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Cabinet has approved a comprehensive business registration form for new businesses. Cabinet has also given approval for legislation to be promulgated to give effect to the business registration form, and to repeal sections in various other pieces of legislation that require similar forms. Making the announcement at Wednesday’s (Feb. 6) Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the...

Regulation of electronic billboards is among proposals being considered by Government as it looks to make changes to the Broadcasting Radio Re-diffusion Act. The Government wants to amend the existing legislation and eventually repeal and replace it. Speaking to students of the St. Andrew Technical High School on Friday (February 3), Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ),...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller says the red mud project provides Jamaica with an opportunity to significantly boost its export earnings. She said the project, if proven economically viable, could act as a magnet to pull many investors to Jamaica’s shores, and in this vein, the country could become a major hub for exports to the Americas...

Minister with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer has hailed Jamaica’s number one standing in Press freedom in the Western Hemisphere as “a significant recognition of Jamaica’s democratic tradition and our sacred regard for Press freedom”. The Minister was reacting on Wednesday, January 30, to the just-published global report on Press...

Prime Minister the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller has expressed sadness and shock at the sudden passing of Headley Samuel ‘Sam Lawrence’ former Member of Parliament for the constituency of East Portland. The Prime Minister noted that on Sunday, the day before his death, he had attended a meeting where he was his usual thoughtful and amiable self. Those personal...

Come Wednesday (January 30), St. Ann residents will get a chance to speak directly with Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller; Local Government Minister, Hon. Noel Arscott and other government officials, at the latest in a series of parish meetings, organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC). The meeting is set for St. Hilda’s High School in Brown’s...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says she is deeply saddened by the death of renowned nutritionist, Dr. Heather Little-White, OD last night (Tuesday, Jan. 22) . “We have lost a dear friend and Jamaica has lost a professional woman of courage whose life exemplified the true spirit of perseverance against the odds,” the Prime Minister said. In a condolence message,...

Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Stephen Vasciannie, has called on Jamaicans in that country to “stay on the right side of the law”. He made the call in light of the number of Jamaicans who are being deported back home, describing this as “not good for Jamaica”. The Ambassador was delivering the keynote address at an awards ceremony...

Chairman of the National Leadership Prayer Breakfast (NLPB) Committee, Rev. Dr. Peter Garth, implored the country’s leaders to be careful of their words and actions, as even their simplest decisions affect an entire nation. “As leaders, I call on each of us to live in light of the fact that the things we do and the things we say make...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, has welcomed the official opening of a recycling plant in her South Western St. Andrew constituency, which she says, will bring gainful employment to the area while helping to keep the environment clean. “This environmental project… has the potential to create about 100 jobs. The owners and managers will be employing people...

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) on Tuesday (January 15) launched its groundbreaking Electronic Data Collection System (eDACS), which promises to revolutionize the way the agency collects and processes data. Speaking at the launch held at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, Director of Information and Technology at STATIN, Howard Hamilton said the new system will utilise portable/mobile devices,...

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says though an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will give the Government some needed assistance, the IMF is not the solution to all our problems but what is needed is a partnership among all Jamaicans. The Prime Minister made the comment as she addressed a Media Briefing on Monday (January 14) at Jamaica...