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Member of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Climate Change Group and Physics Lecturer in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Dr. Michael Taylor, is appealing to the Private Sector, the Government and fellow academics to increase their support of climate-based research, so that Jamaica can respond appropriately, and cope effectively with the challenges of climate change. Speaking...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has expressed regret at the passing yesterday (October 1) of Jamaica's former Ambassador to the United States, the Hon. Keith Johnson O.J. Ambassador Johnson passed away, peacefully, at his home in New York. He was 88 years old. A release from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Friday (October 2) said that Mr. Golding noted...

Jamaican lawyer, Dr. Delroy Beckford, examines the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) regulation of trade remedies and the power dynamics of countries settling disputes in his book 'Power and Judicial Activism in the WTO: The Appellate Body's Interpretation of Trade Remedy Agreements'. The book, which was launched at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston on October 1, looks at some landmark rulings...

Bus operators will have to treat their franchises with more respect or they will put their licences at risk. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding issued this warning during his Jamaica House Live call-in radio programme this week. Responding to a caller who complained about the ongoing unreliable bus service in the Waterhouse area of kingston, the Prime Minister said:...

Students of the University of the West Indies (UWI) and residents of the surrounding communities are to get direct answers to their concerns on Tuesday (October 6), when Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding attends a Town Hall meeting organised by Taylor Hall students, as part of a special week of activities on the campus. Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew...

The lives of students from six schools for the deaf have been made easier by the provision of computers and audio-visual equipment, through funding from the Government's Universal Access Fund Company Limited. The equipment, valued at $6 million, which will make communications much easier at the institutions, was presented on Wednesday (September 30) at the Danny Williams School for the...

Consultant to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Dr. Barbara Carby, is of the opinion that Jamaicans must be constantly bombarded with the message of disaster mitigation and prevention, even if there is no threat of disaster. "Disaster risk reduction is a bit like preaching the gospel; every time is good. You really want to keep disaster...

Portland was one of the parishes worst affected by the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav in August 2008, with the residents of Black Rock, Comfort Castle, Fairy Hill, Forte, Grange Hill, Happy Grove, Hectors River, Islington, Kensington, Long Road, Manchioniel and Windsor Forrest and others counting their losses after the storm had departed. But help was on the way. Some...

The Government will be placing more focus on growing the economy through production and export, said Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. This measure is in addition to prudent management of recurrent expenditure through increased efficiency in debt management, such as reducing interest costs. Minister Shaw, who was speaking in the House of Representatives last night...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has again affirmed his Government's commitment to divest the State of its shares in commercial ventures, but noted that the approach will be strategic. He was speaking to an early morning sitting of the House of Representatives on September 30, following the passing of the Supplementary Estimates by the Standing Finance Committee. "We are...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says the effects of the economic downturn have only made Jamaica's persistent fiscal problems worse. "Our fiscal problems, made worse by the current crisis, are merely the symptom of deeper, more fundamental problems that have long bedeviled us," the Prime Minister said. Mr. Golding explained that the country has suffered chronic indebtedness, so that...

The Forestry Department will be observing National Tree Planting Day on Friday (Oct. 2) under the theme: 'Invest in Forest, Invest in Life'. Forestry Education Officer, Maxine Hinds-Dixon is encouraging persons from across Jamaica to participate in the day's activities by planting a tree. She also informed that seedlings, except for Christmas trees, will be made available free of cost,...