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KINGSTON — The recently launched vital statistics manual will ensure greater accuracy and reliability of data collected by the island's civil registry and statistical agencies to better plan for the country's future and enable international bodies to more accurately measure Jamaica’s progress. “The data is critical for us as a country to assess our own progress. It is used by...

KINGSTON — The Voice of Jamaica, the flagship monthly newspaper publication of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), has doubled its circulation from 40,000 copies to 80,000 this month. The publication, which was launched in January 2009, began as a monthly supplement in the Observer, which was inserted on the last Wednesday each month. It highlights the work of public sector...

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) — In a rallying speech aimed directly at the people of the Caribbean, Amb. Lolita Applewhaite, acting Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), on Thursday evening exhorted them to embrace and nurture the regional integration movement. At the Opening Ceremony of the Thirty-Second Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM at...

KINGSTON — Cabinet has approved toll increases for the Kingston to Spanish Town, and Portmore legs of Highway 2000, effective July 9. For Kingston to Spanish Town, the fee for class one vehicles remains at $80, while class two will go from $110 to $120, and class three will move from $210 to $230. Meanwhile, motorists using the Portmore leg...

Diplomatic strategies to enhance Jamaica’s development process were discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding and Heads of Missions, at Jamaica House, on May 28. Addressing the diplomats, the Prime Minister thanked them for effectively representing their country and encouraged them to increase dialogue with non-traditional partners in an attempt to diversify the country’s foreign relations....

KINGSTON — Minister with Responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has indicated that Solicitor General, Douglas Leys, will continue to advise the Government until a new Attorney General is appointed. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, in naming a new Cabinet yesterday June 28, said the position of Attorney-General will be separated from that of Minister...

KINGSTON — President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Procurement Institute (INPRI), Jorge Claro, has commended the Jamaican Government for developing a sound procurement policy, as well as a cadre of trained professionals to deal with it. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a workshop on public procurement at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston,...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has announced the following changes to the Cabinet: Hon. Christopher Tufton - Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce Hon. Robert Montaque - Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries Hon. Delroy Chuck - Minister of Justice Mr. Clive Mullings - Minister of Energy & Mining Hon. Arthur Williams - Minister without Portfolio in the Cabinet Office with responsibility for...

WASHINGTON — Jamaica’s Prime Minister, the Hon Bruce Golding, and Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, have singled out the Washington-based Jamaica Women of Washington (JWoW) for its continued support for health and education in Jamaica. In his message to mark JWoW’s Ninth Annual Tea Off to Good Health and Silent Auction, at the Four Seasons Hotel,...

KINGSTON — Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has said that Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding’s recent Washington D.C. visit has “gone a far way” in advancing the directives he has given to the team negotiating with public sector unions. Mr. Vaz, who was addressing journalists at Wednesday’s (June 22) post-Cabinet press briefing...

KINGSTON — Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Professor Hopeton Dunn, says the agency is recommending a range of fines, with a maximum $15 million, on persons found guilty of engaging in the illicit practice of payola.  Payola is defined as the practice of paying bribes, particularly to radio personalities, for airplay to the recordings of unknown artistes, as a means...

KINGSTON — Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Arthur Williams, announced Tuesday June 21 that a ceremony will be held at Jamaica House on Friday June 24, for the signing of an agreement between the Government and public sector unions who have accepted its pay offer. The United District Constables Association (UDCA) became...