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Cabinet has approved amendments to the Broadcasting and Radio Re-Diffusion Act, to expand the categories of broadcasting licenses provided under the legislation and allow for the use of new technologies in the provision of subscriber television services. Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman, told journalists at this week's post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, that the primary objective was to...

Over US$10M will be spent on several access roads in Portmore. This figure does not include the cost of upgrading the Mandela Highway. More information on the upgrading works to be done on the roads including the Mandela Highway will be forthcoming at the next meeting with representatives of the residents of Portmore which is to be convened by the...

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is seeking to increase its numbers from 8,500 to 12,000 personnel by 2008.Speaking with JIS News, Senior Superintendent of Police and Commandant of the Jamaica Police Academy, Kingsley Robinson, is encouraging Jamaicans between the ages of 18 and 30, who are physically fit to become members of the JCF."The Police Force is offering a new...

The Bluefields People's Community Association (BPCA) has benefited from the donation of five computers valued at approximately $200,000 from Sandals Whitehouse and the Canadian-based Carlson Marketing Group. The presentation was made at the BPCA offices in Bluefields, Westmoreland, on February 21. The donation, which serves as a replacement of similar equipment stolen from the centre recently, will enhance the BPCA...

Prime Minister P.J Patterson has said the economy is in an expansion mode, with a plethora of opportunities for local and foreign investors. The Prime Minister, who was addressing a Business Development Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston yesterday (Feb. 23), noted that the economy was experiencing record levels of investment flows and a robust business environment. "The...

The Kingston Container Terminal will begin providing transshipment services for the Maersk line as at March 1. Maersk is the world's largest shipping line. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica Noel Hylton, who made the announcement at the Business Development Forum at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston yesterday (Feb.23), said that the contract would...

Jamaican born entrepreneur, Anita Witter, has received the Silver Award at this year's British Female Inventor and Innovative Network (BFIIN) Awards, in the 'Exceptionally Creative' category, for her development of Jewel Isle rum punch. "For me, it's a great achievement because the competition was very stiff, as there were some serious women out there. I did not expect that my...

I feel a great sense of pride to be able to welcome all of you, both local and overseas investors, fellow members of the Cabinet and Parliament, members of the Diplomatic Corps and public officials, to the Business and Investment Forum. This Forum, in which we will explore Today's Opportunities, Tomorrow's Success is, in an era of openness and transparency,...

By September this year, several new posts will be created for Court Reporters in the Resident Magistrate Courts islandwide, to allow for a smoother flowing of proceedings and a decline in the backlog of cases. With the expected increase in Court Reporters, the Justice Training Institute (JTI) is currently seeking to become registered as a tertiary level institution by the...

The Reverend Dr. Carmen Stewart, O.D, Custos of St. Andrew, will be honoured for half a century of community and pastoral work, at a service of thanksgiving to be held on February 26 at the Pentecostal Gospel Temple, located at 111 Windward Road, Kingston 2. The service, which is being organised by the Pentecostal Gospel Temple Family of Churches, will...

Prime Minister P. J. Patterson toured three communities in his Eastern Westmoreland constituency on Wednesday (Feb. 22), where he participated in the contract signing for a school upgrading project, handed over land titles, and commissioned into service, a water supply project. The communities were Lennox Bigwoods, Dundee and Bethel Town. Mr. Patterson also used the occasion to bid farewell to...

Scores of Jamaicans in Toronto as well as tourism interests, turned out for the Canadian screening of the travel film 'Jamaica: The Ultimate Tour,' held recently at the Glenn Gould Studio, downtown Toronto. Patrons attending the screening were given a glimpse of the unique beauty of the island, which last year, attracted a record 1.5 million visitors. Of the total,...