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...

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...

Veteran librarian, public servant, and administrator, Dr. the Hon. Joyce Robinson, OJ, CD, MBE will be accorded an official funeral by the Government of Jamaica. The service will take place on Friday, May 31 at the UWI Mona Chapel starting at 11.00 a.m. Dr. Robinson, who died on Sunday, May 12, was the first Jamaican to head the Jamaica Library...

The Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprise (MSME) and Entrepreneurship Policy, which provides a comprehensive, targeted and coherent framework to support the sector, is now before Parliament for its deliberations. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said the policy, which was approved by Cabinet, also seeks to position businesses to benefit from opportunities which are expected to come from...

The Governor-General's "I Believe" Initiative (IBI) is pulling out all the stops to encourage Jamaicans to believe in themselves. With the support of newly designated "I Believe" Ambassadors Yohan "The Beast" Blake, reggae superstar Patrick "Tony Rebel" Barrett and Love 101's popular broadcaster Nadine Blair, 'fixing what is wrong with Jamaica' by using 'what is right with Jamaica' is becoming...

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Roger Clarke, is reporting a boost in the production for some 12 crops cultivated locally during 2012, and a massive reduction in imports of some of these produce. Minister Clarke was making his presentation in the 2013/14 Sectoral debate in Parliament on Wednesday, May 8, under the theme: ‘Grow Agriculture – Grow Jamaica’. The crops,...