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In continuation of its marketing of the country's cruise product, the Port Authority of Jamaica today (November 28), signed a five-year contract with Royal Caribbean Cruises Limited (RCCL), valued at US$16.5 million. "One of the highlights of the agreement is that RCCL will guarantee a minimum of 2,250,000 passengers over the five-year period. That figure, broken out accords 400,000 visitors...

Cabinet has approved a contract to GM and Associates in the sum of $32.8 million, for the replacement of windows at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay. This announcement was made by Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, at a post Cabinet press briefing, held at Jamaica House yesterday (November 27). Mr. Buchanan said the work at the...

The process of housing the workers in our sugar industry takes another giant step forward today. As I stand on these lands, home to Jamaica's oldest sugar estate and some of our finest rums, I cannot help but feeling a sense of history mixed with immense joy. This estate in the heart of the St. Elizabeth sugar belt dates back...

The process of housing the workers in our sugar industry takes another giant step forward today. As I stand on these lands, home to Jamaica's oldest sugar estate and some of our finest rums, I cannot help but feeling a sense of history mixed with immense joy. This estate in the heart of the St. Elizabeth sugar belt dates back...

The Better Environment for Social Transformation (BEST) Community Competition will be launched on Thursday (November 30), by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall. Consultant Co-ordinator for Special Programmes and Projects, Cabinet Office, Jacqueline daCosta, told JIS News that the overall objective of the BEST community competition is to encourage individuals, businesses and professionals to become more involved...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) yesterday (Nov. 24) launched a two-day workshop on effective corporate governance for senior public sector officials and decision-makers at its Old Hope Road campus. Speaking at the opening session, Director of Learning at MIND, Jacqueline Wallder, said the programme was in keeping with the Government's reform agenda to, "transform and modernize the public...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J Nicholson has emphasised that the ongoing upgrading works on the country's courthouses was one of several undertakings that was at the forefront of the reform of the justice system. Senator Nicholson was providing an update on such works at Friday's sitting of the Senate. Regarding the Morant Bay courthouse he said "the...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J Nicholson has informed that a revised code of conduct for Justices of the Peace is in its final stages. "The importance of maintaining the integrity of the office and a stream of allegations of misconduct on the part of some holders of the office pointed to the urgent necessity for a code...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J Nicholson, has said that the comprehensive reform of the justice system, which is a joint venture between the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), is well advanced. Speaking in the Upper House on Friday (Nov. 24) Senator Nicholson said the agreement, which was signed between the GoJ and...

The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) last week released an addendum to the Forensic Report on the Sandals Whitehouse Project in order to substantiate and or clarify certain statements in that Report. This addendum, which was tabled in the House, focuses on some eight arising issues that were not explicit in the Report, which was tabled in the House...

Minister of Education and Youth, Maxine Henry Wilson has said there was an urgent need to restore the traditional role of the family, as this was fundamental for a better society. "The family is the first port of entry by everyone who comes into the world.and the reason the emphasis is placed on the family is because it is really...

A major automation and human resources development drive is underway at the Justice Training Institute (JTI) as part of efforts to develop the JTI into a regional hub for justice training. "The Commonwealth Secretariat has requested that the Justice Institute be the regional centre for training programmes. The Institute will continue to fashion its programmes and courses to respond to...