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Prime Minister Bruce Golding, will receive an update on the progress that the Government has made, to put into action key policy initiatives at a National Planning Summit (NPS) in Kingston tomorrow (Jan 7). The national assembly is being convened by the Programme Management Office (PMO) in the Office of the Prime Minister and will bring together expert teams of...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising the public not to provoke crocodiles, if the animals are seen in or near human communities. The Agency is warning persons not to copy recent inhumane acts, where persons have used live animals as bait in a bid to lure crocodiles from waterways, which in some instances are their natural habitats....

The Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID) of the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, is currently undertaking a National Food Safety Compliance Programme, aimed at certifying all major food establishments across the island. Director, and Chief Food Storage Officer of the FSPID, Roy McNeil, says the programme, which started in May 2008 aims to ensure that the...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, has said that the Ministry's major focus for 2009, would be the implementation of the 124 recommendations made during the strategic review of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). In an interview with JIS News, the Minister pointed out that special emphasis would be placed on the recommendation to change the culture of...

Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Sharon Crooks, has commended the fiscal authorities for their quick response in ensuring that the tax and duty relief announced in the Government's stimulus package, have been passed on to the various stakeholders. The revenue foregone, based on the stimulus package, is estimated at $862 million for the period...

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is reminding the public that under the Wild Life Protection Act, it is illegal to buy and/or sell Jamaican Parrots, which are the Yellow-billed Parrot (Amazona collaria) and Black-billed Parrot (Amazona agilis). Persons found guilty of this offence can face a maximum fine of $100,000 or twelve (12) months in prison. It is...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding, has acknowledged that the Church in his West Kingston constituency has played an important role in reducing crime. Mr. Golding was speaking at the Healing and Restoration Service, at the New Testament Church of God, Beeston Street yesterday (Sunday, January 4). "The Superintendent told me that in the West Kingston Police Division, murder was down by...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has pledged his support to have dialogue with Church leaders, noting that the relationship between the state and church must never be so distant that the state can believe that it can proceed without the Church. ' I pledge my own support in the dialogue that I maintain with Church leaders to ensure that we calibrate...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed the army to establish temporary military police post in Gravel Heights, St Catherine, in an effort to bring the situation there under control. Mr. Golding said every effort will be made so that persons who were forced to flee the community will be able to return to their homes. 'The government will not allow...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange is among a group of outstanding Caribbean women and women's organisations, recently honoured by the New York-based Everybody's Magazine, at its Women of Distinction Gala Awards held in Brooklyn in the United States of America (USA). The women were honoured by the Caribbean-American magazine for excellence in their chosen fields. At...

Civil Servants are being encouraged to take advantage of the various training opportunities provided under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Government and trade unions representing public sector workers. Vice President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Helen Davis Whyte, tells JIS News, that through the training initiatives, which comprises capacity building and skills training, public sector workers...

The Swaby's Hope community in Manchester, yesterday (January 1), staged a new year's get-together, with many residents from surrounding districts turning out to participate in several games. Manager for the South Stars Youth Club, Egbert Walters, told JIS News that the event could help to integrate the communities, and to expose local talent. "These community events are very important; they...