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KINGSTON — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, wants the Dominican Republic to take immediate action to allow a shipment of 250,000 tonnes of cement from the Caribbean Cement Company Limited’s (CCCL) Rockfort plant to be unloaded. "We expect the Dominican authorities to use their good offices to have this product cleared, no later than the next...

KINGSTON - Trade unions representing public sector employees have indicated their willingness to co-operate with the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU), in executing the proposed restructuring exercise to be undertaken in the sector. This was disclosed by Vice-President of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU), Helene Davis Whyte, following discussions on Friday (May 13) with a PSTU team regarding...

National Housing Trust (NHT) - Managing Director of the National Housing Trust (NHT), Cecile Watson, has stated that the establishment of an NHT Foundation to fund a range of projects beneficial to the nation, will not adversely affect the organization's normal housing development and loans programmes. According to Mrs. Watson, the Trust will maintain its plans to spend $25 billion...

MONTEGO BAY — The work which is to be carried out on the Clifton Boys' Home, Darliston, Westmoreland, on Labour Day will carry a price tag of approximately $665,000. The Home has been chosen as the Westmoreland parish/national project for Labour Day 2011. The project also involves the rebuilding of the front porch. A meeting of the parish's Labour Day...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has attributed the $597 billion increase in the country's debt stock between September, 2007 and March, 2011, to pre-2007 residual factors. This includes $117 billion from the effects of exchange rate movement and consumer price index indexation which, he says, is significantly related to the debt structure the...

MONTEGO BAY — Approximately 30 individuals and 22 businesses from Jamaica’s resort areas were named as finalists in the 2010 Tourism Service Excellence programme, at a reception at Secrets Resort and Spa, Montego Bay, Thursday. The list included 10 individuals and 5 businesses from Montego Bay; 8 individuals and 5 businesses from Negril; 6 individuals and 4 businesses from Ocho...

WASHINGTON D.C — The 22nd staging of the annual “School Night” took on a decidedly Jamaican flavour Friday (May 6), with Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US), Her Excellency Audrey P. Marks, chairing the annual fundraiser which supports the education of economically challenged children in the US capital. Ambassador Marks was among the more than 500 patrons on hand...

KINGSTON — Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, has emphasised  that the effects of the global economic crisis on the local economy should not be downplayed. Closing the 2011/12 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on May 11, Mr. Shaw pointed out that, “countries in the region that enjoyed economic growth at an average of...

MONTEGO BAY — Delegates representing over 23 member countries of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) have been called upon to unite, in examining ways in which indigenous resources can be utilized to drive tourism investment possibilities in the region. The call was made by Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, as he delivered the keynote address at the official...

MANDEVILLE — Delivery of the Park Hall water system, this week, will result in some 500 residents of North West Clarendon accessing improved piped water delivery. The system was developed by the Rural Water Supply Limited, with funding from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation of Member of Parliament for North West Clarendon and Minister of State in the Ministry...

KINGSTON — The House of Representatives approved the expenditures outlined in the 2011/2012 Budget on Tuesday. Closing the debate, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, urged all Jamaicans to maintain a spirit of optimism. “Without a sense of optimism, I could never have held fast to the belief that Jamaicans had a right to single-digit interest...

KINGSTON — Private sector companies are being urged to partner with the Government to address the needs of the nation's health institutions. General Manager, Consumer Division, Lasco Distributors Limited, Peter Chin made the call at the media launch of International Nurses Day and Nurses Week 2011, held at the Terra Nova Hotel, yesterday. International Nurses Day is celebrated under the...