of major achievements of the Information and Communications Technology Project. Under a loan agreement between the Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in 2003 to improve Jamaica's readiness for the network world in the public and...