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Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Andrew Gallimore, wants more programmes that will incorporate senior citizens in the "productive process", as well as engage them in pivotal roles in community building. In a brief address, delivered by Director of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), Denzil Thorpe, at a National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC)...

Teachers are being provided with additional educational tools at the Materials Expo, which is being hosted by the Core Curriculum Unit of the Ministry of Education, at the Caenwood Centre in Kingston. During the two-day event, which opened Tuesday (September 29), principals of primary and secondary schools received curriculum support material developed by the Unit for use in their schools....

The health and wellness of citizens of St. James will be given top priority, when sister cities, Atlanta in the USA and Montego Bay, stage their 14th annual Health Fair, at the St. John's Methodist Church Action Centre, Montego Bay, Monday (October 5) to Friday (October 9). Citizens will again benefit from the services of about 16 medical professionals and...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Karl Samuda, has called on players in the hospitality industry to support local manufacturers, whose products meet international standards. "There has been detected, a veiled resistance to support some of our well established manufacturing entities," Mr. Samuda told a press conference at his Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (September 29). "We have been...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is conducting a programme of road repairs in sections of Portland, as it pursues its mandate of development and maintenance of roadways throughout the country. The programme involves the rehabilitation of 1.3 kilometres of roadway between Port Antonio and Hectors River, and 8,500 metres square of sheet patching to other sections of the same corridor....

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding has again affirmed his Government's commitment to divest the State of its shares in commercial ventures, but noted that the approach will be strategic. He was speaking to an early morning sitting of the House of Representatives on September 30, following the passing of the Supplementary Estimates by the Standing Finance Committee. "We are...

Government will apply changes to public sector fees and taxes next fiscal year. This was announced by Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, during an early morning sitting of the House of Representatives on September 30, following the acceptance of the Supplementary Estimates by the Standing Finance Committee. "We intend, in the next fiscal year, to roll out the full...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, says the effects of the economic downturn have only made Jamaica's persistent fiscal problems worse. "Our fiscal problems, made worse by the current crisis, are merely the symptom of deeper, more fundamental problems that have long bedeviled us," the Prime Minister said. Mr. Golding explained that the country has suffered chronic indebtedness, so that...

Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that reducing the public sector wage bill is vital to Government's goal of making more resources available for investment. He was addressing the House of Representatives on September 30, immediately following the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee that accepted the 2009-2010 Supplementary Estimates of expenditure. "Restructuring the public sector to be...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, early this morning announced what he described as "a minimal tax package", with increases on Departure Tax, as well as the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on telephone calls and instruments. Mr. Shaw made the announcement shortly after midnight, minutes after the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) of the House of Representatives...

Representatives of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) and the Government signed an agreement Tuesday (September 29) at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Kingston, for the payment of salary arrears amounting to $8 billion. The parties agreed that the payments will be made as follows: Year 1 (2010-2011) - $4 billion, payable in two equal installments in May and...

Two more Youth Information Centres (YIC) are to come on stream, with the signing of a $61,525,377 (US$695,202) contract today (Sept. 29) for the construction of facilities in the parishes of Manchester and Westmoreland. The signatories include the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture, the Korea International Co-operation Agency (KOICA), which will provide the funding,...