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KINGSTON — The Registrar General's Department (RGD) has unveiled the latest in a series of services offered to the public, the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) utility. The IVR, an automated technology feature which facilitates interaction between the RGD and its clients via landline and cellular telephones, was launched on Tuesday August 16 by RGD’s Director General, Dr. Patricia Holness, at...

KINGSTON — State Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Shahine Robinson, has announced plans for the promulgation of a new building code next year, and the associated planning and legislation for its enforcement. Speaking at the official opening of the Church Pen community centre and computer facility in St. Catherine, on August 17, Mrs. Robinson said the Department of...

MONTEGO BAY — State Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Shahine Robinson, is urging Jamaicans to take advantage of facilities created by the Government to own land, so as to contribute to their personal advancement and the development of their community and parish. She was addressing a civic ceremony to celebrate the 124th anniversary of the birth of National...

KINGSTON — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness, said the agency has yielded significant savings from its bedside registration programme. Under the initiative, implemented in January 2007, the agency conducts registration of births at the bedside of the mother, and the initial copy of the birth certificate is issued free of cost. Dr....

KINGSTON — Public sector workers from various departments are benefitting from a workshop aimed at enhancing their knowledge about state protocol and social etiquette. Director for Human Resource Development, at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Gail Williams, speaking at the opening of the two-day session on August 15 at the OPM, said that at the end of the...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) — Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Hon. Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis on Monday said that the assumption of office by the new Secretary-General of CARICOM, His Excellency Irwin LaRocque, marks a turning point in the history of the Community. Ambassador LaRocque assumed the position of CARICOM...

KINGSTON — Road surfacing works along the Scotts Cove to Belmont main road in Westmoreland are to get underway, following Cabinet’s approval of a $279 million contract to undertake the activities. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on August 10, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, informed that Asphaltic Concrete Enterprise...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has informed that an additional $230 million is needed to cover the added expenses associated with the recently concluded 2011 Population and Housing Census. Speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on August 10, the Minister said this additional figure is contained in a...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has reviewed a proposal to expand land titling capacity under the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP). Speaking on Wednesday's August 10 Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said that Government is considering combining two pieces of legislation to expand LAMP's land titling capacity....

KINGSTON — The Government has moved to strengthen the authority of the Consumer Affairs Commission to resolve consumer disputes. Speaking on Wednesday August 10 Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said Cabinet has agreed to amend the Consumer Protection Act, 2005. Drafting instructions have been issued to...

KINGSTON — Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, has suggested that school librarians develop the skills to support students and effectively manage library facilities. “We have to be prepared to embrace change in this 21st century. We have to become comfortable in a new environment,” Dr. Dunn stated. He was speaking on the topic, “Providing an Enabling Environment”,...

MONTEGO BAY — Prime Minister Hon. Bruce Golding has said that the Auditor General and all the functions attached to that office have been brought sharply into public focus because of the critical importance in the stemming and restoring of public confidence in government and governance. He was addressing several Auditors General representing some twenty countries at the opening ceremony of a...