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Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman, heads the list of 17 Jamaicans who have been conferred with National Honours and Awards by special appointment, with effect from Wednesday, March 29. Senator Whiteman has received the Order of Jamaica (OJ) for outstanding contribution to Education and the Legislature. Others conferred with the Order of Jamaica are: Byron St. Michael Hylton, Q.C.,...

Petrojam and a Canadian based company, SNC Lavalin Engineers and Constructors Inc., signed an agreement today (March 28), to undertake the first phase of the refinery's upgrade and expansion programme. Following a competitive tendering process, SNC Lavalin was awarded the contract to carry out the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for the full scope of the refinery engineering design....

The police has implemented a traffic management plan to control the flow of vehicular traffic in the King's House vicinity for the March 30 swearing in ceremony of Portia Simpson Miller as Jamaica's first female and seventh Prime Minister. Acting Deputy Commissioner (ACP) of Police, Linval Bailey, told journalists at a press briefing held at Jamaica House earlier today (March...

The project for the national certification of agricultural produce has been extended to June.The pilot project, which is aimed at reducing pesticide residue in agricultural produce, commenced in January of 2004 and was scheduled for completion last year. However, its progress was hampered due to heavy rains, droughts and hurricanes. Addressing the weekly JIS Think Thank, Inspector at the Pesticides...

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) is reporting that its programme to register sellers of restricted pesticides has significantly reduced public access to toxic chemicals. According to Inspector at the PCA, Kerry Helligar, the programme has been for the most part, successful in its aim to keep toxic chemicals out of the hands of those not equipped to use them. In...

The Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) has reported that its inspectors have been finding pesticide residue on imported strawberries. In fact, samples tested from three consecutive shipments, have consistently shown some form of chemical residue, said Hyacinth Chin Sue, Registrar of the Pesticides Control Authority. "The number one problem right now is strawberries.without any question," Mrs. Chin Sue said at a...

I am extremely privileged and honoured to be afforded the opportunity to address the topic "CARICOM Current Status and Future Prospects". CARICOM today is at an important cross-road in its evolution over the past thirty-three years. On January 6, 2006 six member states signed a declaration to inaugurate the Single Market. This represents the culmination of a journey towards Caribbean...

All remaining restrictions pertaining to the free movement of services, capital and establishment within the 12 member states of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), will be removed by June of this year, said David Lord, Senior Project Officer, CSME. Mr. Lord, who was addressing the 'Champions of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy Spokesperson Workshop' for university students,...

Residents of Linstead should experience less congestion on the streets, with the construction of a taxi stand at Forte Street by the National Works Agency. Transport and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill, who broke ground for the facility on Friday (March 24), informed that the project would involve putting in marked parking bays and lay-bys, covered waiting areas with designation signs,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight has described the late Ambassador Vincent McFarlane as a distinguished public servant. Ambassador McFarlane, who served as Jamaica's High Commissioner to Canada from 1965 to 1970, died on March 11 at the age of 92, in Toronto, Canada. He was integrally involved with the Jamaica/Canada Domestic Scheme and particularly the Seasonal...

Government Senator, Professor Trevor Munroe has emphasized that the increase in child murders was a situation that required emergency action. Senator Munroe who was making his contribution to the 2005/06 State of the Nation Debate in Gordon House yesterday (March 24) said while he did not support capital punishment, he would be prepared to suspend this rule as long as...

Government Senator, Navel Clarke has said that local employers have been ignoring the fundamental rights of employees by not allowing their workers to be unionized. Noting that workers unions were the only body non-government, or otherwise that were given recognition in the Constitution, Senator Clarke said this practice had to be stopped. Senator Clarke who was making his contribution to...