Jamaica has lost one of its finest communication professionals with the passing of Corina Meeks, a former Executive Director of the Agency for Public Information (API), now the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), who died on Thursday night, May 30. The Advisory Board, Management and Staff of the JIS express deep sadness at the passing of Mrs. Meeks, who made a...

Cabinet is to consider a submission to amend the Contractor General Act, aimed at protecting the business secrets of investors during the pre-contract stage. This was disclosed by Attorney General, Patrick Atkinson on Wednesday, May 29, during his contribution to the 2013/2014 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives. He explained that the intention is to limit the involvement of...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the total number of persons who were employed at the end of January were 1,093,200, some 9,800 more than the corresponding period in 2012. The country’s labour force stood at approximately 1,274,800 at the end of January 2013, an increase of 14,200 persons over last year. Director General of the PIOJ,...

Cabinet has given approval for the newly amended Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Suppression and Punishment) Act, (TIP ACT) to be tabled in the Houses of Parliament. Minister with responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, made the disclosure at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing on Wednesday, May 22. She noted that the TIP Act was enacted in 2007...

History was created in the Senate on Friday, May 17, when Government Senator Floyd Morris, was elected as the first visually impaired President of the Chamber. He replaces Rev. Stanley Redwood, who officially resigned on May 10, after serving for 16 months. In accepting the Presidency, Senator Morris promised to execute his responsibilities with justice and fairness, further noting that...

Planning for Labour Day 2013 is on in earnest in St. James, with approximately 41 projects already registered with the parish committee. The renovation of the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay has been selected as the parish project. The work is estimated to cost $4.3 million and includes refurbishing of vendors stalls, repair and painting of walls, patching and...

A photograph, thought to be only the second original picture of Mary Seacole, was displayed at a panel discussion on May 14, hosted by the High Commission in London, to commemorate the life of the Jamaican-born Crimean War Heroine. The photograph is contained in a scrap book, which was found in one of the libraries of the prestigious Winchester College...