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Cabinet has approved the award of a US$1,026,841.54 contract for the procurement of liquid chlorine through the National Water Commission (NWC).The contract has been awarded to Joan's Chemicals Inc. for the supply of 598 containers of one- tonne liquid chlorine drums. In addition, a US$273,574 contract has been awarded to Elster AMCO Water Inc. of Puerto Rico for the supply...

Minister of Transport and Works, Michael Henry is urging all commuters to use the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus service. He was speaking on Thursday (July 3) at the launch of the JUTC's Ride and Win Summer Bling Promotion at the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. "I urge a mass adoption of the concept, involving our top leaders in all spheres,...

Opposition Deputy Spokesman on National Security, Dr. Donald Rhodd, has said that while debates centre on crime fighting initiatives, it is becoming increasingly important for policy-makers and stakeholders to address the causes or root of crime. Making his contribution to the 2008/09 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday (June 3), Dr. Rhodd said that crime is now regarded as the...

Minister of National Security, Senator Colonel Trevor MacMillan, says that the new strategies implemented by the security forces to fight the upsurge in criminal activities are having a noticeable impact. Senator MacMillan told JIS News that "the situation certainly has quietened down," while noting that there are still some problem areas, but that for the most part, crime in many...

Minister of National Security, Colonel Trevor MacMillan has said that $1 billion is needed to bring the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Twickenham Park training facility up to its required standard, and that every effort would be made over the next three years to meet that target. During a tour of the facility on July 3, the Minister pointed out that...

Commuters will have a chance to win more than $1.7 million in cash and prizes in the Jamaica Urban Transit Company's (JUTC) 'Ride and Win Summer Bling'. The promotion is designed to reward consistent JUTC commuters and to encourage more people to choose the company when travelling in the five areas that make up the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR)....

The Government is to establish a museum of reggae music and artifacts, to represent the struggles and achievements of Jamaican music, and will establish a special initiative to encourage and assist Jamaican film makers to produce works on Jamaican culture. The announcement was made by Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang, last night (July 3), who was giving...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Andrew Gallimore, has said that an additional 115,000 persons, who fall below the poverty line, are expected to be registered on Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) by October 31 this year. This is expected to increase the number of beneficiaries to approximately 359,000. Speaking in the 2008/09...

Some 6,174 students from 83 schools islandwide have benefited from the Student Empowerment Programme to complete their secondary education. The programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Education that seeks to provide opportunities for Grade Nine students who are performing below their grade level. Salomie Evering, Deputy Chief Education Officer in charge of Curriculum and Support Services, told JIS...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, today (July 4), signed a Euro 29.3 million (J$3.3 billion) loan agreement with Vice-President of the Commerzbank in Belgium, Jacques Nyssen, for the purchase of 100 buses for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC). At the signing ceremony, held at the Finance Ministry's headquarters in Kingston, Mr. Shaw noted that...

Caricom Heads of Government have proposed that the World Bank establish a team comprising representatives of the World Bank, the Caricom Secretariat, and the Caribbean Development Bank to come up with recommendations to address debt restructuring and the establishment of special windows for development financing for the region's heavily indebted middle income countries. This was disclosed by Prime Minister Bruce...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be establishing a registry of all seniors resident in Jamaica, State Minister, Andrew Gallimore has said. This is expected to be complemented by a toll free line at the National Council for Senior Citizens. The line, which will come into operation during the first week of August, is: 1-888-SENIORS ((1-888-736-4677). Speaking in...