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Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, has said that the preservation and protection of the human rights of Jamaicans, remains a priority of the Government. "The relationship between citizen and human rights has been and continues to be a priority issue for the Government and so we share the view that the citizens of Jamaica must have...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has welcomed plans by the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), to launch the Jamaica Press Institute. Plans for the institute were outlined by PAJ President, Byron Buckley, when he visited King's House on December 1. The Governor-General said it is fitting that the PAJ should launch a training and research...

A Ministry Paper on the revised Government of Jamaica Handbook of Public Sector Procurement Procedures, was tabled in the House of Representatives, by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, on December 2. According to the Ministry Paper, the Handbook is now structured to serve as an operating manual for procurement staff and all persons concerned with procurement....

Single mothers are being urged to reach out to the fathers of their children, to help in the nurturing of their offspring. "My highest regard to the mothers playing a dual role, but guess what mothers, we cannot train boys to be men", said Public Relations Officer for the Ministry of Education's Region 6, Yvette Dennis. "We've got to put...

The proposed National Minerals Policy should result in efficient and timely rehabilitation of lands after mining, and clear regulations on mineral tenure, revocation, penalties and compensation. This was outlined recently by Chairman of the National Minerals Policy Committee, Oral Rainford, when he addressed a meeting of the Alumina Partners of Jamaica (ALPART) Community Council, in Nain, St. Elizabeth. "The Government...

Come February 21 next year, the Ministry of Agriculture will officially launch the National Food Security Programme (NFSP), which will turn national attention towards the need to ensure food security, as well as initiatives being undertaken by the Government in this respect. Agriculture Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton, who made this announcement at a press conference held at the Terra Nova...

The Port Antonio Water, Drainage and Sewage Project is on track for completion by the fourth quarter of 2011, Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has said. Dr. Chang, who was providing an update of the project in the House of Representatives yesterday (Dec. 2), said that a contract for the construction of the new sewage plant is...

Graduates of the Bethlehem Moravian College, in St. Elizabeth, have been encouraged by Chairman of the Board, Lowell Morgan, to stay in Jamaica, and use their skills gained at the institution, to build a better society. "I hope that you have learnt the importance of service to the greater society, and to God. You may feel that by yourself, you...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, who has ministerial responsibility for the National Water Commission (NWC), recently signed a US$24 million contract with the Hazama Corporation of Japan, for the construction of the Kingston Metropolitan Area (KMA) Water Supply Project, Lot II. When completed, the project will help to bring 5.3 million gallons of water to areas of...

Debate on a Bill to amend the Jury Act, so as to enable the Registrar of the Supreme Court to make appropriate arrangements for the serving of summonses on jurors, and to remove from the Commissioner of Police, the responsibility for the serving of such summonses, began on December 2 in the House of Representatives. "This is important, as given...

Caribbean Local Government Ministers have approved the final draft of the Regional Policy and Co-operation Framework on Local Governance, which will serve as a guide towards enhancing Local Government in the region. The sanctioning of the policy came after two days of meetings in Montego Bay, St. James from December 1 to 2. The policy, which will serve as a...

Some 170 parents in St. Elizabeth attended a recent parenting forum, at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), where they were engaged in discussions on the rights and protection of the child, and various skills needed to rear children. Guidance Counsellor at the institution, Flora McLean, told JIS News, that the topics covered, should ensure that parents who attended...