Jamaica's Patterson gets Guyana's highest award
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): FORMER JAMAICAN Prime Minister, P.J. Patterson, yesterday received the Order of Excellence (OE), Guyana's highest national honour, for his role in the regional integration movement.

Pickersgill outlines strategies to meet housing objective
WESTERN BUREAU: FULL ACCESS to safe, affordable housing for all Jamaicans by 2025 is the commitment being given by Minister of Housing, Transport and Works Robert Pickersgill. "Housing represents a key engine of the wealth of most households,"....

Hylton calls for more effective, transparent UN through reform
MINISTER OF Foreign Affairs and Trade Anthony Hylton has called for reform of the United Nations (UN), to give a greater role to developing nations in place of 'narrow political interests'. The United States has called for developed countries...

Land agency in Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: LANDOWNERS IN western Jamaica will no longer have to endure the hassle of travelling into Kingston to process their documents. They can do so through the National Land Agency's (NLA) pilot project the region.

IMMIGRATION MATTERS - Family class sponsorship to Canada - Part I
GREAT NEWS for sponsors! The new government of Canada has kept its political promise of reducing the Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) from Cdn$975 to Cdn$490, making it more attractive for potential sponsors and immigrants to migrate to Canada.

'Lock up senior dirty cops in crime fight'
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER of Police in charge of organised crime, Leslie Green, believes convicting senior police officers for their role in corruption will create an effective Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Women's Caucus to have more say in Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA)
THE WOMEN'S Caucus of the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) is to play a greater role under the leadership of president-elect, Hopeton Henry. Speaking at a ceremony honouring retired principals at the Terra Nova Hotel in St. Andrew on Saturday night...