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Commissioner of Police, Lucius Thomas yesterday (Jan. 31) unveiled an eight-point action plan designed to reduce the country's murder rate by five per cent by the end of the calendar year. The Commissioner, who spoke to journalists at a press conference held at the Police Officers Club on Hope Road, explained that the murder reduction plan was devised following discussions...

Portmore's Mayor Councillor George Lee has said he was pleased with Prime Minister P.J. Patterson's commitment to look into getting the municipality connected to the first phase of the Soapberry wastewater treatment plant. The Prime Minister gave his commitment while delivering his address at the official ground breaking ceremony for the US$50.3 million plant in St. Catherine on January 31....

A wetlands policy is to be formulated during the 2006/07 financial year, which will recognize the value and role of wetlands and highlight the importance of protecting them. Principal Director of the Land and Environment Ministry, Judith Maloney made the announcement during the launch of World Wetlands Day activities at the University of the West Indies' Marine Laboratory in Port...

A Common Law Title is one of the documents that can be presented to demonstrate ownership of property, when seeking to obtain a registered land title at the National Land Agency (NLA). The common law title is a Deed of Conveyance, which is a legal document prepared under seal by an attorney-at-law, containing an agreement involving the conveyance or transfer...

Executive Director of the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC), Harold Davis is heralding entrepreneurship as the career of the millennium, as he says, all of the economies that have grown in recent times have done so "on the back of entrepreneurship". Citing statistics from the Planning Institute of Jamaica, Mr. Davis says that some 365,000 Jamaicans are categorized as "own...

Alcoa remains committed to the US$1.2 billion expansion programme at its Jamalco alumina refinery in Clarendon, which would see the Halse Hall plant doubling its production at the completion of the project. The first phase of the expansion - called the Early Works Programme (EWP) - has already begun. The US$77 million Early Works Programme is expected to employ some...

With less than two months until the end of the 2005/2006 fiscal year, taxpayers are busy putting the finishing touches on their books to compile and file their annual income tax returns before the March 15 deadline. As the Tax Administration redoubles its efforts to get taxpayers to file their payments early and avoid the last minute rush, Acting Director...

Attorney General and Justice Minister, Senator A.J. Nicholson, has called on members of the security forces to guard against the use of deadly force in the normal course of carrying out their duties. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate last week, the Attorney General stressed that the security forces - the police and...

The National Water Commission (NWC) through the Ministry of National Security's Community Security Initiative (CSI) has spent a total of $1.2 million to rehabilitate sewage systems in the Matthews Lane Community of Kingston. The rehabilitation work is in keeping with a series of activities to reclaim the community. The project began sometime in December and was completed within approximately three...

The government, the private sector and non-government organizations (NGOs) today (Feb. 1) reaffirmed their commitment to the social and economic upliftment of the nation's youth with the signing of the Youth Inclusion Charters of Collaboration. The signing, which took place at the offices of the Jamaica Exporter's Association (JEF) on Ruthven Road, was facilitated by the Cabinet office, through the...

The National Child Month Committee (NCMC) has officially launched its poster and essay competitions. The competitions are the first in a series of activities being organised for Child Month 2006 in May, to educate the public about the needs of children. The theme for the month is, 'Restore the Family: Save our Children'. Speaking at the JIS weekly 'Think Tank'...

World record holder, Asafa Powell's right foot sprinting spike, which he wore when he set the men's 100 metres world record in Athens, Greece, last June, has helped the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) to raise over US$30,000 for charity. Powell was among scores of world class athletes, past and present, who donated gifts, including clothing, bib numbers and...