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Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, has said that the Government will be providing more support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), in light of the importance of these businesses to the Jamaican economy. "I think we need to provide the enabling environment and the institutional support. I think (SMEs) hold the key for much of the hopes that Jamaica...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in a release today informed the public that close to 300 tonnes of Sulphuric Acid were released into the sea in the vicinity of Berth One, Port Bustamante, Kingston Harbour, Friday night (September 11). ODPEM said that the source of the spill was a container located at Berth One. A Team...

An Enrichment Centre was handed over to the Victoria Town Primary School, Manchester, by the Digicel Foundation on Thursday (September 10). Digicel refurbished and equipped the Centre, in partnership with the Education Transformation Team, at a cost of $2 million. It will be used to boost the institution's literacy and numeracy programmes. Speaking at the handing over ceremony at the...

The Manchester Health Department observed Caribbean Wellness Day at Mandeville Park, Friday (September 11). Persons were encouraged, by various health professionals, to manage and prevent chronic non-communicable diseases. The event also featured live demonstrations of gym exercises, sack races, squat competition for males and females, dance competitions and other forms of physical exercises. Medical Officer of Health (moh) for Manchester,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, said last night that the outstanding cost to the country of co-hosting Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 has risen by an additional $1.4 billion, being claimed by Israeli-owned construction firm, Ashtrom Building Systems, for refurbishing Sabina Park. "That is what I discovered this week," Mr. Shaw told a large crowd...

His Worship the Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Bertel Moore, has said that the parish is in urgent need of two ambulances to replace out-of-service vehicles at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital and the Negril Fire Station. The Mayor, who was addressing a meeting of the Westmoreland Parish Council yesterday (Sept. 10) at the Anglican Church Hall in the parish capital, stated that...

With construction of the new cruise ship pier in Falmouth Trelawny set to begin in a matter of days, His Worship the Mayor of Falmouth, Collin Gager will respond to citizens' questions and concerns about the project, at a community meeting on Thursday, September 24. The meeting is slated for the town hall in the Trelawny capital beginning at 5:00...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) will be spending $29 billion over the next three years to finance more than 12,000 housing starts. Of the total, fewer than 11,000 will be developed by the NHT, while about 1,500 will be financed under the Trust's Interim Finance Programme, whereby developers can borrow from the organisation to build affordable housing. At a press...

Governor-General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, has praised the Rotary Club of Liguanea Plains for its service to needy Jamaicans, through health, education and other community development activities. "A service club is best described by the extent of its mission and of its service to others and especially the individuals, who are recipients of your service, who...

The Hope Dialysis Centre, which will provide medical treatment to persons affected by kidney disease, was officially opened yesterday (Sept. 10) by Minister of Health, Hon. Rudyard Spencer. A state-of-the-art private facility, which is located at 17 Latham Avenue in Kingston, the dialysis centre will boost the capabilities of the island in providing high quality self-management skills training for persons...

Parliament will resume its sessions on Tuesday, September 15, and sit again on Wednesday, September 16. This was announced by Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, at the Post Cabinet Press Conference at Jamaica House on September 9. The Minister said that the Government is consulting with the social partners before submitting the Supplementary Estimates...

An all day workshop, which focusses on teaching young people how to create a vision to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the Organisation of American States (OAS) Human Prosperity Goals, is being organised for 75 National Secondary School Student Council (NSSC) leaders, youth ambassadors, and members of community youth organisations and the National Parent Teachers Association of...