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The Kingston and St. Andrew Family Court, will be hosting a parenting seminar tomorrow (Nov. 21), to address issues related to violence against children. Senior Court Administrator, Sylvia Collins Duncan, told JIS News, in an interview that the Family Court sees a lot of cases related to poor parenting and the seminar aims to address those problems. "The Family Court...

Public Relations Officer with the Ministry of Justice, Michael Cohen, is urging Jamaicans to embrace the principles of restorative justice, as a significant step towards healing the nation, and reducing the high crime rate. Speaking with JIS News, at a restorative justice community consultation held recently at the St. Gabriel's Anglican Church Hall in May Pen, Clarendon, Mr. Cohen stated...

Students and adults are now benefitting from a fully equipped Homework and Technology Centre, recently opened at the Hampton Court Community Centre in Golden Grove, St. Thomas. Funds for the $2.7 million project were provided by the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica and includes sums for the purchasing of additional reading materials, television and other equipment to assist in the educational...

President of the Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) and station operator of Petcom Portmore, Trevor Barnes, has revealed that since the introduction of the new E10 fuel on October 31, his service station has seen a significant increase in business. "Business has been going very well since the introduction of E10 because we have seen our volumes (in terms of...

Representatives of the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), recently toured cities in Ireland and England, as part of an initiative to promote Jamaica as a sports tourism destination. West Indies cricket legend and Jamaican sports ambassador, Courtney Walsh, participated in the tour, which included visits to Belfast, Dublin, Birmingham and London. Minister of Tourism, Ed Bartlett, said that the initiative is...

The Government is undertaking refurbishing work on 10 police stations across the island, while four others are in various stages of construction. Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, speaking at the opening of the Cambridge Police Station and Courthouse in St. James on Tuesday (Nov.18), said that the work being done is part of the programme to improve...

Members of Parliament (MPs) are to vote on Tuesday (Nov. 25), to decide whether the country retains or abolishes the death penalty, as Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, yesterday (Nov.19) called for a suspension of the conscience vote during the sitting of the House of Representatives. "This issue is so important that I don't think that any harm would be done...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports Hon. Olivia Grange was given a tour of the BBC's new state-of-the-art studios in Glasgow, Scotland on Wednesday, November 19. She held informal talks with BBC Scotland's Head of Technology, John Maxwell Hobbs who offered detailed insight into the operations of the BBC. Minister Grange used the opportunity to compare approaches to public...

The Spanish Government through its Ambassador, Jesus Silva, has proposed a new date for the state visit to Jamaica by King Juan Carlos and the Queen of Spain. The proposed dates are February 17-18, 2009 and were put forward to the Government of Jamaica following discussions yesterday (Wednesday, Nov 19) between the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Spanish Embassy. The...

The Government officially handed over the Protocol House at 1 West Kings House Road to the Leader of the Opposition in November 2008. This fulfills a campaign promise by Prime Minister Bruce Golding to grant the Leader of the Opposition a permanent residence to conduct affairs of state. The house, which was built before Independence in the 1950s, is a...

In order to remove liquidity overhang and to preserve order in the financial market, the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has announced the implementation of two new measures. On Tuesday, November 18, 2008, the Bank offered a Special Certificate of Deposit to Primary Dealers and Commercial Banks, to mature on Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Interest payable on this instrument will be...

Dr. Derrick McKoy, Chairman of the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has announced the appointment of Mr. David G. Miller as Executive Director. Mr. Miller assumed duties on November 1, 2008. Mr. Miller has served as General Manager and Secretary of the FTC since July 2000. In that capacity, he provided invaluable assistance to the Executive Director in the management of...