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The commitment by the Canadian Government to provide Can$18 million to strengthen Jamaica's judicial system, through the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) programme, has been welcomed by Justice Minister and Attorney General, Senator the Hon. Dorothy Lightbourne. On April 21, Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, and his Canadian counterpart, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, signed a Memorandum of...

The National Tree Growing Programme, which aims to plant some 130,000 hectares of lands, was launched today (April 22) by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Dr. Patrick Allen. Under the programme, which is being implemented by the Jamaica Tree Growers Association, 70,000 hectares of forests will be rehabilitated, while another 60,000 hectares of idle or underutilised agricultural lands will...

Residents of St. James turned out on April 21, to participate in a public consultation on the Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPSCo) application for a tariff increase, staged by the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR), at the Montego Bay Civic Centre. Public consultations on the tariff application, which are scheduled to be held islandwide, under the theme: 'Regulating utilities for...

Senator, Dr. Ronald Robinson, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, will pay a courtesy call on the President of Essex County College, Dr. A. Zachary Yamba, in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday(April 22). Dr. Robinson will use the occasion to convey thanks and appreciation, on behalf of the Government and people of Jamaica and...

The usual Monday morning meeting of Cabinet will take place today (Wednesday, April 22). The meeting was rescheduled in light of the visit of Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper. The visit also included a special joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament which took place on Monday, instead of the usual Tuesday meeting of the House...

The Negril Police Station, Westmoreland, will get a face-lift on Labour Day, Monday (May 25), as members of the Jamaica Ex-Police Association, Florida Chapter, continue their annual refurbishing project in Jamaica. Twenty volunteers of the Chapter will team up with members of the local Chapter to assist in the annual all-day exercise, which includes painting, plumbing, masonry, carpentry and installation...

Government's commitment to promoting healthy public lifestyle is being highlighted by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Grace Allen-Young. Speaking at the annual conference of the St. Mary Health Department at the Anglican Church Hall, Port Maria, on Thursday (April 16), Dr. Allen-Young said the Ministry will be focussing on a number of areas, including the promotion of...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding has welcomed Canada's support for the inclusion of a development component in the proposed Canada/CARICOM Free Trade Agreement. "We insisted, from the very beginning, that we cannot just negotiate a trade agreement, it has to be a trade agreement plus. It must have a development component, because we are not in a position to...

A ceramic bowl created by leading Jamaican potter, Norma Rodney Harrack, was presented to the Prime Minister of Canada, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper from the Government and People of Jamaica yesterday (April 21). The Canadian Prime Minister left the island on April 21, ending a two-day working visit which saw Jamaica and Canada signing a Memorandum of Understanding for...

It has taken the Registrar General's Department (RGD) just eight years as an Executive Agency to achieve the coveted Model 'C' designation. This means that the RGD is no longer a call on the country's budget for its daily expenses, as it earns money from its operation to pay its bills. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the RGD, Dr. Patricia...

Canadian Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, has given an undertaking to pursue the interests of developing nations, such as Jamaica, with multi-lateral funding agencies, against the background of the prevailing global economic downturn. He gave this commitment at the signing of a bi-lateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between Jamaica and Canada, at Jamaica House on April 21. Prime...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding says that Canada's commitment to increase funding to the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is a positive move for regional economies. He was speaking at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Canada the Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, following the launching of the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) Programme at Jamaica House...