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Activities under the University of Technology (UTech) Enhancement Project should be boosted this fiscal year, through a $300 million provision in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, being implemented by the Ministry of Education, aims to enhance the University's capacity to provide quality level education in Jamaica, through the expansion and upgrading of...

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has been allocated $20 million in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, to facilitate the establishment of a central facility at Lakes Pen, St. Catherine, for the storage and container loading of scrap metal. While the export of scrap metal reportedly earned the country some US$13.3 million in 2005, and US$99.5 million in 2006,...

A sum of $1.8 million has been allocated to the Carib-HYCOS Project, which is being executed by the Water Resources Authority. Funded by the Government and the European Union (EU), the programme aims to provide a database for improved forecasting of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, storms and floods. The funds will be spent on training for staff in...

The small ruminant industry has received a total of $50.1 million in the Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. This will be spent under the Diversification of the Caribbean Livestock through the Production of Small Ruminants Project, with the aim of contributing to the attainment of self sufficiency in regional meat consumption initially through the...

The Northern Jamaica Development Project is to receive $1.5 billion in the new fiscal year, to continue to improve infrastructure in tourism centres on the island's northern coast. As set out in the 2010/11 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the allocation will be used to continue payments for lands acquired for the Negril to Montego Bay...

More than 600 Caribbean students attending tertiary institutions in Florida will come together for the 36th annual conference of the Florida Caribbean Students Association (FCSA) which begins on Friday, April 9 at the University of South Florida (USF), Tampa campus. The three-day event, which is being held under the theme: 'Culture Shock: Spotlight on the Caribbean,' will provide the opportunity...

The late Archbishop Emeritus of Kingston, the Most Rev. Lawrence Burke, was hailed for his devotion to education and the Catholic Church at a memorial mass held last week at the St. Joseph Chapel of Regis College in Toronto, Canada. The event was organised by the St. George's College Old Boys Association (Ontario Chapter); the Immaculate Conception High School Alumnae...

The Bogue Road Rehabilitation Project in the Ministry of Transport and Works is to receive $500 million in the 2010/11 fiscal year to support the North Coast Highway Improvement Project, through the upgrading of the Bogue Road. This will reduce the current traffic congestion and improve the level of safety on that corridor. As set out in the Estimates of...

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC), mindful of the current economic hardship, is stressing the need for consumers to be well informed about managing their financial resources, and how to cope with the harsh global economic climate in which they have to live and operate. Chief Executive Officer of the CAC, Mrs. Dolsie Allen, is encouraging consumers to exercise more vigilance...

The Government will be providing increased social protection support for the country's poor and vulnerable, who have been severely impacted by rising world food prices. A sum of $105 million has been set aside in the 2010/2011 Estimates of Expenditure, which is before the House of Representatives, for the Social Protection Support to Food Price Crisis project, which is being...

A total of $250 million has been set aside in the 2010/2011 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the Houses of Representatives, to facilitate the renovation and maintenance of the country's court houses. The money will also go towards the purchase of equipment and other goods and services. Meanwhile, an additional sum of $35 million will go towards justice improvement measures...

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Bryan Wynter, has challenged regional financial regulators and policy makers to seek to resolve problems related to cooperation on a response to issues related to banking enterprises operating in more than one jurisdiction. The Governor, who was addressing the recently concluded 3-day Regional Technical Assistance Conference on Bank Insolvency in the Caribbean: Law and...