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Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has emphasised the importance of proper marketing in the agricultural sector, pointing out that only strong marketing strategies will convince farmers that the profession is worthwhile. Giving the keynote address at the first Production and Marketing Organisation (PMO) conference staged on June 25 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in association with the...

Head of the Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies (DCFS), Norman Gordon, has said that he will be lobbying to amend the Co-operative Societies Act and Regulations to include youth co-operatives. "Within the school systems and within the youth clubs, we can have legally registered youth co-operatives, wherein which the teachers and the guardians would be there with you to...

State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has praised the staff of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary for providing quality care for the sick and less fortunate persons housed at the facility. "I am very pleased with the care that the matron and her staff have continued to offer here," Mr....

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding yesterday (June 24) officially declared open the new Port Antonio Resident Magistrate's Court at Boundbrook, Portland, with an appeal to the people of Portland to take ownership of the facility to protect it, to ensure it maintains the ambience and pristine quality so it can stand as an instrument for further advancement and development...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has promised that tough measures will be coming with the Sexual Offences Bill; and he urged parents to support the initiative taken by Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, to establish a Parenting Commission. He added, "Protecting children is more than punishing sexual offenders, it requires the promotion of parenting skills and more vigilant...

Opportunities available to young people through participation in the Young Entrepreneurs Programme (YEP), were the major focus of a meeting sponsored by the Development Bank of Jamaica at the Old Marina in Port Antonio on June 19. The programme was announced by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding in the 2009/2010 Budget Debate, and is part of a $2.2 billion...

The Jamaica Import/Export Inspection Centre, expected to reduce overlaps and gaps in the import/export inspection process, was officially opened Tuesday (June 23) during a ceremony at Port Bustamante, Newport West in Kingston. The Centre will operate as a 'one stop shop', housing all the regulatory agencies with responsibility for human safety, animal health and plant health, which fall under the...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says if the country is to attract meaningful investments and business, it must do away with unnecessary bureaucracy, complicated ways of conducting business, and the use of discretion in a way that can lead to unfairness and corruption. He has called for a new philosophy to conducting business in Jamaica. In opening the Jamaica Import/Export Inspection...

Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight, has issued a strong warning that the Agency will be relentless in pursuing and prosecuting individuals and entities deemed in breach of the terms and conditions of their development permits and licences, or who undertake such activity without the requisite approval. In the same vein,...

As climate change continues to be an increasingly topical issue, Jamaicans are becoming more aware of how the sustainability of the ocean impacts their lives, and what they must do to protect it. Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Dr. Ronald Robinson made this observation in a JIS News interview. In fact, fisher...

The Hanover division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has had to deal with an over 300 per cent increase in fires January-May this year, compared to the similar period last year. According to Superintendent in charge of the division, Paul Hibbert, the dramatic increase was due to the amount of bush fires occurring in the parish in the first...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Manpower and Maintenance Services (MMS), Audrey Hinchcliffe, is encouraging Jamaicans to find opportunities in the current global economic crisis. "Great difficulties are linked to great opportunities, so we need to learn how to turn crises into opportunities," Mrs. Hinchcliffe said. She was guest speaker at the launch of an information fair, dubbed 'H.O.P.E. in Recession...