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A year after playing a pivotal role in the celebration of the nation’s Golden Jubilee, the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is this year marking its own 50th Anniversary. The JIS, which began its role as the Government’s information arm in 1963, is rolling out a number of activities to mark the milestone, including bringing back some old favourites from its...

Cabinet has given the nod for the introduction of a Bill, which is expected to facilitate increased access to credit, and enhance the business environment. The Security Interest in Personal Property Act (2013) is designed to implement a legal framework to modernise and improve the availability of domestic credit to the private sector, while minimising the risk of loan repayment....

Students from select schools will be establishing radio clubs and radio stations in their institutions, under phase three of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica’s (BCJ) Media Literacy Project. This was disclosed by Assistant Executive Director, BCJ, Karlene Salmon-Johnson, while addressing the opening of the project’s media literacy workshop and radio production programme, at the Commission’s headquarters in New Kingston, on...

Cabinet has approved contracts worth $468.8 million and US$295,147 to Fluid System Engineering Limited, to provide consulting engineering services for the Jamaica Water Supply Improvement Project, Category B works. The project includes: the Rio Cobre pipeline replacement from Content to Ferry; supply and installation of 20,000 Solid State Domestic Water meters and 3,000 Mechanical Class C large water meters; repairs...

Cabinet has approved a special benefit Order, to facilitate the allocation of serviced lots in the Creighton Hall Housing Development in St. Thomas to specified beneficiaries. Making the announcement on July 17 at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing, Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said five lots will go to the disabled; three to staff of the National...

Entrepreneurial expert, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, says Jamaica offers many prospects for business development, which must be exploited for the country’s progress. According to Professor Hamilton, small businesses have the power to “take our country to another level to enable us to reinsert ourselves in a global market economy that is transforming and changing rapidly as we speak. ” “There is...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, has again called for the establishment of a Media Complaints Council, to accommodate persons seeking redress for damage deemed done to their reputation, consequent on media publications, without resorting to court action. The Minister repeated the call while making her contribution to the debate on the Bill entitled: ‘An Act...

Employment has been provided for 50 persons at Twickenham Industries, in St. Catherine, through its partnership with the Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme (JEEP). The employees, mostly drawn from the parish of St. Catherine, have been exposed to agro-processing and the manufacturing of several bi-products from locally grown cassava. Located on the campus of the Farmers Training Centre at Twickenham Park,...

The Infrastructure Committee of Cabinet has taken steps to ensure that projects are implemented more efficiently and quickly. “Currently all presentations to the committee must have a report on timeline, indicating every step from issuing of Requests for Proposal (RFPs) to the point of submission. Each entity or ministry making the presentation has to explain any delay in moving the...

An inter-ministerial group is to be established to engage various at-risk groups on HIV/AIDS awareness matters. Cabinet has given instructions for the setting-up of the group, which will involve the Ministries of Health, Education, and Youth and Culture. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, who provided details at Wednesday’s (July 3) weekly Jamaica House press briefing...

The winners in the 2013 Public Sector Customer Service Competition will be announced at an awards ceremony scheduled for next Thursday, July 11, at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew. At the event, prizes and trophies will be presented to the public sector entities that are offering the best service as well as the public sector officer, who is...

The Government has taken on board, a suggestion from the Opposition, to provide a clear legal definition of the term “strategic investments”. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport, Works and Housing, Hon. Dr. Omar Davies on Tuesday, July 2, as he closed the 2013/2014 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. During his contribution to the 2013/2014 Budget Debate,...