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A Joint Select Committee of Parliament, is to deliberate on the Credit Reporting Act of 2008, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently, by Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw. The Bill seeks to provide for the sharing of credit information between specified bodies, the licensing of Credit Bureaus and for connected matters. Addressing the...

Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Anthony Johnson, has appealed to Jamaicans residing in that country, to support Jamaica's National Disaster Recovery Fund, which was established by the Government, to assist in resuscitating the country's infrastructure, which sustained significant damage during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav. Addressing hundreds of Jamaicans and other patrons, who attended the inaugural staging of...

The building and rehabilitation of police stations in St. Thomas is progressing smoothly, despite the challenges wrought by Tropical Storm Gustav. Chairman of the St. Thomas Parish Council, Mayor Hanif Brown, told JIS News, that there is an extensive programme of building and rehabilitation being carried out in the parish, especially in the western end, adding that he was pleased...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has announced plans to abolish the National Housing Development Corporation (NHDC). Dr. Chang was delivering the main address at the Incorporated Master Builders Association of Jamaica's (IMAJ) seminar entitled: 'The Revised Standard Form of Building Contract', at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on September 9. The seminar was organised in collaboration...

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has outlined initiatives that will be pursued to boost the development of sports tourism in Jamaica. Speaking at a post Beijing Olympics Tourism briefing, held at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on September 9, the Minister said that, "sports tourism will become a major part of the deliverables in tourism and an important medium by which...

Chief Justice Zaila McCalla is applauding the work of mediators and urging them and other key stakeholders, to continue to be vanguards in the administration of justice. "I applaud the dedicated efforts of all the stakeholders including the Ministry of Justice, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), and you, the mediators. So as we look forward...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, has said that his Ministry has intervened in an effort to assist informal settlers and provide for them a sense of security and some level of land ownership. Speaking in the House of Representatives yesterday (Sept. 9), Dr. Chang said that the person(s) who had settled on the lands which surrounds Hedonism...

Six Bills that have been tabled in the House of Representatives by Prime Minister Bruce Golding, to strengthen anti-crime initiatives, have been referred to a Joint Select Committee of Parliament, for review. Deputy Leader of Government Business in the House, Andrew Gallimore, yesterday (September 9), informed that House members on the Committee would be: Pearnel Charles, Laurie Broderick, Daryl Vaz,...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, says his Government remains committed to its vision for Jamaica, whereby every child must go to a decent school and every adult, to a decent job. He believes that if these goals are achieved, then Jamaica will be well on its way to solving its problems. Mr. Golding reiterated his Government's position in his response, after...

Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, has praised Paralympian, Tanto Campbell, for winning the bronze medal in the men's discus at the 13th Paralympics in Beijing, China. Mr. Golding said his achievement was made even more outstanding, by the fact that Campbell not only had to contend with physical challenges, but that his determination to medal, expanded even further, after two foiled...

Communications Consultant, Mr. Neville James, has been appointed as a member of the Broadcasting Commission. The appointment was made by the Governor-General to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Miss Erica Gordon. Mr. James, a graduate of Carleton University in Canada, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a Graduate Diploma in Public Administration, has...

Some 95 per cent of water systems that were damaged as a result of the floods which accompanied Tropical Storm Gustav, have been returned to service. However, Corporate Public Relations Manager of the National Water Commission (NWC), Charles Buchanan, is reminding Jamaicans that they might still experience interruptions in their supply. "We remind the 95 per cent of customers, who...