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Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission, Cordel Green, has said that if Jamaica is to participate, fully, in the new information economy, it will need to develop a media literate population. According to the Executive Director in an interview with the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Jamaicans must not be satisfied just being consumers of the products, but must also aim...

TIME Magazine today named ace Jamaican sprinter and world record holder for the 100 and 200 metres, Usain Bolt, among the four runners-up for its prestigious "Person of the Year" 2009. The award went to Ben Bernanke, the 56-year-old chairman of the United States' central bank, the Federal Reserves, who is credited with preventing the economic catastrophe threatened by the...

Days after the disappearance of Jamaica Information Service (JIS) printer/pressman, Michael Roberts, members of the JIS remain vigilant in their plea for his safe return. Mr. Roberts has been reported missing since Wednesday, December 16. Printery Supervisor at the JIS, Mr. Colbert Simpson, who has known Michael for six years, describes him as a gentle fun-loving person. "He is very...

Major highlights of the activities of the Government in 2009, as carried out by the various Ministries and Agencies, are to be revisited in 'Year In Review' stories and photographs produced by the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). The stories and photographs will be published in a 'Voice of Jamaica' Supplement to be made available as a pullout in the Jamaica...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, said Wednesday night (December 23) that his administration accepted the principle of sharing the tax burden more proportionately and equitably as a sound argument. He said that, accordingly, the following additional measures will be introduced in the revised tax package: The personal income tax rate will be increased to 27.5 per cent on all...

"We have listened and we have heard," was Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding's response to public criticism of the tax package announced in the House of Representatives, last week Thursday. In a national broadcast on Wednesday night (December 23), Mr. Golding said, "the response from the people of Jamaica has been loud and profound." "I want to commend the...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding on Wednesday night (December 23) announced a revised tax package which seeks to minimise, as much as possible, the impact on poor families. The new package ensures that basic food items, sanitary napkins, disposable diapers, orthopedic apparatus including wheelchairs, white canes for the blind and other aids for the disabled, sports equipment, furnishing for...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding stated Wednesday night (December 23) that the Government is seeking substantial reductions in both interest charges it pays on instruments held by the banks, as well as interest rates, in general. Mr. Golding said in his national broadcast on tax measures being introduced by his Government, that these were compelling reasons not to impose...

Members of the Emergency Response Unit at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston are being praised for their response to Wednesday (Dec. 22) night's landing mishap involving an American Airlines flight from Miami, USA. The aircraft, flight AA 331, carrying 145 passengers and six crew members, presumably overshot the NMIA runway on its final approach at approximately 10:25...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) issued a release Tuesday (Dec 22) evening, urging persons who feel threatened by flooding triggered by the current rains to seek shelter with relatives or friends. The release from ODPEM stated: "As the island continues to be impacted by conditions associated with the flashflood currently in effect, persons are being asked...

An American Airlines Flight, Number AA 331, was involved in a landing mishap last night (December 22), after it presumably overshot the runway at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), in Kingston, Jamaica. The incident took place during heavy rains, which have been affecting the island for the past two days. Speaking with JIS News, Minister without Portfolio in the...

Government is to divest a number of companies in which it has full or part ownership. Prime Minister Bruce Golding in making the announcement in Parliament on December 17 said the companies to be divested are: Clarendon Aluminum Productions, Port of Kingston, the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), National Road and Operating Construction Company (NROCC), Central Waste Water Treatment Plant,...