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In an effort to underscore the value of statistics as an important resource in planning and decision-making, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) will, this Thursday (October 15), celebrate the first Caribbean Statistics Day. "Jamaica is a member of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians and one of the things that we have been promoting is to develop an awareness...

Residents of Clarendon, Manchester, St. Elizabeth and St. Thomas are being urged to participate in a series of community meetings being undertaken by the Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP), to highlight the importance of acquiring land titles. The meetings, which are conducted by field officers, are already underway in various communities in the targeted parishes and will be ongoing....

Member of the Manchester Parish Development Committee (PDC), Clarence Miller, has urged residents of Maidstone to put measures in place to market their community as a historical attraction. "Why can't we put a positive spin on what slavery used to represent and ask people to come into the community? I would love to see us have visitors coming through here...

Local Government officials are being urged to assert themselves more in disaster mitigation and management. At a workshop hosted by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) and the Department of Local Government, at the Hilton Kingston Hotel, Friday (October 9), Mayors, Secretary Managers and Parish Disaster Co-ordinators were engaged in discussion on their roles and responsibilities in...

Presentation by the Hon. Bruce Golding Parliamentary DebateSupplementary Budget

In the latter part of 2008, Dr. Clifton Reid was invited by the Manchester Parish Council to chair the Brooks Park Development Management Board. The mandate of the Board was for the development of a family theme park, similar to Emancipation Park in Kingston. "We want to capture an Emancipation Park type thing, where people can go and relax and...

Effective Monday, October 12, permit parking will be officially introduced in the town of Lucea, Hanover.The move is aimed at eliminating indiscriminate street parking, which causes traffic congestion and general disorder in the town, and also earn revenue for the Hanover Parish Council. Mayor of Lucea, Councillor Lloyd Hill, told JIS News that everything is in place for Monday's start....

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding says he is aware that his efforts to restructure the public sector will encounter friction and resistance, as there are some entrenched empires that are going to resist fiercely. "There is a culture that is deep rooted.that is not going to be voluntarily transformed... it will have to be confronted and attacked with a...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) held consultations with the St. Catherine Social Development Commission (SDC) on their roles and responsibilities in the implementation of Vision 2030, on Thursday (October 8), at the SDC's parish office, Spanish Town. Social Sector Specialist at the PIOJ, Charles Clayton, said that the SDC will assist in strengthening the community based approach to mental...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has announced that former Ambassador, the Hon Keith Johnson OJ, will be accorded an official funeral. The body of the former senior diplomat will be flown home from New York for the funeral service at the St Andrew Parish Church, Half Way Tree on Thursday, October 15, starting at 10:00 a.m. Interment follows at Dovecot. A...

The National Coalition on Caribbean Affairs (NCOCA), has described the late former Jamaican Ambassador to the United States, the Hon. Keith Johnson, O.J., as a "true Caribbean man who brought respect and honour to himself, his country, and the Caribbean region." In paying tribute to Ambassador Johnson, General Secretary of NCOCA, Mr. Leopold Edwards, said his passing was a great...

The Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Office (PICA) is urging persons, who have submitted applications for citizenship to contact the agency by November 7 to sort out their applications. Director of Citizenship at PICA, Carole Hammond, said that the agency is experiencing a backlog in the processing of applications. "We have approximately 814 applications in backlog for citizenship to Jamaica and...