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Minister of Justice and Attorney General Senator A.J. Nicholson, has said that a new courthouse would be constructed in Port Antonio by the middle of next year, to replace the one destroyed by fire a few months ago. Senator Nicholson, who was speaking at a function held recently at the old Port Antonio Marina to hand over official seals to...

A special church service launching the 11th annual St. Elizabeth Homecoming celebration, was held on Sunday, November 21 at the Bethlehem Moravian Church in Malvern. In his address, Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation, Reverend Orville Neil said that persons living in the parish should not lose hope because of the damage caused by Hurricane Ivan, but should exercise...

Contact Investigator at the St. Elizabeth Health Department, James Taylor is encouraging all sexually active persons to use a condom to prevent sexually transmitted infections including HIV. "With the prevalence of the HIV virus you have to do as much as possible to safeguard your health as oftentimes when someone has the virus, you cannot tell by looking," he stated....

Cabinet has sanctioned three pieces of legislation to be taken to Parliament, which will further prepare the island for the imminent Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman said these were the Movement of Factors Bill and Bills to amend the Professional Engineers Registration Act and the Diplomatic Immunities...

Governor General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke has re-appointed the Hon. Dennis Lalor, O.J., Hon. Ll. D., and the Hon. Mr. Justice Ransford Langrin, C.D., as members of the Constituted Authority. This has been done in accordance with Section 40C of the Parish Councils Act and after consultation with Prime Minister P. J. Patterson and the Leader...

Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Carlton Davis, has lauded the country's civil servants for their contribution to national progress. He said that despite periodic problems, the civil service continued to play an important role in the development of the country. Dr. Davis, who is also head of the Jamaica Civil Service was speaking at the launch of Civil Service Week yesterday (Nov....

Mayor of Portmore, Councillor George Lee, has been visiting schools in his jurisdiction to speak to students and teachers about local governance, civics and the role of the Municipality, as part of activities to commemorate National Community Month. So far, the Mayor has visited Greater Portmore Primary, Independence City Primary and Gregory Park Basic Schools. On Tuesday, November 23, he...

Granville Newell, Communications Consultant in the Ministry of Information, is encouraging young men in Clarendon to develop good values and attitudes and to pursue their goals. "Establish goals and go for them. If your goals are not now on paper, write them down and develop a personalized strategy to achieve realistic goals. When you talk about the things that you'd...

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND), is now offering its inaugural Continuing Education Courses approved by the Nursing Council of Jamaica. This will help to facilitate nurses, as they undertake to renew their operating licences biennially. Manager for the Division of Leadership and Professional Development at MIND, Stephen Wallder, told JIS News that the Institute was offering the courses...

The Child Development Agency (CDA) will be pushing for a revision of the age of sexual consent to bring it on par with the Child Care and Protection Act, which defines a child as anyone up to the age of 18 years. "I will be going back to the legislators to try and get them to revisit the age of...

The first licensing round for the exploration of oil and gas off and onshore Jamaica, was formally launched in London today (November 22), by Minister of Commerce, Science and Technology, Phillip Paulwell. Speaking to a specially invited group representing several international oil companies and industry watchers, Mr. Paulwell said while Jamaica last explored for oil and gas in the 1980s,...

Scores of volunteers from various organisations in Spanish Town participated in a two-day clean-up of the town over the week-end, aimed at restoring civic pride among the people, and encouraging investments by the business community. Donning T-shirts marked 'Clean up Spanish Town', over 400 persons cleaned the drains; cleaned and painted walls; swept, bushed and painted kerbs; and removed debris...