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Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), in charge of the Serious and Organised Crime Branch, Les Green, has expressed the need for a Government mortuary to be established in Kingston, as well as in Montego Bay, St. James. Speaking with JIS News, following an 'Off the Record' monthly press rap session hosted by the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ), at its...

Jamaican born Hazelle Rogers, is the first Caribbean American national to represent the English speaking Caribbean, in the Florida House of Representatives, following her victory in the recent Florida elections. Ms. Rogers, prior to her recent success, was one of six Commissioners in the City of Lauderdale Lakes, a suburb of the wider Fort Lauderdale community, a post she has...

Over the last five years, Jamaica has seen a steady increase in the level of Spanish investments flowing into the island. These have, primarily, manifested in hotel developments, mainly along the island's north and west coast resort corridors. Brands such as: Bahia Principe, Iberostar, Palmyra, and Riu, are among those hotels figuring prominently, and are household names, along with Jamaican-owned...

Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, has signed a contract for the construction of the Steer Town High School in St. Ann. The project, which is valued at over $484 million, is expected to commence in two weeks and should be completed in 12 months. The contract was signed on October 9, at the Ministry of Education's Head Office in Kingston....

The Prime Minister's Medals of Appreciation, were on Wednesday (October 8), presented to members of the 2008 Olympic team, including coaches and team officials. The presentation was made at the Western Olympic Gala and Trelawny Homecoming Celebrations, held at the Trelawny Multi-Purpose Stadium near Falmouth. The Jamaican team, led by triple Olympic champion and World Record holder Usain Bolt, was...

Four students of Jamaican heritage are to receive the Professor Gordon Shirley Book Scholarship Award. The award was created by the Jamaican Nationals Association (JNA), in 2007, in honour of former Jamaican Ambassador to the United States (US), Professor Gordon Shirley, who is now Principal of the University of the West Indies, Mona. Book scholarships will be awarded to the...

Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), Antoinette McKain, has said that deposit insurance coverage could soon be extended to beneficiaries of Trust accounts, as it seeks to provide the widest coverage possible. "It's important to note that we have it in draft and we expect this to be put before the Parliament for debate and acceptance;...

Cabinet has approved the Road Sector Policy, which has been incorporated into the National Transport Policy document, which speaks to the 10-year road maintenance master plan. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, on Wednesday (October 8). "Road maintenance is...

Chairman of the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), R.N.A. Henriques, has lauded the role played by JDIC in protecting taxpayers and stabilising Jamaica's financial system. "The Corporation (JDIC) has played a very functional role in that it has relieved the tax payer, that in the event of a melt down, the tax payer will not have to pick up the...

Residents and owners of small cottage industries in St. Thomas, began a four-day Entrepreneurial Workshop on Wednesday (October 8), at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Parish Office in Bath, in the parish. The workshop, organised by the Social Development Commission (SDC), is one in a series to be held across the parish, to provide entrepreneurial training for persons who...

Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Sharon Crooks, is reassuring persons with deposits at commercial banks, building societies, and other insured financial institutions, that their money is safe. Over the past few weeks, the credit crunch in the United States economy has been fuelling concerns locally about the negative impact this could have on the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Dwight Nelson, has advised that he will be meeting with the teachers on Tuesday (Oct. 14), to continue discussions surrounding salaries. "I will be sitting with them to continue the dialogue, to continue the negotiations to seek compromises," the Senator informed at a post-Cabinet press briefing held...