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The Ministry of Tourism will be rolling out its 'Tourism Service Excellence' programme on July 25, as part of initiatives to enhance and improve the tourism product. The programme is geared towards promoting excellence within the sector in order to improve the competitiveness of the local tourism product in the global marketplace. At a recent (July 9) media forum at...

Deputy Financial Secretary in the Taxation Division of the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Paul Lai is calling on persons operating in the informal business sector to get rid of their "tax me if you can" mentality. Speaking at a JIS 'Think Tank' today (July 15), Mr. Lai said that there is need for improved tax administration, as...

The Local Government Reform Unit will undertake a review of the trade licence regime in September, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Robert Montague has announced. Addressing the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Parish Council on July 10, the State Minister advised that the review process should take between six to...

Imagine a blazing inferno, with extremely high flames, where the heat is unbearable and all you can do is run for cover. Now imagine that the same blazing inferno is violence in a community, and despite the heat, the residents have nowhere to run. Today, thanks to the Community Policing initiative in the Gregory Park area of St. Catherine South,...

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh is leading Jamaica's delegation at the 6th United Kingdom (UK)/Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Forum now underway in London. The UK/Caribbean Ministerial Forum was first established in 1998 and is held every two years. UK Foreign Office Minister Meg Munn and Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Jamaican talk show host and author, Beverley Anderson-Manley, will make a guest appearance in this year's 10th anniversary staging of the Harlem Book Fair at the Schomburg Centre for Research in Black Culture in New York, USA, between July 18 and 20. Mrs. Anderson-Manley, ex-wife of late Jamaican Prime Minister - Michael Manley, will be joined by broadcast journalist, Cliff...

The Rotary Club of Santa Cruz has erected a clock tower in the town centre, in memory of Irving Hanson, who served the area as a Councillor for 25 years. At the dedication ceremony, held on July 10 in the town, Assistant District Governor of the Rotary Club, Dr. Lynden Rose said the clock should be a reminder for all...

The Zion Hill Primary School in Manchester recently honoured former Acting Principal, Yvonne Lovelace for 37 years of service to that institution. Mrs. Lovelace, who also served as Vice Principal, was bestowed with accolades at a function held at the school where scores of persons from the business, civic, and political communities turned out to recognize the stalwart for her...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Mining and Telecommunications, Laurence Broderick, has reiterated that the Ministry takes seriously and treats with urgency the challenges, as well as the socio-economic and environmental concerns associated with the rehabilitation of mined lands. Making his contribution in the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently, Mr. Broderick noted that the Ministry's...

The 31st Annual Convention of the National Association of Jamaican and Supportive Organizations (NAJASO) will be held from July 17 to 20 at the Hilton Hotel, downtown Cincinnati. Just over 100 delegates and participants are expected to attend the conference, which will be held under the theme: 'Celebrating Our Past, Securing Our Future.' Jamaica's Ambassador to the United States, Anthony...

To facilitate improvements to the garbage collection schedule in western Jamaica, the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be dividing the parishes of Trelawny, St. James, Hanover, and Westmoreland into zones. Executive Director of the NSWMA, Joan Gordon-Webley, says personnel from the agency's Planning Department have completed a zoning survey, which will be implemented soon. "Within a very short...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr. Kenneth Baugh has emphasized the importance of positive CARICOM-EU trade and investments to the region. "As small and vulnerable states, CARICOM members recognise that they require a capacity for greater economic leverage and effectiveness in their external trade and economic relations with states and groups of states. In this regard, CARICOM-EU trade...