Jamaica Observer: Morris appointed Caricom special rapporteur on disability

October 29, 2018

PRN-Caribbean News Jamaica Observer: Morris appointed Caricom special rapporteur on disability Jamaica Observer: Please allow small farmers to benefit from ganja industry, says senator Jamaica Observer: Free Wi-Fi for courts early next year Jamaica Observer: Committee wants level playing field for contractors Jamaica Observer: No birth certificate Jamaica Observer: Morris appointed Caricom special rapporteur on disability PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) OPPOSITION Senator Dr Floyd Morris yesterday said that he was “excited and humbled” to be appointed the Caribbean Community's (Caricom) Special Rapporteur on Disability. Morris, the director of the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, was nominated by a Caricom national and selected from a pool of four people. Read More Jamaica Observer: Please allow small farmers to benefit from ganja industry, says senator PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) GOVERNMENT Senator Kerensia Morrison is calling on the Government to ensure that small farmers and the little man are not left out of the emerging ganja/cannabis industry. Read More Jamaica Observer: Free Wi-Fi for courts early next year PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) THE Ministry of Justice has signed a contract with technology firm Growth-Tech Limited for the supply of Wi-Fi modems in all courthouses across Jamaica and the provision of wireless Internet. Read More Jamaica Observer: Committee wants level playing field for contractors PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) PARLIAMENT'S Infrastructure and Physical Development Committee (IPDC) says that there is a need for a level playing field to create more room for small contractors to compete in the local building and construction industry. Read More Jamaica Observer: No birth certificate PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) AT 17 years old, Raheem Powell desperately wants to go back to school. But he was not registered at birth. His separation from the formal education system after grade six, due to the lack of a birth certificate, left him with a craving for knowledge. Read More

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