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The Rural Electrification Programme (REP) will be renamed Jamaica Ener­gy Solutions Limited (JESL), and given a new mandateto develop renewable energy solutions. In his contribution to the 2013/14 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on April 24, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, explained that the REP has largely achieved its mandate, wiring 80,000 homes,...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Sen. Sandrea Falconer on Thursday, April 25, met with a team from the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) on the matter of protocols governing relations with the media and in particular the conduct of interviews with the Prime Minister. The PAJ was firm in its position that the Prime Minister was inaccessible to the media...

Leader of the Opposition, Andrew Holness, says projects such as the Global Logistic Hub Initiative should bring growth for the Jamaican economy. Mr. Holness made the comment on Thursday, April 25, during his contribution to the 2013/14 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives. He also cited work on the North/South Highway as another initiative that will boost the economy....

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is to present a recommendation to the Government for a preferred bidder to build the 360-megawatt power plant, within 30 days. Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, in his contribution to the 2013/14 Budget Debate in the House of Representativeson Wednesday, April 24, said the OUR will be undertaking the...

The training capacity of the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI) in Kingston has been significantly boosted by its acquisition of 60-foot yacht, valued at $20 million (US$200,000). The vessel, the “M/Y Penny Reel”, is a gift from the Matalon Family, and will be incorporated in the CMI’s training programme. Features of the yacht, which can accommodate 30 persons and has two...

Various traditional and folk groups will pay homage to late Dr. the Hon. Olive Lewin, at a Wake/Set Up scheduled for Thursday, April 25, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, 36 Hope Road. The event, from 6:00 p.m. to midnight, will feature tributes in song and dance from the Jamaican Folk Singers, which Dr. Lewin formed in 1967, and some...

The Government is working to ensure that there is a pool of skilled local workers available to operate in the Global Logistics Hub, when it is developed. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, said that the process has already begun to secure this cohort, with a significant training initiative to begin soon. “We are about to sign...

Flag waving students of the Mona Heights Primary School in St. Andrew, excitedly welcomed His Royal Highness, Prince Michael of Kent, when he visited the institution on Wednesday morning, April 17. The over 1,000 students eagerly received the Prince, who was at the school to see them participate in a road safety demonstration. The exercise was conducted by members of...

It was a day of fun and excitement at the Mount Olivet Boys’ Home in Manchester on Saturday, April 6, as the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) staged its third annual sports day at the facility. The event was part of the agency’s outreach to the home, which it adopted in 2009. A number of volunteers also shared in the day’s...

The local music, entertainment and broadcasting industries have lost one of their strongest advocates with the death Saturday (April 13) of musicologist and entertainment consultant, Mr. Anthony  ‘Tony’ Laing. In expressing her sadness at his passing, Information Minister Sen. Sandrea Falconer said that for decades Tony Laing kept alive the discourse on Jamaican popular music, and we hail his exhaustive...

The Jamaican High Commission in London joins with the UK Jamaican community to express sadness at the news of the death of pioneering Jamaican musicologist and social anthropologist, Dr. Olive Lewin who was the founder of the Jamaica Folk Singers. High Commissioner, Her Excellency, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba described Dr. Lewin as a leader in popularising Jamaican folk musicnot only in Jamaica...

Jamaica’s library network will soon boast a new international digital cataloguing system, which will help persons doing research or requesting information from library archives. The system, called the Resource Description and Access(RDA), is the new international cataloguing standard, designed for the digital environment. It is intended to replace the current Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (AACR2), and is being developed primarily for...