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Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Reginald Budhan has strongly stressed the need for stringent measures to be implemented for the smooth and legitimate operation of the scrap metal industry. Mr. Budhan was speaking at a June 12 meeting with scrap metal operators and the Commissioner of Customs, Danville Walker to identify practical solutions to...

Jamaica's sugar production is expected to fall approximately 2,000 tonnes below projections this season, due to a shortfall in cane production. Head of Jamaica Cane Product Sales, Karl James, told JIS News that cane yield was expected to rise this year as new cane came into production, but this was not the case. In addition, late starts at some factories...

Distinguished Jamaican clergyman, Rev. Dr. Joel Edwards, will deliver the keynote address at the annual pastors and leaders symposium organized by the New York-based Intercessory Prayer Ministry International (IPMI). The two-day event will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel, JFK International Airport in Queens, New York on June 20 and 21. Rev. Edwards, who is Director General of the...

The youth arm of the Jamaican Diaspora Canada Foundation has announced plans to expand its assistance projects in the island, by undertaking a multi-million dollar community development initiative in Rocky Point, St. Thomas. The disclosure came as the group of 150 young delegates met with the Jamaican press yesterday (June 13) at the Canadian High Commission, ahead of next week's...

As oil prices soar and the cost of energy skyrockets, Jamaicans are being reminded to exercise greater control over their use of electricity. "You have control over the cost you pay for electricity and the amount of energy you consume," said Senior Energy Management Engineer at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Volton Campbell. "You have control over what you do...

Parents in and around the parish of Manchester on Wednesday (June 11) benefited from a workshop put on by the Mandeville division of the Mico Care Centre. The workshop was part of a regular forum by the Centre to improve the child rearing skills of parents and caregivers. Participants were exposed to expert views on behavior management, the role of...

An investigator's manual and a handbook, designed to improve crime detection and investigative capabilities, are being prepared for publication by the Serious and Organized Crime Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). According to Assistant Commissioner of Police, Les Green, the manual and handbook are 98 per cent ready for publication. "They will be published very shortly. I haven't got...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has called on Jamaicans to combine their efforts to combat the plague of crime and violence. "We have to summon the will to act together, not compromisingly, but to act in a manner that is selfless, to rid this society of the single most debilitating disease that we have, the one thing that is standing...

Education Minister, Andrew Holness is underscoring the significant benefits which Jamaica can gain by virtue of more persons being bi-lingual. Speaking at the presentation of the annual Ruta Quetzal Scholarship at the Embassy of Spain in Kingston on June 11, Mr. Holness said that if more Jamaicans were able to master a second language, particularly Spanish, this would lead to...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, has said that construction work is to begin on 11 bridges this calendar year, under the R.A. Murray Bridge Programme. These are located in Milk River, Black River, Bog Walk, Sevens, Johnson River, Martha Brae, Queens, Gordon Town, Waterloo, Angels, and Worthy Park. In addition, the programme has...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Joseph Hibbert, has said that a road maintenance master plan has been developed and is currently being reviewed by the Cabinet. "Once Cabinet's approval has been granted, the expenditure on our roads will ensure a gradual improvement to the entire network. In addition, there will be a general improvement to...

The historic Ward Theatre, situated downtown Kingston, is to be renovated, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has announced. "The Ward Theatre is on stream for the refurbishing that it needs to bring it back to the glory days and beyond," Mr. Bartlett said during a post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House on June 11. He said that the California-based Paramount...