'Church cannot afford to sleep' - Prime Minister of Jamaica calls on faith-based institutions to intensify efforts to transform society
WESTERN BUREAU: PRIME MINISTER Portia Simpson Miller is urging the Church to play a pivotal role in improving the moral fibre of the Jamaican society. "It is not possible to exaggerate the signifi-cance of the work of the church as a moral institution...

Time for Government of Jamaica to begin Port Royal development - mayor
MAYOR OF Kingston Desmond McKenzie is calling on the Government to speed up the long-touted development of Port Royal. The mayor on Wednesday said he was disappointed with the lengthy delay, saying the Government has been ignoring development plans...

Road Safety Unit considering new licensing system
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: PAULA FLETCHER, the executive director of the Road Safety Unit, has revealed that consideration was being given for a 'graduating license system' for persons who are in the process of obtaining a driver's licence.

Cut secrecy, libel, says Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) president - ...Wants repeal of libel laws and more access to information
WHILE CELEBRATING Jamaica's progress in facilitating access to information from statutory bodies, Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) president Desmond Richards says there are still "many rivers to cross" to improve transparency in Government.

Bill Clarke voices concern about using petroleum products in medicine
PRESIDENT AND CEO of Scotiabank, William E. Clarke, is urging the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) to become involved in the drive for more responsible use of petroleum products. Speaking at the MAJ's Symposium '06 recently, he said...

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) president commissioned as minister
DR. HERBERT Thompson, president of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU), was among a list of 13 Adventist leaders who were accredited as commissioned ministers at a service conducted by the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists...

Meyer is Brazil's new ambassador to CARICOM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: TRADE AND economic relations as well as South-South cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Brazil are expected to expand under the stewardship of Arthur Vivacqua Correa Meyer, the Plenipotentiary Ambassador...

Clarke urges Government of Jamaica to increase tax incentives
"A CARING government should consider taking immediate action to encourage more charitable contributions by increasing tax concessions to donors," said Oliver Clarke, chairman and managing director of The Gleaner Company Ltd., during his keynote address...