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Cabinet has approved a programme of action that will allow for the reform of the Jamaican Constitution shortly after the next general election. Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J. Nicholson announced on Friday (January 19) in the Senate, that a Resolution would be brought to Parliament recommending that "immediately following the next general election, legislation should be prepared...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton, has said that the United Nations system must be reformed to make it more accountable and responsive to the interests and concerns of all its member states. "The reformed United Nations should result in a principled, inclusive and democratic forum to the extent that it provides full opportunity to all...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton, has said that the United Nations system must be reformed to make it more accountable and responsive to the interests and concerns of all its member states. "The reformed United Nations should result in a principled, inclusive and democratic forum to the extent that it provides full opportunity to all...

The Competitiveness Company is playing an integral role in bringing together players across a number of industries, as it seeks to foster a more market-research driven and collaborative approach in ensuring the viability and sustainability of these sectors. The company was born out of the two-year Jamaica Cluster Competitiveness Project (JCCP), which Head of the company, Dr. Beverly Morgan says...

The Competitiveness Company is playing an integral role in bringing together players across a number of industries, as it seeks to foster a more market-research driven and collaborative approach in ensuring the viability and sustainability of these sectors. The company was born out of the two-year Jamaica Cluster Competitiveness Project (JCCP), which Head of the company, Dr. Beverly Morgan says...

With a little over 50 days to go before Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 begins, Executive Director of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Robert Bryan is urging Jamaicans to come together in a united way, to ensure the success of the event. He was speaking on January 18 at a presentation and awards dinner, marking the culmination of the 2006...

The Portland Health Department is continuing its effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the parish. This was stated by Winston Lowe, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Contact Investigator for the Department, in an interview with JIS News. Emphasising that there needed to be a change in the attitude towards sexual activities, he said the...

With a little over 50 days to go before Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 begins, Executive Director of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Robert Bryan is urging Jamaicans to come together in a united way, to ensure the success of the event. He was speaking on January 18 at a presentation and awards dinner, marking the culmination of the 2006...

The Portland Health Department is continuing its effort to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the parish. This was stated by Winston Lowe, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Contact Investigator for the Department, in an interview with JIS News. Emphasising that there needed to be a change in the attitude towards sexual activities, he said the...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J. Nicholson, has announced that the Ministry has obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel, a draft of the proposed legislation that would allow for the substitution of the appellate jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), for that of the Privy Council. "The legislative scheme embodied in this draft, which is acceptable to...

New Jamaican High Commissioner to London, Burchell Whiteman, has pledged support to the United Kingdom Diaspora board, as it continues to lobby in the interest of the Jamaican and wider Caribbean community in the UK. "This is the only way to ensure that your issues and particular needs are placed on local and national agendas, and I want to lend...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup, Robert Bryan, has said that Sabina Park and the Multipurpose Stadium in Trelawny were "ready for action". "We can play cricket there now," he told JIS News. "At both facilities, we can play cricket." At Sabina Park, he said, workmen were installing seats and this...