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The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced plans to undertake an inventory of all abandoned buildings in the city, with the aim of transforming them into community and homework centres for young people as well as police posts and stations. Chamber president Mark Kerr-Jarrett, who made the announcement as he addressed the opening session of the Jamaica...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, has assured members of the Jamaica Police Federation that as long as the negotiations for salary increase are being conducted between the Police and the Ministry of Finance, he intended to take an active interest and support their efforts for a "reasonable settlement". "I understand and empathize with the pressures and the uncertainties,...

The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced plans to undertake an inventory of all abandoned buildings in the city, with the aim of transforming them into community and homework centres for young people as well as police posts and stations. Chamber president Mark Kerr-Jarrett, who made the announcement as he addressed the opening session of the Jamaica...

Minister of National Security, Dr. Peter Phillips, has assured members of the Jamaica Police Federation that as long as the negotiations for salary increase are being conducted between the Police and the Ministry of Finance, he intended to take an active interest and support their efforts for a "reasonable settlement". "I understand and empathize with the pressures and the uncertainties,...

The Government of Jamaica (GoJ)/ Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Information and Communications Technology Project, has made significant impact in enhancing efficiency in personal and corporate transactions through access to modern electronic means, thus reducing transaction costs and increasing the use of technology in the public and private sectors. As contained in Ministry Paper 57, which was tabled in the...

The Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology will be partnering with the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona and the University of Technology (UTech) in the creation of a research and innovation park and a bio-technology park. Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House, yesterday...

For the 2004/05 fiscal year, the Central Information Technology Office (CITO) accomplished its objective of having Jamaica listed among countries where a national e-readiness survey will be conducted on a yearly basis. This is revealed in Ministry Paper 39, which was tabled by Commerce, Science and Technology Minister, Phillip Paulwell yesterday (June 1), in the House of Representatives. The document...

The 2004/05 Global Information Technology Report has ranked Jamaica 49th out of 106 countries in Networked Readiness. This report, which used data collected by the World Bank and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), also placed Jamaica first in the Caribbean and fifth in the western hemisphere, falling only behind the United States, Canada, Chile and Brazil. Other rankings saw Jamaica...

Given the high levels of remittance flows into Jamaica, Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies has suggested that government undertake a study to find out how remittances were being utilized.The probe will also ascertain, who the beneficiaries of remittances were and who was sending the money. "The trick is to seek to obtain that information without prying, so I...

Minister of Industry and Tourism, Aloun Ndombet-Assamba has said that Jamaicans wishing to take advantage of the many opportunities that would be available during the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup Championship in the Caribbean, must be prepared to be formalized, organized and structured. Such an approach, the Minister said, would help to minimize or eliminate rights infringements. She said that...

The House of Representatives yesterday (June 1) approved the appointment of a seven-member committee to examine the country's crime situation and make recommendations to alleviate the problem. National Security Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips, who moved the motion for the establishment of the committee, said the effort was in recognition of the need for Parliament and Parliamentarians to become involved in...

The Government of Jamaica (GoJ)/ Inter American Development Bank (IDB) Information and Communications Technology Project, has made significant impact in enhancing efficiency in personal and corporate transactions through access to modern electronic means, thus reducing transaction costs and increasing the use of technology in the public and private sectors. As contained in Ministry Paper 57, which was tabled in the...