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Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, has said that the Committee would be undertaking a number of public education initiatives, geared at helping children to develop a thorough understanding of effective safety practices, abductions and associated issues. "We are looking for avenues to really express how we feel and what is happening to our nation's...

Minister of Transport and Works, Mike Henry, has said that the Government is seeking to reduce the cost of road repair projects and where applicable, will be utilising the Pave-Zyme soil stabilisation system. "I am implementing the beginning of a programme to reduce the cost against the need for funding, which we don't have," Minister Henry said during a tour...

Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wesley Hughes, has said that while Jamaica is faced with a number of macro-economic risks, in the context of the current global financial crisis, vulnerabilities to external shocks are being carefully monitored on a daily basis. He said reports are being made to the major decision-makers and action is being...

Chairperson of the National Child Month Committee (NCMC), Dr. Pauline Mullings, is making a passionate appeal to the perpetrators of crimes against children, to desist from those dastardly deeds. "We can only appeal to the perpetrators to stop what they are doing. Don't destroy our children and don't destroy their innocence. Give them a chance to grow up, give them...

Several sectors of the economy recorded strong growth for the period July to September, with mining and quarrying emerging as the star performer for the period. The sector recorded a 6.0 per cent growth, reflecting a 0.2 per cent contribution to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was largely due to an increase in alumina production (8.4 per cent),...

Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, has said that despite having to make some revisions to the Central Government budget, the Ministry is committed to the task of staying as close as possible to the targeted fiscal deficit of 4.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Meanwhile, as a prelude...

Starting today (Nov. 17), taxpayers will be able to file their General Consumption Tax (GCT) returns electronically. This is in keeping with efforts by Government to reform the country's tax system. "Overall, we want it to be easier and simpler for persons to pay their taxes," said Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator...

Minister of Energy, Clive Mullings, has said that despite the lowering of oil prices, the Government will continue its policy of energy diversification and by extension, energy security, for Jamaica. The Minister was speaking at a symposium on 'Options for Jamaica's Energy Security: A Focus on Waste to Energy Conversion', which was held recently at the Courtleigh Hotel in Kingston....

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has emphasised that students would be the ones to take the message of positive change for the future, throughout the corners of Jamaica. "You are the torch bearers. You are student activists and student activism is no new concept to the youth of Jamaica. I was young once and I was...

Principal of the Hampton High School in St. Elizabeth, Heather Murray, has lauded the students of the all-girls institution for their outstanding performance in the recent Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Mrs. Murray, who delivered the school's report at the annual prize giving ceremony held yesterday (Nov. 16) on the Munro College campus in the parish, said that the...

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Senator Donald Wehby, has informed that the divestment of Air Jamaica is scheduled to be completed by March 31, 2009. "The Divestment Committee is working with the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank. The final phase of the divestment, marketing and implementation, is currently underway...

As Government continues its drive for affordable housing solutions, Prime Minister, Bruce Golding, along with Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, this morning (November 17), visited a model home constructed by the Canadian company, Global Pre Cast Homes. The Prime Minister viewed the model unit on Oxford Road, at the request of the National Housing Trust (NHT) and...