Ground to be Broken for Convention Centre in January
MIAMI (JIS):
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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Submitted by publicrelations on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 11:28.Transport Ministry Moves to Address Illegal Bus Operations
KINGSTON (JIS):
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
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Submitted by publicrelations on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 11:27.Jamaicans Urged to Partner with Police in Fight Against Crime
MANDEVILLE (JIS):
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Arthur Williams, has implored law-abiding Jamaicans to join forces with the police, in an effort to solve the problem of crime in the country.
Speaking at the long service awards ceremony for the Mandeville-based Power Services Company Limited, at Manchester Club in Mandeville on December 20, Senator Williams said the fight against crime cannot be left solely to law enforcement officers, but had to be undertaken in collaboration with the Jamaican people.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the fight against crime and violence in Jamaica cannot be for the police force alone. The fight against crime and violence in Jamaica is going to involve every law-abiding citizen of this country. We have to get back to the days when the community was involved in the fight against crime and violence," he stated.
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Submitted by publicrelations on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 11:26.Greater Use of Science and Technology to Solve Crime
MANDEVILLE (JIS):
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
The Government will be making greater use of science and technology in the effort to solve crime, including DNA technology.
"We are going to pass legislation to enable the establishment of a DNA database in Jamaica and to allow for the admission of DNA evidence into our criminal justice system," said Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Senator Arthur Williams, as he addressed a long service awards ceremony for employees of the Power Services Company Limited in Mandeville on December 20.
"DNA evidence has been in use in many countries throughout the world. It is perhaps the most reliable scientific evidence that one can ever get," he stated.
He informed that the electronic monitoring of persons, who have run afoul of the law, and the strategic positioning of closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in town centres, will also be employed.
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IDB funds mobile banking study in Jamaica
By Ross Sheil Online Co-ordinator rsheil@jamaicaobserver.com
Sunday, December 21, 2008
With local banks and cellular providers considering launching mobile banking (m-banking) services, Government has secured assistance from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to assess its feasibility for Jamaica and recommend necessary legislation.
The project will serve as a pilot for the entire Latin America and Caribbean region with the IDB providing funds of US$100,000 ($8 million) and Government US$20,000 ($1.6 million) to produce an action plan for Jamaican m-banking. Scheduled to begin in February, the work is to be co-ordinated by the Planning Institute of Jamaica and will consider a range of issues not least security which is a common concern regarding m-banking (accounts are protected by PIN numbers similar to debit and credit cards).
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Submitted by publicrelations on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 13:00.More customers at Kingston Wharves since PM announcement
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Submitted by publicrelations on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 12:58.14 killed in truck crash - Major catastrophe, says PM
Published: Sunday | December 21, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner Gareth Davis, Sr, Sunday Gleaner Writer
Courtesy of Jamaica Gleaner
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Submitted by publicrelations on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 12:52.PM Extends Condolences to Rio Grande Accident Victims
Kingston (JIS):
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Prime Minister Bruce Golding has extended condolences to the families of the fourteen (14) persons who died, and several others who sustained injuries, after the truck in which they were travelling, along the Rio Grande Valley Road in Portland on Friday (Dec. 19), plunged into a ravine.
"It is a terrible tragedy, fourteen persons confirmed dead and a number of others injured. These are persons who were leaving the Rio Grande Valley last night, on their way to market in Kingston, when they met in this tragic accident," Mr Golding told JIS News, shortly after viewing the accident scene.
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Submitted by publicrelations on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 12:47.Inaugural Air Canada Vacations Flight Arrives
MONTEGO BAY (JIS):
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, headed a number of government and tourism officials who were on hand, at the Donald Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Friday (December 19), to welcome some 214 passengers who arrived in the island on the inaugural Air Canada Vacations non-stop scheduled air service from Vancouver.
Mr. Bartlett said the flight was sold out weeks in advance, due to the "superb marketing efforts" of the Jamaican team in Canada. The service between Vancouver and Jamaica is the first such from Western Canada to any Caribbean destination.
According to the Minister, who was speaking at the official welcome reception at the airport, additional non-stop flights are scheduled to depart from Canadian gateways throughout the current winter tourist season.
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Submitted by publicrelations on Mon, 12/22/2008 - 12:43.Statue of Herb McKenley by Basil Watson Commissioned by Government
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Jamaica Information Service
Courtesy of Jamaica Information Service
The Government of Jamaica through the Sports Development Foundation (SDF), an agency of the Ministry of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, has entered into an agreement with Basil Watson, sculptor, for him to create a statue of sports icon, the Honourable Herb McKenley, to be mounted at Statue Road in Independence Park.
Unveiling is scheduled for November 2009.
The contract was signed by the Minister, the Honourable Olivia "Babsy" Grange and Mr. Watson at the offices of the Ministry this evening (December 19).
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