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The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), will be participating in the international observation of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), on March 15 under the theme: 'Energy: Sustainable Access for All Consumers'. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' yesterday (March 8), Communications Specialist at the CAC, Dorothy Campbell said that the annual observance of World Consumer Rights Day, "seeks to highlight the...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Kenneth Hall has restored Professor to his title. King's House informed JIS News today that the title of the Governor-General should be: His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Kenneth O. Hall, ON, OJ. The wife of the Governor-General is referred to as: Her Excellency the Most Honourable Mrs. Hall.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is moving to reduce the turnaround time for the processing of applications for beneficiaries under the Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (PATH). Senator Floyd Morris, State Minister in the Ministry, has said that the time taken to process applications was one of the major challenges facing the programme. "We find that...

The importance of tax payers complying voluntarily with their tax obligations was stressed at seminars sponsored by the Tax Administration Directorate at the Buff Bay Health Clinic in Portland, and the Port Maria Civic Centre in St. Mary on Wednesday, March 8. Both seminars were attended by a wide cross section of persons, including self employed, employers of labour and...

A contract valued at $15 million was signed on March 8 by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), for the expansion of the Middle Quarters All-age School in St. Elizabeth. The project is expected to last for four months, and will benefit some 414 students and 9 teachers at the institution. Speaking at the signing, which took place at the...

The Supreme Court today (March 8) turned down an application from OLINT Corporation, and its proprietor David Smith, that sought orders to return materials seized by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) from the Corporation's premises in New Kingston. The Court also denied an application from the company, which requested that the FSC be restrained from returning to the company's offices...

Hundreds of students from schools in St. James yesterday (March 8) participated in the St. James 4-H Clubs' annual achievement day activities, held at the Howard Cooke Primary School in Montego Bay.The event was held under the theme: 'Creating wealth through youth development'. Featured were attractive displays mounted by school and community clubs and the judging of competitions in skirt...

Sweet potato farmers in St. Ann are being exposed to training in sweet potato production, so as to improve the quality of the crop as well as to increase the level of production in the area. Parish Manager for the St. Ann branch of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Pedro Worghs, told JIS News that the farmers came out...

The 19th annual St. Mary Agricultural and Industrial Exposition will get underway on March 28, with the Miss St. Mary Farm Queen coronation show. The event, which will be held at the Couples San Souci Hotel, will be preceded by a media launch. The agricultural show is slated for April 16 to 17 at James Bond Beach in Oracabessa and...

Dr. Michael Taylor, researcher and lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of the West Indies, has said that it is possible and feasible to forecast climate changes in the Caribbean. Dr. Taylor, who has put forward his proposal in a paper entitled: 'Production of Seasonal Forecasts and Climate Change Scenarios for the Caribbean' noted that it was...

Students from five primary and all-age schools in Essex Valley, St. Elizabeth, recently participated in a two-day safety exhibition sponsored by the Alpart bauxite company. According to Alpart's public relations manager Lance Neita, the displays, which were mounted at the Nain plant, saw the students applying lessons learnt from the 17-year old Home, Street, School Safety (HSS) programme. "Our employees...

The St. Catherine Parish Development Committee (PDC) is preparing the parish to tap into the economic opportunities that will emerge from the country's staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup next March. Newly elected chairman of the committee, Earl Hyde, told JIS News that the event would create "an opportunity for us to showcase St. Catherine, to see just how...