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The Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) recently awarded several students and schools at the basic, primary and secondary levels for being consistent savers in its School Savers Programme. At a function held at the Golf View Hotel where the participants received their awards, coordinator of the programme, Diana Cunningham said that the initiative was designed to develop a culture of...

Officials of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) have updated farmers in Manchester and St. Elizabeth on strategies that they need to employ when selling produce. Representatives of the agency, led by Executive Director, Al Powell, was on a 'meet the farmers' tour of the two parishes last week where they addressed various issues affecting farmers. At a meeting held...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague, has said that all Councillors should be duly recognized and included on the order of precedence at official functions. "When you check on the order of precedence, Councillors are not included on the order, so that at official functions Councillors are not...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said the government will ensure that the Independent Investigative Authority that is being created to investigate abuse of citizens' rights by members of the security forces will be properly resourced and held accountable. Mr. Golding said the intention behind the establishment of the Authority was to ensure that the investigation of alleged abuses will be done...

The Bauxite and Alumina Trading Company of Jamaica (BATCo) continued its mission during the 2007/08 fiscal period to efficiently market the Government's alumina entitlements, optimize the returns on sector investment, and promote sector expansion and development. As outlined in a Ministry Paper, which was tabled recently in the House of Representatives, BATCO carried out a number of activities to this...

The Ministry of Tourism will be rolling out its 'Tourism Service Excellence' programme on July 25, as part of initiatives to enhance and improve the tourism product. The programme is geared towards promoting excellence within the sector in order to improve the competitiveness of the local tourism product in the global marketplace. At a recent (July 9) media forum at...

Deputy Financial Secretary in the Taxation Division of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Paul Lai is calling on persons operating in the informal business sector to get rid of their "tax me if you can" mentality. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' today (July 15), Mr. Lai said that there is need for improved tax administration, as...

The Local Government Reform Unit will undertake a review of the trade licence regime in September, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague has announced. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Parish Council on July 10, the State Minister advised that the review process should take between six to...

Imagine a blazing inferno, with extremely high flames, where the heat is unbearable and all you can do is run for cover. Now imagine that the same blazing inferno is violence in a community, and despite the heat, the residents have nowhere to run. Today, thanks to the Community Policing initiative in the Gregory Park area of St. Catherine South,...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh is leading Jamaica's delegation at the 6th United Kingdom (UK)/Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Forum now underway in London. The UK/Caribbean Ministerial Forum was first established in 1998 and is held every two years. UK Foreign Office Minister Meg Munn and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Jamaican talk show host and author, Beverley Anderson-Manley, will make a guest appearance in this year's 10th anniversary staging of the Harlem Book Fair at the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture in New York, USA, between July 18 and 20. Mrs. Anderson-Manley, ex-wife of late Jamaican Prime Minister - Michael Manley, will be joined by broadcast journalist, Cliff...

The Rotary Club of Santa Cruz has erected a clock tower in the town centre, in memory of Irving Hanson, who served the area as a Councillor for 25 years. At the dedication ceremony, held on July 10 in the town, Assistant District Governor of the Rotary Club, Dr. Lynden Rose said the clock should be a reminder for all...