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The Electronic Transaction Act has been hailed as a piece of legislation that will revolutionize the way business is conducted at the Companies of Jamaica (COJ), because it will facilitate an electronic signature. Speaking with JIS News, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the COJ, Shellie Leon said, "with the passing of the Act and the Regulations, which we are looking...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) has reported a significant increase in the number of bills of sale recorded at its Island Record Office (IRO), with more than 9,800 submissions during the 2006/07 financial year, compared with 5,895 for the 2005/06 financial year. A bill of sale is a legal document made by a seller to a purchaser, which includes the...

More than 8,000 pounds of relief supplies, donated by Jamaicans in South Florida, were shipped to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) last week. The items, which are to be distributed to victims of Hurricane Dean, included large quantities of drinking water, non-perishable food, infant supplies, batteries, flashlights, toiletries, and clothing. This shipment was coordinated by members...

Four judges were on (Sept. 21) sworn into the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall, at a ceremony held at King's House. The judges are: Mahadev Dukharan and Gloria Smith, who will serve in the Court of Appeal; while Bertram Morrison and Sarah Thompson-James, will serve as puisne judges...

State Minister for Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore, will lead an initiative to develop a Skills Bank that will serve as a registry of skilled and certified workers across the island. Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles, made the disclosure during a meeting with members of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) on Thursday (Sept. 20), at...

Maria Young Senior, Plant Health Officer for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has said that the Ministry of Agriculture is fully committed to putting in place the necessary management structures to rid the island of the Pink Hibiscus Mealy Bug. Mrs. Young, who was addressing a seminar hosted by the Port Antonio office of RADA recently at the Portland...

Minister of Industry, Commerce and Investment, Karl Samuda, has said that the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) must protect those who bring to the market, innovation and talent that leads to true economic development. Speaking at the 8th staging of the annual Shirley Playfair Lecture held on Thursday night (Sept. 20) at the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston, the Minister said,...

All is now set for the re-admittance of some 480 grades seven and nine students to the Jose Marti Technical High in St. Catherine today (Sept. 24). Overcrowding, due to the non-completion of a classroom block, had forced the school to send the students home last week. The school has said that Hurricane Dean and the subsequent loss of electricity,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, has said that the government will be expanding its social security net to include citizens over 75 years, who are not benefiting from existing programmes, as well as the nation's poorest families. The Minister, who was speaking at a meeting with representatives of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) on Thursday...

The Port Antonio Hospital in Portland recently benefited from medical supplies valued at approximately $1 million, which were donated by the crew of the United States Navy vessel HSV-2 Swift. The vessel is currently docked at the Boundbrook Wharf in Port Antonio, which is the final stop of its six-month deployment to the Caribbean and Central America. The donation comprised...

Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson will be honoured by the Caribbean Bar Association's (CBA) South Florida chapter for outstanding contribution to the Caribbean American community as well as his work in the development of CARICOM and the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). At the association's 12th annual awards banquet slated for Saturday (Sept. 29) at the Westin Diplomat Hotel...

Professor Michael Bucknor of the University of West Indies, Mona is the new chair of the Canada and Caribbean region for the 2008 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Professor Bucknor is one of two new regional chairs for the award, with the other being Professor Makarand Paranjape of Jawaharlal Nehru University, India for Europe and South Asia. In the meantime, entries are...