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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...

Two contracts for the completion and rehabilitation of the Darliston to Carmel and Woodstock to New Market main roads in Westmoreland, were signed at the New Roads All-age School in the parish` on November 19. Valued at approximately $133 million, the contracts were signed by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson, on...

A water supply system is to be established in the Milk River area of Clarendon, through funding by the European Commission, which has provided a grant of about J$761 million (10 million Euros), to finance this and other water schemes. Minister of Development, Dr. Paul Robertson updated residents of the parish on this development and other projects at a 'Face-to-Face'...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), will begin distribution of agricultural supplies this week, as part of the rehabilitation of the sector, following the devastation by Hurricane Ivan on September 10. President of the JAS, Senator Norman Grant said the supplies were bought from $14 million contributed by the Council of Voluntary Social Services (CVSS), United Way of Jamaica and the...