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The Ministry of Water and Housing estimates that it will achieve some $398.8 million in capital recoveries for the 2010/2011 fiscal year under the Housing Fund. As outlined in the Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives, some $333.8 million is to come from the sale of scheme units/lots; $42.9 million from the sale of 12 parcels of...

Transport and Works Minister, Hon Mike Henry, has ordered immediate maritime and airport probes, respectively, into Saturday evening's boat tragedy off the island's south coast, and a false fire alarm at the Norman Manley International Airport today, which delayed a number of flights. Minister of Transport and Works, the Hon Mike Henry The minister has mandated Director General of the...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has explained that the current state of some of its buses on the roads is primarily due to the drought conditions, and the consequent water restrictions. In a release on the issue over the weekend, the JUTC's Corporate Communications Manager, Reginald Allen, stated: "In response to queries about the outward state of some Jamaica...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon Audley Shaw, has announced that Property Taxes will be increased effective Thursday, April 1. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Hon Audley Shaw The flat rate which is applicable to unimproved values up to $300,000 will be increased from the current $600 to $1,000. For unimproved values exceeding $300,000,...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has instructed Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne, to seek a declaration from the courts on her obligations before signing extradition orders. He was speaking on his call-in radio programme, Jamaica House Live, on Wednesday night, March 31. "I have instructed the Minister of Justice to seek a declaration from the courts of Jamaica,...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) has achieved a high success rate in its key performance indicators (KPI) for 2009/2010, according to Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Patricia Holness, speaking at a JIS Think Tank on Wednesday (March 31). "The RGD has achieved 90 per cent success on all its key performance indicators," Dr. Holness told the Think Tank. She explained that...

St. Mary's 4-H Clubs participated in the annual Achievement Day activities at the Oracabessa High School, Tuesday (March 30). The event, held under the theme "Youth involvement in local food production for sustainability," featured displays by a number of government and non-government agencies, a lunch hour concert and a prizegiving ceremony. Among the competitive events during the day's activities were...

World and Olympic Sprint Champion, Usain Bolt, has taken another step towards improving his community of Sherwood Content, Trelawny, by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for refurbishing and maintaining the community's health centre. The MOU was signed Wednesday (March 31) with the Ministry of Health and the National People's Co-operative Bank of Jamaica Limited (NPCB), at the Development Bank...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness, is encouraging Jamaicans whose documents need correction to come in and have them corrected. She said that some previous holders of passports are coming into the RGD to get their birth certificates, only to discover that there are no records in the names they originally used on...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says that the current drought is a major concern to the Government. "Cabinet continues to monitor the matter and all available options are being explored at this time," Mr. Vaz assured the public, as he addressed the issue at Wednesday's (March 31) Post Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica...

An initiative between the Organisation of American States (OAS) and Jamaica's Registrar General's Department (RGD), which should improve the vital records capability of six Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) states, has been confirmed by OAS Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Joan Neil. "The project has to do with the fundamental reform of the civil registry systems of six OECS selected...

Cabinet has concluded preliminary discussions with the Public Sector Transformation Unit (PSTU) on its initial recommendations for the restructuring of Government ministries, departments and agencies. The announcement was made by Minister with responsibility for Information Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, during the weekly Post Cabinet media briefing, at Jamaica House on Wednesday (March 31). Mr. Vaz also stated...