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The Bank of Jamaica's (BoJ) decision to offer a temporary lending facility to domestic financial institutions was one of the first outcomes of the special team established by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, to monitor the global financial crisis and its immediate and longer-term implications for the Jamaican economy. The team, comprising representatives of Jamaica's main monetary and fiscal authorities, met...

A donation of $358,275 was made to the Road Safety Unit, in the Ministry of Transport and Works, during a ceremony at the Ministry's headquarters, today (Oct. 16), by the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA), which will assist with the input of data for traffic accidents. This donation will benefit 15 HEART Trust/NTA Data Entry Operations students, who will be employed...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), has collaborated with the Jose Marti Technical High School in St. Catherine, to provide a dedicated after-school bus service for the thousands of students who commute daily to and from Portmore and Spanish Town. The bus service, which will run between 2:30p.m and 4:00 p.m, had an unofficial launch and trial run yesterday (Oct....

A Ministry of Agriculture workshop was held on October 14 at the Christiana Potato Growers Co-operative Centre in Christiana, Manchester, to draft a development policy for a roots and tubers sector in the island. The event was supported by three facilitators from the International Trade Centre (ITC), who made presentations on the trends in the roots and tubers market, buyer...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has said that the level of indiscipline affecting the society, has forced the Government to think seriously about how to make home school agreements enforceable in a court of law. "We are under immense pressure in dealing with students who have problems adjusting to the school environment, because they don't have the level of support...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), of the United Nations, has called for more investment in agriculture, to mitigate against the world food crisis. Delivering the organisation's message at a church service held at the Mandeville Parish Church recently, to mark World Food Day, Assistant Representative for Jamaica and the Bahamas, Dr. Gillian Smith, said the world food crisis has...

Some 108 public sector entities will be under intense scrutiny, to determine the extent to which they have delivered top quality service to customers, as they compete for the Prime Minister's Trophy, in The Best Customer Service Agency Award. The trophy, along with a cash award of $300,000, will be given to the winner at the culmination of an evaluation...

The Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA), is currently hosting consultations with church leaders across Jamaica, to help promote the protection of the rights and best interests of children. The first two meetings took place in St. James and St. Ann, while the next two are scheduled for Manchester on October 28 and Kingston on November 4. "These consultations are...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness, has publicly apologised to a customer, Mark Clarke, for the non-delivery of documents by express service, for which he requested and paid. A letter of apology was also sent to the Jamaica Observer, which published the customer's complaint in a letter to the Editor on October 14....

A resolution to increase the number of judges at the Resident Magistrate Courts that can be appointed from 46 to 50, and in the Family Court from two to eight, was approved in the House of Representatives yesterday (Oct.14). Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, who moved the resolution, said the increase in the number of judges to the Resident Magistrate Courts,...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, says Government is committed to playing a critical role in the development of sports as a major industry and is already fine-tuning a number of areas that will open new doors of opportunities for new talents. Mr. Golding was addressing the Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence, last night (Oct 14), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has expressed the hope that all 15 members of CARIFORUM will eventually sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), with the European Union (EU). "We hope that all 15 members will sign. If there is any member who finds it impossible to sign, we want to leave the space and we want to leave the opportunity," Mr....