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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Desmond McKenzie has said that the ruling handed down by the Privy Council for the demolition of a building at Auburn Court, 15 South Avenue, has sent a strong signal to all persons that they must get permission to construct any building. The owner of Auburn Court had constructed a bowling alley and a recreational building...

The Ministry of Water and Housing is putting in place a water distribution system to address the needs of communities affected by drought conditions. Making the announcement at yesterday's (February 23) post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Information Minister, Senator Burchell Whiteman said that the Ministry, in its report to Cabinet, said it was undertaking a comprehensive assessment of...

Cabinet has approved a sum of $27.55 million for the purchase of commodities to provide cooked lunches for the nation's students under the Government's School Feeding Programme. An additional $20.81 million has also been approved for the purchase of 640 drums of butter oil from Beta Milk Company Limited in St. Catherine, for use in the Nutribun component of the...

Director General for Tax Administration, Clive Nicholas is reminding persons who live in Jamaica but work abroad that they are required to pay taxes on their world income and need to file returns by March 15. Explaining, the Director General said that persons who reside in Jamaica on a part-time basis but on occasion work abroad, were required by law...

Contractor General, Derrick McKoy will address the question, 'Are clients satisfied with the measures being implemented to improve public sector service?', when he speaks at a Friday Policy Forum on February 27, hosted by the Management Institute for National Development (MIND). He will explore the issues pertaining to service quality and the new ethos of public sector management. The Forum,...

A newly constructed library and computer room, valued at approximately $2 million, has been officially opened at the Eccleston All-age School in St. Ann, to benefit some 160 students. The 3,154 680 square-metre room was constructed through partnership among the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Jamaica United Mission Partnership (JUMP), Eccleston Past Students' Association, Kaiser Jamaica Bauxite Company (KJBCo),...

The St. Catherine Co-operative Credit Union has donated five executive chairs valued at $50,000, to the Linstead Resident Magistrate's Court in St. Catherine. The chairs are to be used by the judges. President of the Credit Union, Silvera Castro handed over the chairs to Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe at a ceremony held yesterday (February 23) in Linstead. The ceremony was...

About 35 farmers from the Sligoville/Harkers Hall area in St. Catherine participated recently in a training day to learn more about the cultural practices of growing ginger. The event, which was organised by the Office of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) in Linstead, was held in Harkers Hall. Presenters were Land Husbandry Specialist at RADA, Winston Simpson; Crop Protection...

More than 650 young persons in Clarendon have benefited from an 'Opportunities Fair' hosted by the National Youth Service (NYS), in collaboration with the HEART Trust/National Training Agency (HEART/NTA). Held on February 20 at the Denbigh High School in May Pen, the fair targeted young persons between the ages of 14 and 29 years to provide them with information about...

Several communities served by the Greater Mandeville Water Supply system will be experiencing low water pressure as a result of a damaged transformer at the Gutters Plant. Community Relations Officer at the National Water Commission (NWC), Karen Brown told JIS News that the engineers were working assiduously to rectify the problem. "It is a serious electrical problem at the pumping...

Jamaican national, Dorothy Gallimore has received two wheelchairs from members of the Jamaica Ex-Constabulary Association, South Florida chapter. The presentation was made recently by Malachi Smith, President of the 10 year-old Association, which comprises former officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Miss Gallimore, who sells novelty items on the streets of Lauderdale Lakes, is disabled as a result of...

The development of a first class education system, which will enable the country to meet the challenges of the 21st century, highlighted discussions at the regional Round Table Talk on Education held at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education on Friday, February 20. Educators, community groups and members of the public were given the opportunity to make their contributions...