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A forensic audit of the operations of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), which started today, is to be conducted over the next 17 weeks, Jamaica House has disclosed. Cabinet was briefed on the issue last week Monday. The brief stated that the exercise arose out of a preliminary assessment of the PCJ, Petrojam, and Petcom, by a Canadian forensic...

The Possibility Programme, for vulnerable boys, may be expanded to Spanish Town and Montego Bay, says the director, Lolita Philips. "We expect to continue the mandate of improving the lives of vulnerable youths in the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA). However, I should also tell you that, currently, steps are being taken to extend the programme to other locations, where similar...

Ground was broken on Saturday (Feb. 14), symbolically marking the official start of construction of the long awaited Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James. The facility, located in the Rose Hall area of Montego Bay, will be financed by the Government of China through a concessional loan agreement, with major financial input also from the Government of Jamaica. In...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will be conferred with the Great Cross of the Order of the Civil Merit of Spain, when Spain's King Juan Carlos 1 and Queen Sofia, visit Jamaica from February 17-18, 2009. Approval for Prime Minister Golding to be incorporated into the Order of the Civil Merit of Spain was authorised by the Council of Ministers of...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, says that China has long been valued friend and important partner of Jamaica and this partnership is especially important to the island at this time, when the country is experiencing the impact of the global economic crisis. The Prime Minister said that both countries were currently engaged in discussions towards further co-operation and assistance through projects,...

The Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange, Minister of Information Culture Youth and Sports has expressed her sympathy to Anthony Fairclough, otherwise known as "Michigan" of the DJ duo, "Michigan and Smiley", and to his brother Wayne, football coach of Kingston College and former coach of Waterhouse Football Club, following the death of four their relatives in the recent airplane disaster in...

The Bureau of Women's Affairs has joined the growing list of organizations and public officials in commending the Broadcasting Commission for its decision to ban songs with explicit sexual content from the nation's airwaves. "We welcome this decision because I think it has been long overdue," said Executive Director of the Bureau, Faith Webster, in an interview with JIS News....

Vice President of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, arrived at the Sangster International Airport last night (Feb 13) for a visit to Montego Bay. The Vice President, accompanied by his official party, was met by Minister of Transport and Works, The Hon. Mike Henry, Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. The Hon. Horace Chang, Minister of...

President of the Senate, Dr. Oswald Harding, has expressed appreciation for the technical and cultural co-operation, and the various bilateral agreements between Jamaica and China. "I [would] like to see the growth and development of cultural exchanges between our peoples," Dr Harding said at today's(Feb 12) meeting with Vice President of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping,...

Representatives of various sections within the music industry as well as from a number of agencies will join the Prime Minister, the Honourable Bruce Golding and the Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange for the meeting tomorrow morning (Friday, 13th February) at Jamaica House to discuss appropriate action to deal with negative and lewd...

Mr. Vice President, you have honoured us greatly by your visit. We welcome you most sincerely and, as you have come from the cold winter of China, we hope that you will enjoy not only the bright Caribbean sunshine but also the warmth of our Jamaican hospitality. Your visit is important and means a great deal to us because it...

Preparations are in high gear for the visit of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia, to Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The Spanish Monarchs, who are to be conferred with national civil decorations by the Government, will be in the island on a two-day State visit from February 17 to 18. Mayor of Spanish Town, Dr. Andrew...