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800 persons have gained employment through the refurbished Montego Bay Free Zone. This information was recorded in the annual report for the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) for the 2008/2009 Fiscal Year from the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce. Minister with responsibility for Information, Daryl Vaz told yesterday’s January 26 post cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House that theFCJ...

Minister with responsibility for information, Daryl Vaz has expressed concern over the approach being used by the Office of the Contractor General in the investigation of some government related issues. Responding to questions at this morning’s  post cabinet press briefing January 26  on the  investigations relating to the  sale of Sandals Whitehouse , Mr. Vaz explained that government has furnished the OCG...

Minister with responsibility for Information has given the assurance that those public sector workers who did not receive their salaries on January 25 will receive their payments today January 26. Mr. Vaz explained that this delay was not as a result of a lack of funds by the government to meet its obligations for salaries for some public sector entities....

Prime Minister Bruce Golding today, (January 25) received €28.87million (approximately J$3.37 billion) from the European Union at a Ceremony at Jamaica House. The funds were handed over by Head of Delegation, Ambassador Dr. Marco Mazzochi-Alemanni. This brings the total grants from the EU into the 2010-2011 budget to €66.5 million or J$7.4 billion. A total of €21.55 million of the...

OCHO RIOS — The Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA) in St. Mary welcomed its first international flight on Thursday (Jan. 20), one week after the official opening. At approximately 3:07 pm a private jet out of Toronto, Canada touched down at the airport with founders of international leather goods company “Roots” on board. Impressed with the smooth landing after the...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has embarked on a number of activities in Portland, to sensitise residents to earthquake awareness and mitigating the effects.          The activities began during Earthquake Awareness Week, January 9 to 15, under the theme ‘When an earthquake strikes, be bold, drop, cover and hold,’ and will continue until March. Parish Disaster Co-ordinator...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is expected to table the Parliamentary Integrity Commission’s annual report for 2009 and the attendant financial statements for 2008/2009, in the House of Representatives, shortly. This was disclosed by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications, and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at the Post Cabinet media briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (January 19)....

Jamaican youth have been challenged not to wait on the opportunities to find them but to go in search of them and to let their lights shine. ‘Even if you didn’t get the help and assistance, take charge of your life and let your light shine’. Prime Minister Bruce Golding told an audience of mainly young people to take their school work...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding was assured by the visiting UK Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Jeremy Browne, that he has made representation for a revision on the application on the Air Passenger Duty (APD)  tax which  is levied on travellers to the Caribbean.  Prime Minster Golding received Minister Browne at a Courtesy Call at Jamaica House on January...

Forty young people and two youth teams have been nominated for the Prime Minister's Youth Awards for Excellence. The award ceremony, previously scheduled for December 5, will take place on Sunday, January 23 on the lawns of Jamaica House beginning at 5:30 p.m. The nominees are: Midhun Thomas, Rene Gayle, Alyssa Morgan, Nicola Gaye Maxwell, Jermaine Case, Javian Malcolm, and...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has raised concerns about the provisions of the Whistleblower legislation, which places a duty on individuals, without investigative powers, to follow up on disclosures of misconduct by employees. In his contribution in the House of Representatives to the debate on the Protected Disclosures Act (2010), also called the Whistleblower legislation, Mr. Golding on Tuesday...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said of the late Parliamentarian, and Cabinet Minister, Donald Buchanan, that “he created a little bit of discomfort sometimes. He did it as someone who was committed to the work and service of this Parliament. He was passionate about his party, as we all know, he was passionate about his beliefs, he was passionate about his...