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A number of initiatives, including an early retirement incentive package, is to be implemented to assist persons, who transition out of the public sector. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU), Mrs. Patricia Sinclair-McCalla, who was addressing a Think Tank at the JIS' Half-Way-Tree Road offices in Kingston today (January 19), said that the incentive package...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU), Patricia Sinclair-McCalla, is dispelling the notion that the body is a "cutting unit", noting that the work of the entity is part of a long-term plan to address public sector issues and increase efficiency. She was speaking at a Think Tank held this morning (January 19) at the JIS'...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, has said that the agency's post-earthquake relief efforts in Haiti have been going well. "We have been collecting quite a bit from our side (ODPEM), and from the points of collection that we've outlined within the parishes, and we have been packaging and distributing those to...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding told Parliament on Tuesday that, despite a possibility of Haitians flooding local shores, following last week's deadly earthquake, Jamaica would not turn its back on them. "We will not turn our backs on persons who have suffered a disaster worse than can be imagined. But for the grace of God, their disaster could have...

Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn, said the regulatory agency, which monitors electronic media and cable operators in Jamaica, is strongly committed to ensuring that all players in the local industry operate within fair and established norms of intellectual property. Dr. Dunn was speaking on January 18 at the official launch of HBO Latin America in Jamaica at...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public that the 'Drop, Cover, and Hold' is the appropriate action to reduce injury and death during earthquakes. This methodology is also the accepted safety manoeuvre promoted by United States federal, state and local emergency management experts, the Red Cross, and other official preparedness organisations. The ODPEM does...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding returned home Monday (January 18) from the meeting in the Dominican Republic which discussed assistance and co-ordination of relief efforts for earthquake devastated Haiti. The meeting was convened at the request of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, in his capacity as Chairman of the European Union (EU), to discuss medium and long-term...

Ministry of Labour & Social Security Gov't Assists QuadrupletsKINGSTON (JIS):Monday, January 18, 2010 PRINT THIS SEND TO A FRIEND Minister of Labour and Social Security Hon. Pearnel Charles (left), tries to get the attention of Ruth Anne, as he holds her sister Isabelle during a courtesy call at his offices on North Street in Kingston on January 15. The girls...

The Logos Hope book ship, which arrives in Jamaica on January 20, will bring with it three times as many titles as its predecessor the Logos 11. More than 7,500 titles, covering a range of subjects, will be available for Jamaicans to browse through and make purchases. These include Christian literature, hobbies, science, sports, dictionaries, atlases, children's books and texts...

Concrete houses are reduced to rubble in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, on Thursday (Jan.14) led a team to the island, which included Opposition Leader the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, to view the devastation firsthand. Haitians walk among the rubble from collapsed buildings in capital Port-au-Prince. Prime Minister, Hon....

Reginald and Keisha Hird, regarded as the first Jamaican parents of quadruplets, and their children, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding at Jamaica House in Kingston on Friday (January 15). The visit was less than two weeks before the second birthday of the four girls - Ruth-Anne, Isabelle, Gabrielle and Annabelle - who were delivered...

Jamaica has been designated the centre through which the Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) relief intervention for earthquake-hit Haiti will be channelled. Addressing journalists at a media briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston on Friday (January 15), Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Daryl Vaz, disclosed that this decision was reached during a meeting of CARICOM representatives hosted by Prime Minister the...