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The National Advisory Council on Local Government Reform, which was convened last year to facilitate the process of re-organizing local authorities, is expected to complete its report by the end of June for discussion with stakeholders in July. Local Government, Community Development and Sport Minister, Portia-Simpson Miller, in her contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House recently, said...

The Institute of Sports (INSPORT) has signed a partnership with their Cuban counterparts, for the exchange of coaches to teach various sporting disciplines in the two countries. Minister of Local Government, Community Development and Sport, Portia Simpson-Miller, made the announcement in her contribution to the 2005/2006 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives recently. She informed that Cuba would assist...

The Electricity Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology is to network its offices, so that a single database can be created to facilitate the submission of requests from any office of the division. This new feature will be implemented irrespective of the location of the installation. The process will commence with the construction of a local area...

A two-day international conference, to guide the government efforts in redesigning the country's constituency boundaries, got underway yesterday (June 2) at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Montego Bay. The conference is being hosted by the Electoral Advisory Committee (EAC) and includes participants from Canada, India, and other Caribbean territories as well as representatives from the International Federation of Electoral...

Jamaica's participation in regional, hemispheric and international standards programmes was strengthened during the last financial year, with the country becoming a member of the Conference des Poids et Measures (General Conference on Weights and Measures), Metre Convention last July. This is according to Ministry paper number 38, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on June 1, by Phillip...

The detection of contraband entering and leaving the nation's ports will be greatly enhanced with the acquisition of a new piece of equipment, the Advanced Research and Application Corporation (ARACOR) Eagle Mobile x-ray unit. This unit will be officially commissioned into service at the Kingston Container Terminal on Monday, June 6. "The ARACOR Eagle Mobile x-ray unit bears resemblance to...

The Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology (MCST) has partnered with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture (MOEYC) to provide targeted support to the education sector through increased use of the Internet by students. The MCST believes that by significantly exposing students in schools to the use of the Internet, they will recognize its importance and encourage parents to...

Revenues collected by the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) for the 2004/2005 fiscal year amounted to $158 million, exceeding the company's budget expectations. This was disclosed in Ministry Paper 46, which was tabled by Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell in the House of Representatives, on Wednesday (June 1). The document discussed the performance of the company...

In an effort to continue its programme of enhancing competitiveness amongst Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Scientific Research Council (SRC). This according to Ministry Paper 38, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (June 1) by Minister of Commerce Science and Technology,...

The Trade Board Information System (TBIS), which is a component of the e-Government initiative under the Government of Jamaica/Inter American Development Bank-funded Information Communication Technology project, has been tested and evaluated and is now ready for implementation. This is according to Ministry Paper 54, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on June 1. The paper provides highlights of...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), this financial year, intends to advance its national conservation programme by promoting greater energy efficiency, including the use of power saving products. As contained in a Ministry Paper tabled in the House of Representatives on June 1 by Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell, the PCJ will be placing emphasis on energy diversification...

Petrojam Limited will begin the first phase of its refinery-upgrading project this financial year, which will see a conversion of heavy fuel oil into higher valued products such as vacuum gas oil for sale on the export market. As stated in a report on the company tabled in the House of Representatives by Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell...