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The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is developing a scale and colour chart to illustrate the ripening process of the ackee and indicate when it is ready for reaping. The move comes on the heels of the recent refusal of several cases of processed ackee by the United States, due to the high levels of the toxin, hypoglycin found in...

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (March 21) approved the withdrawal of $496.6 million from the Capital Development Fund (CDF) to be paid into the Consolidated Fund, to supplement the 2005/06 budget. Piloting the resolution, Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, noted that the revenue estimates for this fiscal year made provision for $2.996 billion to be transferred from...

Some 2000 military, paramilitary and police personnel from 18 countries in the region and the United States and the United Kingdom, are in the island for the Jamaica Defence Force's (JDF) Exercise Trade Winds 2006, which gets underway on March 25. The training exercise, which is held in various Caribbean islands annually, is designed to test the readiness of the...

In the midst of cries for the enforcement of capital punishment, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, Carol Palmer, is appealing to Jamaicans to embrace the concept of restorative justice. Mrs. Palmer, who was speaking about the thrust to integrate restorative justice into Jamaica's criminal justice system, at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Kingston held...

Internationally acclaimed Jamaican pianist, Orrett Rhoden will make his New York orchestral debut on Sunday, April 2, at Carnegie Hall in New York City.Rhoden, will be one of two soloists to be featured in the concert, which will benefit the Maxfield Park Children's Home in Kingston and the AIDS Children project in Zimbabwe. In addition to Rhoden, the programme will...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture continues its campaign to promote peace among students, with the staging of the annual peace concert tomorrow, March 23 at Emancipation Park under the theme: Nurturing a Peaceful Society. For the past three years, the Ministry has been involved in organizing peace concerts in all six education regions, and has focused its attention...

The House of Representatives yesterday (March 21) unanimously approved a motion calling for the establishment of a sexual offenders' registry and the implementation of a programme for monitoring sex offenders, including notifying victims and the wider community if necessary, when the offender is released. The private members motion, which spoke specifically to carnal abuse and incest, also requested that the...

The St. Thomas Parish Development Committee (PDC) has been re-launched to lead the development process in the parish and facilitate greater representation for residents at the local level. According to Luther Cummings, Social Development Commission (SDC) Field Services Manager for Morant Bay, the re-energised PDC establishes a new framework and governance structure for a modern St. Thomas."The new PDC brings...

Cabinet has given approval for the compulsory acquisition of approximately 1000 square metres of land in Greenvale, Manchester for the establishment of a basic school. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, making the announcement at yesterday's (March 20) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said the acquisition of the property would provide a safe and enhanced learning environment for three...

Cabinet has given its approval for the undertaking of a programme to manage bauxite lands to ensure continued viability of the sector, and to monitor the utilization of lands before and after mining. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman told a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Monday, March 20, that this effort would involve the re-activation of a Bauxite...

Cabinet has given instructions for the drafting of an ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Bill, 2006. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, who made the disclosure at yesterday's (March 20) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, explained that all countries, which will be hosting matches, were required to enter into a host venue agreement with the Cricket World...

Minister of Water and Housing, Donald Buchanan, is scheduled to meet with members of the Mexican private sector organisation, tomorrow (March 22), to discuss investment possibilities in Jamaica's water and housing sectors. The meeting, to be held in Mexico City, will see Minister Buchanan and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Water and Housing, Genefa Hibbert, meeting with about 20...