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KINGSTON — Infrastructure works are to commence shortly under phase three of the Whitehall housing development in Westmoreland following June 28 signing of a $502 million contract for the project. Minister of Water and Housing, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang and Director at Ashtrom Building Systems Limited, which will undertake the works, Donald Ellis, signed the document at the offices of...

PORT ANTONIO — The first in a series of public education expositions on disasters in St. Mary was hosted by the parish’s Disaster Committee in the community of Gayle, on June 24. Held as part of activities to observe June as disaster preparedness month, the event had as its objective, the sensitisation of residents about the importance of supporting initiatives...

KINGSTON — A total of 5,200 young Jamaicans will be employed under the National Youth Service’s (NYS) annual National Summer Employment Programme (NSEP) to be carried out in two phases over the months of July and August. “We have 1,560 places for tertiary or college students and we have 3,640 places for secondary students. There are two batches we have...

KINGSTON — Minister of Tourism, Hon Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica should soon have direct flights to China, the fastest growing market for outbound travellers in the world. The Ministry of Tourism reported Tuesday June 28 that China’s newly appointed Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Zheng Qingdian, gave a commitment to pursue the introduction of direct flights between Beijing and Montego...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade says it has been making significant progress with plans to integrate the country’s trade policy into the National Development Plan, Vision 2030. The Ministry’s Under-Secretary in its Foreign Trade Division, Marcia Thomas, told Heads of Missions at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday June 28, that the Ministry has...

KINGSTON — The top prize winners in the Access to Information (ATI) National Essay Competition were presented with their awards, at a ceremony at the offices of Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) in Kingston on Tuesday (June 28). First prize went to Malike Kellier, past student of Cornwall College, Montego Bay. Second was Claudia Deonnie Landley of Holy Childhood High School,...

The swearing in for the newly announced Ministers and Ministers of State will take place this afternoon June 29 at 3:00 p.m. with the Governor General, Sir Patrick Allen conducting a brief ceremony at Kings House. The changes were announced last night June 28 by Prime Minister Bruce Golding and   will take effect from Friday July 1, 2011. [ New Cabinet...

KINGSTON — Jamaica has become the first Caribbean nation to produce a Vital Statistics Manual, which streamlines components of its national civil registration and vital statistics system. The manual, entitled: “Standard Definitions of Vital Statistics and Vital Events & Standards for Calculations of Vital Statistics”, was launched at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Tuesday June 28, at a...

Minister of National Security, Senator the Hon. Dwight Nelson has reiterated plans to disaggregate murder figures to reflect the number of homicides that result from criminal activity, and those which occur due to domestic incidents. “We churn out the figures…(for example), for the month of May, we have 100 murders, but we do not disaggregate the figures, so everybody accept...

KINGSTON — To promote self sufficiency among working-age beneficiaries under its Programme of Advancement Through Heath and Education (PATH), the Government has made $70 million available in grants to assist persons with various micro-business ventures. The grants, which were approved by the Government in January this year, is expected to benefit at least 1,000 clients, with each receiving a maximum...

KINGSTON — President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the International Procurement Institute (INPRI), Jorge Claro, has commended the Jamaican Government for developing a sound procurement policy, as well as a cadre of trained professionals to deal with it. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a workshop on public procurement at the Management Institute for National Development (MIND) in Kingston,...

KINGSTON — The Terms of Reference for an independent consultant to oversee payments made under the Jamaica Infrastructure Development Programme (JDIP) have been completed. Minister of Transport and Works, Hon. Michael Henry, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Tuesday June 28 at the Ministry on Maxfield Avenue in Kingston. He said that the position will be advertised and...