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Members of the Senate on Friday (December 16), paid tribute to outgoing Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Sharonette Lewis for her 11 years of service to Gordon House. Senators from both sides of the House voiced their appreciation of Mrs. Lewis' contribution to nation building, through her years of service to the Houses as well as her efforts to...

The Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) is collaborating with the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) to produce a farmer's quality manual. Senator Norman Grant, President of the JAS, informed that the manual, which is being developed at a cost of approximately $700,000, would provide the guidelines and framework for good agricultural practices. It will provide information on how to...

The St. Ann Parish Council has introduced a number of traffic changes in the major towns in the parish, to relieve congestion on the roads during the Christmas season. Secretary/Manager of the Parish Council, Dorothy Delgado told JIS News that the towns to be affected were Ocho Rios, St. Ann's Bay and Brown's Town. She pointed out that in Ocho...

The Correctional Services Department in Clarendon held a 'Client Day' on December 15 to inform members of the public about its various services. The event, held at the Department's offices on Chapelton Road, was two-fold, said Theophilus Forrester, Acting Regional Director for Region Two. "Today is planned for our clients.there is an educational component and there is one which is...

Curfews and raids have become successful crime fighting tools of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), with the operations leading to the discovery of hundreds of illegal firearms this year alone, and the arrests of criminals. In fact, the 22 curfews imposed and the 14,208 raids conducted this year were responsible for the recovery of some 436 illegal firearms, and some...

Terminal Manager for the Ocho Rios Cruise Ship Pier, Dennis Richards, is expecting high cruise ship passenger arrivals for the winter tourist season, with some 170,000 visitors expected for December and January. While not expecting the record 91,000 arrivals of last December, Mr. Richards said that so far this month, "we have had over 33,000 passengers so by the end...

The St. Catherine Poor Relief Department feted some 500 of the parish's poor and indigent on Friday (Dec.16) at the Department fifth annual Christmas treat. The event, held at Emancipation Square in Spanish Town, drew residents from Old Harbour, Point Hill, Bog walk, Central Village, Lakes Pen, Sligoville, Portmore and Gregory Park, who partook of traditional Jamaican Christmas fare such...

Executive Director for the Southern Trelawny Environmental Association (STEA), Hugh Dixon, has appealed to residents of Trelawny, to participate in efforts to protect the Cockpit Country. He was speaking to JIS News after a planning workshop held recently at the Grand Lido Braco hotel in the parish, to invite and incorporate stakeholder participation in the Cockpit Country Parks-in-Peril (PiP) Conservation...

Consumers in Kitson Town, St. Catherine can now be assured that eggs purchased is safe and of a high quality, with the donation of a $3.25 million egg storage and cooling unit to farmers in the community. The unit, which was funded by the Jamaica Business Recovery Programme (JBRP), was recently handed over to the farmers at the Eden Egg...

The Ministry of Justice has approved 41 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Clarendon. Custos of the parish, R. James deRoux, made the announcement as he addressed a function held recently at the Versalles Hotel in May Pen, to present certificates to 21 JPs from the parish, who recently completed a five-week training course aimed at educating them about...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet Assamba, is appealing to Jamaicans to get involved in the development of tourism, so as to reap the many benefits that the industry had to offer. Mrs. Assamba, who was speaking at the launch of the Jamaica segment of the 'Freestay Caribbean' programme at the Ocho Rios pier on Thursday (Dec.15), noted that...

When the curtains rise on Gordon House at the start of the 2006/07 parliamentary year, one very familiar face will be missing from the Chambers. After 48 years in the government legal service, 11 of which were spent as Clerk to the Houses of Parliament, Sharonette Lewis is ready to take her leave from what is essentially the highest court...