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Preparations are being made for a head count of all Jamaicans, by way of the Jamaica Population and Housing Census, which will begin on April 5, 2011. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank', on July 6, Acting Director, Social Policy, Planning and Research Division of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Easton Williams said that census data is extensively used...

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The new effective date for revised contributions to the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) is August 2, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has confirmed. Speaking at Wednesday's (June 30) Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Mr. Vaz explained that the May 31 date previously approved by Cabinet was impractical, given the consultative and...

Leader of the Opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP), Hon. Mia Mottley, will deliver the keynote address at the Broadcasting Commission's Regional Regulators' Forum on Policy and Regulation in the Electronic Media. The Forum, which will bring together a cadre of broadcasters and regulators as well as local and international policy makers and experts to discuss the future of broadcasting in...

Listeners from home and abroad can tune in to 'Jamaica House Live' come Wednesday, June 30, where once again they will be able to speak with Prime Minister Bruce Golding on their issues and concerns. 'Jamaica House Live', the radio call-in programme hosted by Prime Minister Golding on the last Wednesday in each month, resumes next Wednesday (June 30) at...

Cabinet, at its meeting this week, approved a proposal for Jamaica to host the first preparatory meeting for the second Inter-American ministers' and high level authorities' forum on sustainable development. The event is slated for the Rose Hall Resort, Montego Bay, from June 21 to 25. Speaking at Wednesday's (June 16) post-Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility...

Jamaica joined the rest of the world in celebrating the efforts of United Nations' peacekeepers who have lost their lives working to maintain global peace and security, on Thursday (June 17). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Coordinator, Mr. Mihn Pham, said Jamaican peacekeepers have done tremendous work over the last 20 years, contributing to a number of peacekeeping missions...

As the Broadcasting Commission continues its efforts to increase engagement with the nation's young people, it has developed a series of monthly features for the Children's Own, Youth Link (Gleaner) and Teenage (Jamaica Observer) publications. The features, the 'Young Commissioners', which appear in the Children's Own, and the 'BC 2.0', which will debut in the Youth Link and Teenage on...

The Emergency Powers Review Tribunal was established pursuant to Regulation 38 of the Emergency Powers Regulations 2010 on the 28th May 2010. The members of this Tribunal are Pamela Benka-Coker, Q.C., Chairman, Mr. Justice Henderson Downer, retired Judge of Appeal, and Nancy Anderson, Attorney-at-law. The Tribunal and representatives from the Ministry of Justice have been working assiduously to put in...

The second stop on the Jamaican leg of the Caribbean Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Road Show was held at the St. James Parish Library, Montego Bay, on Wednesday (June 9). Students representing primary, secondary and high schools in western Jamaica participated in the activities, under the theme "Harnessing the power of innovation - the engine for ICT enabled Caribbean...

The funeral service for Leweek 'Lee' Morris, stalwart of the Jamaican community in Leicester, England, will be held on Friday (June 11) at St. Peter's Church. Born in Kingston, Mr. Morris moved to Leicester in 1954 and was among the first West Indians to move to the East Midlands city. He was a founding member of the Leicester Jamaica Community...

The Ministry of Water and Housing is looking to complete assessments and estimates of the damage done to infrastructure in last month's police/military operation in West Kingston, within the next two weeks. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, who today (June 8) toured Tivoli Gardens to get a first-hand look at the damage, said that the windows, doors and ceilings...