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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...

A room dedicated to the memory of Jamaica's cultural icon, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou), will be opened on July 26 at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada. That day is the first anniversary of Miss Lou's death, and the room will be opened by Ontario's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Hon. Mike Colle and the Chief Executive Officer of Harbourfront...

Jamaicans in the South Florida community will fellowship next Sunday (July 29), at the annual Ecumenical Service in recognition of the nation's Emancipation and 45th anniversary of Independence. The service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale in Downtown, Fort Lauderdale. Proceeds of collection from the service will go towards the Swift Purscell Boys' Home in St....

President of the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA), Dr. Jay Haviser has urged the region's archaeologists to make their work more relevant to the masses, even as the emphasis shifts to a new course that demands an understanding of current cultures. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 22nd Congress of IACA, held at the Jamaica Conference Centre today...