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The Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications is to introduce a Minerals Development Act, aimed at creating a modern, diversified and efficient minerals industry, as well as protect the environment and add value to the economy. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Marcia Forbes, said that the ministry is working assiduously, to formulate the Act which will provide a forward-looking legislative framework...

Despite the challenges associated with the global economic downturn, the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is reported to have performed "creditably" during the first nine months of the 2008/09 fiscal year. This is according to a brief provided to journalists by the Minister of Information, Culture, Youth, and Sports, Olivia Grange during Wednesday's (Feb. 11) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica...

Representatives of various sections within the music industry as well as from a number of agencies will join the Prime Minister, the Honourable Bruce Golding and the Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange for the meeting tomorrow morning (Friday, 13th February) at Jamaica House to discuss appropriate action to deal with negative and lewd...

In an effort to halt the broadcasting of inappropriate music on the public airwaves, the Broadcasting Commission has implemented several regulatory actions relating to broadcast media content. Speaking at a press conference today (Feb. 9) at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, said that the directives have been taken to rid the...

Hundreds of persons attended this afternoon's official funeral service for the late Senator and former Member of Parliament, Ryan Peralto, at the Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church in Kingston. Among those paying tributes was Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, who spoke highly and fondly of Mr. Peralto, while stressing how important service to his country had been to his late...

Jamaicans will pay their last respects to the late Senator and former Member of Parliament, Ryan Peralto, at the official funeral service, on Monday, February 9. The funeral service will be held at the Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church, 62 Shortwood Road, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The body of Mr. Peralto will be at the church at 12 noon, for...

The Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications has organised a number of activities in observance of National Minerals Week in Jamaica, February 15-21. These activities will be held in keeping with the theme for the week, 'Modernising the Minerals Industry Meeting the Global Challenge.' Highlights include a ceremonial launch at the Jamaica Conference Centre, by Minister of Mining & Telecommunications, Derrick...

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD), in its continued effort to create an environment for meeting the developmental needs of Jamaica's youth, will be launching its 'Big Sister' Mentorship Programme tomorrow (January 31), at the Glistening Water Marina and Restaurant in Falmouth, Trelawny. The programme will be co-ordinated by the NCYD's Youth Empowerment Officer for the parish of Trelawny,...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding has called on Christians to become "heart surgeons for Christ" to help transform the society and address the scourge of crime and violence. The Prime Minister, who was addressing the 65th anniversary conference of the Holiness Christian Church Incorporated on Thursday (Jan. 22) in Ocho Rios, noted that the country was faced with this "terrible scourge,...

As the Jamaica Customs Department continues to go through a transitional phase, in the bid to enhance its systems and procedures, a radio programme is set to begin next month, aimed at engaging and educating the public. Director of Public Relations at the Department, Anneke Rousseau, told JIS News that the programme would "look specifically at customs systems and procedures...and...

A recommendation for the convening of public consultations to discuss issues pertaining to the exploration for bauxite in the Cockpit Country is being proposed by consultants, who were commissioned to do a study on the area in January 2007. The need for the study, arose out of concerns expressed by several non-governmental environmental organisations and citizens, regarding an application by...

Athletes in and around central Jamaica should have the benefit of a first class sporting facility, come 2012, with the completion of the Herb McKenley Stadium in May Pen, Clarendon. Communications Consultant to Minister of Transport and Works, Reginald Allen, tells JIS News that work has commenced on the facility, adding that the development, which is being done incrementally with...