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Minister of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Karl Samuda, has emphasized that the National Certification Body of Jamaica (NCBJ), has laid the foundation for the establishment of a level of credibility that will ensure and enhance the country's competitiveness. He also noted that the body would allow Jamaica to produce goods at a quality that would enable the country to compete...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has impacted the lives of 1.3 million Jamaicans from inner-city and rural communities since its inception 12 years ago. Over the period, US$167 million has been invested in 750 projects and while these are landmark figures, the JSIF approach in reaching the most underserved is perhaps the single most important factor that has contributed...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Jamaica must get back to the family and the role it plays because it is there that each person finds roots, connections, bearings and directions. He said that although people may stray or their behaviour may vary at times, it is the home and the role of the family that creates the architecture of behaviour....

Legislative changes designed to strengthen the country's efforts to fight crime were unveiled by Prime Minister Bruce Golding in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 22). Mr. Golding announced seven initiatives that are intended to curb criminal activity in the country. His announcement followed weeks of intense discussions with the Opposition and consultations with critical stakeholders including human rights...

Mr. President, all of my previous contributions to "State of the Nation" Debates in this Senate have been as a member of the Parliamentary Opposition. Today, I have the honour to be making my contribution as a member of the Government of Jamaica. I have been assigned responsibility by Prime Minister the Honourable Bruce Golding, as Minister of State in...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding is of the view that the United States embargo against Cuba has no usefulness and that its impracticability is glaringly obvious and stands in stark contrast to how other countries are treated. Mr. Golding's comments were made on Wednesday, July 23 at a forum hosted by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) under the theme 'Cuba...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding says Government has set aside in this year's budget $682 million to continue work on a number of social intervention programmes, including the Citizens Security and Justice programme. He said that under the Citizens Security and Justice Programme, some 17 communities have already been targeted and that the programme had been successful in some communities but...

Developed states through their consolidation of media and information communication technologies often shape the views of reality and structure the perspectives of consumers in the developing states. This is the 'world information order' and it is being challenged. Expressing this view, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports (MICYS), Faith Innerarity tells JIS News that, "What...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that the Ministry's $2.5 million allocation to the Christiana Potato Growers Co-operative Association Limited, will assist with the development of a tissue culture facility that will provide planting material for irish potatoes. Responding to questions raised by Member of Parliament for Central Kingston, Ronald Thwaites, in the House of Parliament on Tuesday...

Drivers and sidemen directly employed to the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) have been given an opportunity to vie for prizes in the recently launched 'Get the Cash Competition.' The competition is part of efforts to improve the quality of service delivery and to raise the morale of NSWMA sanitation teams across the island. The launch took place at...

River training to protect the banks leading to the newly constructed multi-million dollar Yallahs bridge in St. Thomas, has begun. The river training works, expected to last for six months, will cover some 300 metres. The $400 million bridge is expected to be opened in October. Communications Manager at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, told JIS News that...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, is calling on law abiding citizens to utilise their physical and mental resources to tackle the challenges facing communities. The appeal was made during the Victim Support Unit's (VSU) Anniversary Church Service at the Emmanuel Apostolic Church in Portmore, St. Catherine on July 20. The service was held under the theme:...