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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the Government is serious about changing Jamaica’s image as a place to do business.
He noted that his Ministry is working assiduously on a number of initiatives ge...
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The Portmore Municipal Council will be celebrating ‘Jamaica 50’ with a slate of activities to take place over the next several weeks.
The plans were announced at a community forum held on July 12 at the Portmore Heart Academy. Mayor of ...
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Derrick Kellier, says he is pleased with the efforts that parents of children with special needs have made over the years, despite the many challenges they face on a daily basis.
"There is no escapi...
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The RISE Life Management Services has, for the past 22 years, been changing the lives of Jamaicans for the better, through its skills and education programmes.
Formerly Addiction Alert, RISE Life (Reaching Individuals through Skills and Education) ...
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Jamaica’s education system will be assessed at a symposium scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 19, at the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, University of Technology (UTech), beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Being held u...
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Prime Minister Simpson Miller said that Jamaica was more than a name and a brand, but was about people, when she called on the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) to proceed with plans to advance services at the Spanish Town Hospital.
Spea...
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Jamaica has, undoubtedly, evolved into an acknowledged global athletic superpower over the last 50 years, since the nation gained political independence from Britain in 1962.
The outstanding and dominant performances of Jamaica's athletes, par...
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Members of Levy's Heritage, the group which won the recent Jamaica Festival Gospel Song competition, said they are "elated, ecstatic, humbled and blessed," to have their song chosen for 2012.
Organised by the Jamaica Cult...
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LONDON - The Service of Praise and Thanksgiving to be held in London in observance of the country's 50th anniversary of independence, has received special congratulatory messages from a range of religious leaders in the United Kingdom and Jam...
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Jamaica's education system will be assessed at a symposium scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 19, at the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, University of Technology (UTech), beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Being held un...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, says the government is working assiduously to complete amendments to the Copyright Act.
He said this will result in Jamaica being compliant with its Treaty obligations, havi...
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Minister of Justice, Senator the Hon. Mark Golding, said it is time for a review of the roles and functions of the General Legal Council.
"The time has come for a further review. The Bar has put forward suggestions, the General Legal Council ...
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The Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) has launched its cutting edge 'e-JIPO' digitisation programme for the conversion of some 30,000 files to digital format, making them available online to clients locally and overseas.
The proje...
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As several developments continue apace in the parish of Trelawny, the redevelopment plan for the town of Falmouth is to be completed and gazetted by the end of 2012.
According to Director of Surveying, Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Shardon H...
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Inspector of Police for Trelwany, Lorna Henderson, is calling for a change of attitude by residents in the parish towards sex crimes, especially carnal abuse.
Inspector Henderson, who has been in the parish for six months now, said she is concerned...
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Director, Sub-regional Office in the Caribbean, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Geeta Sethi, said that universal access to reproductive health must be a priority investment for all governments in the region.
“People are the most impor...
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Mayor of Portmore, George Lee, says the much anticipated hospital for the Municipality will become a reality this year. He said that the ground-breaking for the hospital will be "sometime this year," noting that the project ...
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Chief Justice, Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla, has highlighted the important role of the Court Management Services (CMS) in restructuring the institutional framework, through which administrative services are provided for the courts.
Speaking at t...
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Members of the business community in Savanna-la-Mar and adjoining areas in Westmoreland have been urged to support the Jamaica 50 Independence celebrations in the parish, by cleaning-up and painting their businesses.
Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Cha...
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Longstanding Board member of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Senator Norman Grant, has returned to the helm of the organisation.
Senator Grant regained the Presidency via acclamation, having been the sole nominee for the position in the exe...