Jamaica
Jamaica, Spain Partner on Green
July 8, 2011 | 5:23 pm | 0 Comment
Above: Environment Minister Dr Horace Chang and Spanish Ambassador Celsa Nuno A joint Spanish-Jamaican initiative is working to focus on environmental awareness, with the second phase of the Spanish Jamaica Foundation's programme aiming to promote a cleaner environment in Montego Bay beginning this week. The first phase of the programme, which was implemented last more...
Jamaica Names New Attorney General
July 8, 2011 | 9:43 am | 0 Comment
After some delay, Jamaican Prime Minister has named attorney Ransford Braham the country's new attorney general. Braham was a partner at law firm Livingston, Alexander and Levy's litigation department, where his practice included work in the Court of Appeal and the London-based Privy Council. The delay in his appointment did not go without criticism, with the opposition more...
Jamaica Swears in New Ministers
July 6, 2011 | 12:25 am | 0 Comment
Above: Jamaican Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen swears in new Justice Minister Delroy Chuck (JIS Photo) Jamaica's Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, swore in newly-appointed cabinet members Delroy Chuck and Sen. Arthur Williams yesterday at King's House. Chuck is taking over the Ministry of Justice from Dorothy Lightbourne, who was a central figure in the more...
Jamaican Senator Seeks Digital Parliament
July 5, 2011 | 1:33 pm | 0 Comment
Above: the Jamaican Parliament (JIS Photo) Communications in Jamaica's Parliament have traditionally been oral -- despite a number of members who violate the rules by reading from prepared texts. But one senator, Norman Grant, has tabled a motion in the Jamaican Senate seeking to have the use of electronic communications technology permitted in Gordon House. The more...
Jamaica Eyes Smart Grid
July 1, 2011 | 10:38 am | 0 Comment
Above: the Wigton wind farm Jamaica is considering the feasibility of introducing a smart grid to the island's electrical distribution network, Minister of State for Energy and Mining, Laurence Broderick, announced yesterday. "We are looking at [a smart grid]," he said. "We just had an expert down, who has been assisting us in that direction." Smart grids intelligently more...
Jamaica to Have Direct China Flights
June 30, 2011 | 6:17 am | 0 Comment
Jamaica should soon have direct flights to China, according to Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett. China is the fastest growing market for outbound travelers in the world, he said. The plan would introduce direct flights between Beijing and Montego Bay, something committed to by Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica Zheng Qingdian. Qingdian said he would be facilitating more...
Jamaica’s Golding Removes Justice Minister Lightbourne from Cabinet
June 29, 2011 | 6:22 pm | 1 Comments
Above: Jamaican PM Bruce Golding and former Minister Dorothy Lightbourne (JIS photos) Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding removed Sen. Dorothy Lightbourne from her post as Justice Minister today, replacing her with current House Speaker Delroy Chuck. Lightbourne was one of the most significant figures in Jamaica's Extradition Crisis last year, along with an integral more...
Mark Jones and the Secret of Jamaica’s Unknown Market
June 29, 2011 | 12:41 pm | 0 Comment
Global Gateway Chairman Mark Jones, left, and Commerce Minister Karl Samuda What began with a single visit to Jamaica in 2007 for Mark Jones has turned into a group of investments employing 1,000 Jamaicans in real estate, financial services and information communication technology. Jones, the chairman of Global Gateway Solutions, a call centre firm, is bullish on more...
Jamaican MP Leaves People’s National Party in Dual-Citizenship Row
June 29, 2011 | 11:50 am | 0 Comment
Jamaican MP Sharon Hay-Webster has left the opposition People's National Party, saying she could not tolerate what she described as a lack of support from the party over her case involving dual citizenship. Hay-Webster is among several Jamaican MPs who have been the subject of controversy by having dual citizenship, which is prohibited by the Jamaican constitution for more...
U.S. Embassy in Jamaica: No “Harassment” During Extradition Affair
June 28, 2011 | 1:47 pm | 0 Comment
Above: U.S. Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater (JIS Photo) The U.S. Embassy in Kingston released a statement saying it disagreed with allegations made by Jamaican officials that U.S. personnel had been "aggressive," "belligerent" or "harassing" in communications concerning the extradition of strongman Christopher Coke. According to the embassy, it "takes exception to this more...
