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The Government of Jamaica intends to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which would make Jamaica a State Party to the ICC, which has power to investigate and prosecute those who commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. But the Government must also grapple with the issue of whether to sign a bilateral agreement with...

The Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Government and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) representing public sector workers can be described as a significant achievement. The agreement involves a wage restraint of three per cent for the period April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2006. The signing of the MOU will save the Government $5 billion in...

An alliance between the Portland Parish Council and the City Council of Inglewood in California, United States, which has recently been resuscitated by the local council, is expected to bring about marked improvements in the development of the parish. A Proclamation of Friendship was initially signed more than ten years ago, in April 1991, between the City Council of Inglewood...

Born in England of Jamaican parents, her debut novel has been hailed as a "wonderfully vivid and beautifully written" tale of homecoming. 'What Goes Around', written by Maeve Clarke tells the story of Frank who returns to Jamaica after almost 30 years of "voluntary exile" to bury his father. Miss Clarke, whose parents migrated to Britain many years ago, tells...

Central Bank Governor, Derick Latibeaudiere has expressed his intention to work to establish a Monetary Policy Committee, to ensure that the objective of price stability was not compromised. "There are only two mandates that Central Banks have, to ensure price stability and the other is to ensure financial sector stability," the Governor explained. Mr. Latibeaudiere, who was addressing the press...

The Jamaican Trade Council of Greater Philadelphia (JTCGP) will be officially launched on March 27, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Philadelphia. Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight is expected to deliver the keynote address. In an interview with JIS News, Jamaica's Honorary Consul in Philadelphia, Dr. Alston Meade, who will launch the Council, lauded the...

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has introduced the Grade Point Average (GPA) system to its academic programmes, to bring about greater clarity and definition of the different categories of first degrees awarded by the institution. The GPA, which took effect at the beginning of the 2003/04 academic year, applies to all students entering the institution in that year...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Development Committee (KSA PDC) organized a forum on Wednesday (Feb. 18) to enable various stakeholders to share their experiences of the KSA Sustainable Development Plan project, which was established to provide a framework to promote orderly development, economic growth and environmental management over the next 20 years. In his remarks at the forum, which...

The Clarendon Office of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) is hosting a series of activities to prepare participants for the Festival of the Performing Arts in the categories of speech, music, dance, drama and traditional folk forms. These events are being staged from February 18 to May 7, and include zone eliminations, a 'brush-up' workshop and children's gospel audition....

A soup feeding programme for the inmates of golden age homes and infirmaries has been set up by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of Juici Patties, Jukie Chin, and his wife Edith. "It was dreamt up by my wife, Edith, and implemented by our employees. It actually sees us visiting every infirmary and golden age home in Jamaica throughout...

An initiative known as the Spring Bank/Johnson Mountain Small Scale Commercial Poultry Rearing Project has been launched in Spring Bank, St.Thomas at a cost of US$6,726. The launching ceremony was held on Wednesday (Feb. 18) at the Church of God Ground of Truth Temple in Spring Bank. A ribbon was cut by State Minister for Transport and Works and Member...

Leaders from Jamaican community organizations in the Washington D.C. area, as well as locally-based philanthropic groups involved in projects in the island, joined last Thursday (February 12) in bidding farewell to Jamaica's outgoing Ambassador to the United States, Seymour Mullings. The event was organized by Washington's largest and most influential Jamaican organization, the Jamaica Nationals Association (JNA), and hosted by...