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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...

The 17th staging of the Montpelier Agricultural, Livestock and Industrial Show is set to take place at the Montpelier showground in St. James on Easter Monday, April 9. At a press briefing held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) office in Montego Bay on January 19, President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies, Glendon Harris, explained that...

To further facilitate the growth of the entrepreneurial spirit and small businesses, the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) launched its 'BIZ LINK' Affinity Card programme, at its head office on Camp Road on January 18. Executive Director of the JBDC, Harold Davis explained that the aim of the programme was to offer financial incentives in the form of discount services...

The 17th staging of the Montpelier Agricultural, Livestock and Industrial Show is set to take place at the Montpelier showground in St. James on Easter Monday, April 9. At a press briefing held at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) office in Montego Bay on January 19, President of the St. James Association of Branch Societies, Glendon Harris, explained that...

To further facilitate the growth of the entrepreneurial spirit and small businesses, the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) launched its 'BIZ LINK' Affinity Card programme, at its head office on Camp Road on January 18. Executive Director of the JBDC, Harold Davis explained that the aim of the programme was to offer financial incentives in the form of discount services...

The Jamaica Customs Department will be undertaking a number of activities to celebrate Customs Week from January 21 to 27, under the theme: 'No to Counterfeiting and Piracy'. Speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank', Director of Public Relations at the Customs Department, Anneke Rousseau, said that this year's theme, "is quite fitting, as there is an increase in the...

The Jamaica Customs Department will be undertaking a number of activities to celebrate Customs Week from January 21 to 27, under the theme: 'No to Counterfeiting and Piracy'. Speaking at a recent JIS 'Think Tank', Director of Public Relations at the Customs Department, Anneke Rousseau, said that this year's theme, "is quite fitting, as there is an increase in the...

A new 42-metre (140 feet) single-lane bailey bridge, constructed at a cost of $40 million, was officially opened yesterday (Jan. 18) in Worthy Park, St. Catherine. The project included river training works and the placing of an inner guard rail, which acts as a protectant and a guide across the bridge. Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA),...

A new 42-metre (140 feet) single-lane bailey bridge, constructed at a cost of $40 million, was officially opened yesterday (Jan. 18) in Worthy Park, St. Catherine. The project included river training works and the placing of an inner guard rail, which acts as a protectant and a guide across the bridge. Chief Executive Officer of the National Works Agency (NWA),...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has said that government would continue to make the right decisions to maintain gains in terms of macro-economic stability. "No effort must be spared in seeking to maintain the economic gains we have made, by moving to control inflation, stabilizing the foreign exchange system and maintaining industrial peace, which are critical elements...