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Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of National Security, Dr. Ann-Marie Barnes, has urged the United States Congress to review its legislation on deportees, with a view to more appropriately balancing the interests of the deporting country, the individual being deported, the best interests of children, and the long-term impact on receiving countries. In her testimony before the U.S. House...

The Ministry of Education and Youth will be spending some $1.1 billion on secondary school fees for the 2007/2008 academic year. This announcement was made by the Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry-Wilson at a press briefing to update the media on preparations for the new school year, which begins in September. The briefing was held on (July 24)...

Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica residing in Washington, D.C. will celebrate Jamaica's 45th year of Independence with several events, to be hosted by Jamaican Ambassador to the United States, Professor Gordon Shirley and the Jamaican embassy in Washington, D.C. The events will begin with a Jamaica Night at Zanzibar on the Waterfront, downtown Washington, D.C., featuring the Bare Essentials Band...

All business has ceased in both Houses of Parliament with the dissolution of Parliament officially becoming effective on (July 25). On July 24, Governor-General His Excellency, the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth Hall sent three Proclamation letters informing the Clerk of the House, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House that the Houses of Parliament, comprising the...

You may have seen a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) helicopter combing the skies during a joint-military operation, or you may have heard of a critically ill person being airlifted to hospital. This illustrates just a few of the diverse duties of the JDF Air Wing but behind what we see in the air are personnel, on the ground and in...

The benefits of the application of greenhouse technology to agricultural production will highlight St. Mary's contribution to this year's Denbigh Agricultural show to be held from Saturday, August 4 to Monday, August 6 at the Denbigh show grounds in May Pen, Clarendon. In a recent JIS News interview, Lavon Murdoch, Jamaica Agricultural Society's Parish Manager for St. Mary said the...

Three outstanding Jamaicans were conferred with the Order of Jamaica (OJ) yesterday (July 24), by the Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth Hall, at King's House. Two church leaders - Reverend the Hon. Carmen Stewart, Custos of St. Andrew, and Reverend the Hon. Canon Weeville Gordon, Custos of Kingston - were among the recipients awarded for outstanding service...

Cabinet has approved a proposal from the Trelawny Parish Council to sell two parcels of land known as Abattoir and Delgado to the Port Authority of Jamaica. This was announced by Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, at the weekly post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House, on (July 23). The Council is proposing to sell Abattoir lands,...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Racar Ingeniros, C.A (Racar), in the sum of US$2,496,830.77, for the restoration and refurbishing of the Port Maria Civic Centre (Phase 2), in the parish of St. Mary. The project is being executed under the San Jose Accord, and will continue the restoration and refurbishing of the Port Maria Civic Centre,...

A contract has been awarded to Latmar Enterprise limited in the sum of $15,942,664, to supply and deliver general construction material to the Morris Meadows Housing Development (Phase 2) in Portmore, St. Catherine. This contract was approved by Cabinet, on (July 23), at Jamaica House. "The development plan for the Morris Meadows Housing Project along Grange Lane, Portmore, St. Catherine,...

Residents of the community of New Road and surrounding districts in St. Mary are benefiting from a much improved water supply system as a result of the help of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). Prior to the improvement, residents of the area had to endure the inconvenience of being served by an inadequate and unreliable supply system. The upgrading...

In keeping with constitutional provisions Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has written to Governor General Professor Kenneth Hall requesting the dissolution of Parliament with effect from July 25th 2007, to make way for the holding of Jamaica's 15th General Elections since Adult Suffrage. The Chief Parliamentary Counsel acting on the instruction of the Governor General will now prepare a Proclamation...