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Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman has pointed out that the function of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) was different from that of the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ). He explained that the JIS provided government information, while the PBCJ, when it comes on stream in August, would produce programmes of a more general national interest. Senator Whiteman was responding...

Cabinet has approved in principle, an option under which the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica (PBCJ) will be able to provide public service broadcasting by collaborating with Aerotel, through the use of frequencies now fully controlled by KOOL FM 97. Making the announcement at yesterday’s (January 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman explained that...

As a result of the overwhelming response by the general public to the amnesty now on at the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC), Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell has announced an extension of the amnesty to January 28, 2005. In a statement to JIS News, Minister Paulwell explained that the ORC had received tremendous response...

As the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) prepares for the implementation of the new Companies Act on February 1, 2005, it has installed a Help Line to provide support to company directors, business operators, lawyers, accountants and other stakeholders. The Help Line will be operational for at least the first quarter of 2005, informed Simonie Barrett, Restoration and...

Senior Director for Communications and Change Management in the Cabinet Office Mrs. Sandra Graham has assumed duties as Press Secretary to Prime Minister P.J. Patterson. A statement issued by Jamaica House on Friday (Oct. 29) said Mrs. Graham has been seconded to head the Communication and Public Relations Unit in the Office of the Prime Minister effective September 20th 2004....

More than 450 persons converged on the Port Antonio Primary School in Portland yesterday (May 12), to participate in the Registrar General's Department (RGD) special outreach, to educate persons about the birth registration process. The second in a series of outreaches organized in observance of Child Month, the outreach yielded 375 applications, the majority being birth applications. On hand to...

Effective Wednesday, March 31, the Metropolitan Transport Holdings Limited (MMTH) will cease to operate and its commercial functions will be incorporated within other public sector entities. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman made the disclosure on Monday (March 29) at the weekly post-Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House. Outlining the reason for the winding-up of the government entity, Senator Whiteman...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Donald Rhodd has lamented the breakdown in the family structure, noting that the society was in need of parents who were not afraid to instill discipline while at the same time being a friend, a brother, or a sister to their children. Dr. Rhodd, who was speaking at a Parenting...

The Caribbean's first network access facility, the Jamaica Network Access Point (JNAP), was officially launched on March 2 to offer a wide range of solutions for corporate data and telecommunications networking needs. The facility, located at the Digital building on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston, opened its doors a year ago. It is a co-location facility or 'Telecom Hotel' that...

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministerial Subcommittee for Resource Mobilization in collaboration with the United Kingdom (UK) will be seeking to establish a Regional Information and Intelligence Sharing Network. This network is aimed at developing domestic and regional connectivity to generate tactical and strategic intelligence. The Intelligence Sharing Network was one of several initiatives, which came out of Wednesday's (March 3)...

Contractor General, Derrick McKoy is appealing to public sector entities to monitor the level of customer satisfaction that is being experienced by their clients. He also noted that preliminary research findings had shown that executive agencies still faced some challenges in improving their customer service delivery. The extent of this perception varies however, depending on the demographics of the respondents....

Media practitioners are being invited to attend a workshop on human rights at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston on Friday, February 6 from 9:00 am to noon. Sponsored by the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in collaboration with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), the event is designed to sensitize media personnel about the activities of the Commission...