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The Office of the Children's Advocate has embarked on a new public awareness programme with the aim of significantly reducing the level of child abuse. Appealing to parents and guardians in particular to be responsible and careful in protecting their children, the programme comprises a series of public service announcements (PSA) on local radio and television. Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke,...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, is urging all unregistered businesses and self-employed persons to take advantage of the tax amnesty, in which waivers of interest and penalties will be granted, across all tax types, once the principal sum owed is paid up. Mr. Shaw said Cabinet had decided that as a first step to increasing tax...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the macroeconomic programme for the 2008/09 fiscal year is aimed at creating the conditions that can support sustainable growth into the medium term. The Minister, who was speaking yesterday (April 10) during the opening of the 2008/09 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, explained that the main...

Minister of Finance and Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the non-debt capital expenditure for the 2008/09 fiscal year is set at $44.648 billion, representing a $20.02 billion or an 80 per cent increase over the actual expenditure of last year.He also informed that the allocations for the Ministry of Education, National Security, Roads and Bridges as well as...

The Government will, during the 2008/09 fiscal year, implement the consolidation of statutory deductions into one social security payment, as part of efforts to reform the country's revenue collection system. This announcement was made by Minister of Finance and Public Service, Audley Shaw, during his Budget presentation in the House of Representatives yesterday (April 10). "This is meant to be...

The Hanover 4-H Cubbies showed off their skills in naming and taking care of plants and animals, public speaking and other areas, at the 2008 Parish Achievement Day held recently at the Hopewell High School. The youngsters, age five to eight, competed in mounting mini displays, reciting poems; identifying seeds, pets and plants; colouring posters; among other things. Introduced last...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the Government's achievement of the fiscal deficit target for the 2007/08 financial year is demonstrative of its capacity to set credible targets. Speaking at a post-Budget Debate press conference at the Ministry's Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Friday (April 11), Mr. Shaw said the achievement of a...

The Hanover 4-H Cubbies showed off their skills in naming and taking care of plants and animals, public speaking and other areas, at the 2008 Parish Achievement Day held recently at the Hopewell High School. The youngsters, age five to eight, competed in mounting mini displays, reciting poems; identifying seeds, pets and plants; colouring posters; among other things. Introduced last...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw, has said that the Government's achievement of the fiscal deficit target for the 2007/08 financial year is demonstrative of its capacity to set credible targets. Speaking at a post-Budget Debate press conference at the Ministry's Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Friday (April 11), Mr. Shaw said the achievement of a...

In an effort to enhance the standard of education in secondary schools, the Ministries of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, and Education have jointly embarked on an e-Learning Project. The project seeks to utilize current state-of-the-art technology in Jamaican high schools to improve the quality of education delivered to students, enhancing their learning experience in the process, thereby improving the level...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, has said that special libraries have continued to make significant contributions to professionals, as they aid researchers to access a wide range of resources. Professor Hall was speaking at King's House today (April 10), where he read the proclamation declaring April 13 to 19 Special Libraries Week. He pointed to...

Minister of Water and Housing, Dr. Horace Chang has urged University students and other young Jamaicans to develop a passion for what they do and to accept the challenge of living with change. "There needs to be a passion among leaders. The continuing challenge of every generation and every single educated person is the challenge to live with change," he...