More

A sum of $245.8 million has been allocated to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure. This money is to be used to undertake activities under that body's agricultural extension service for Domestic Food Crop and Tree Crop Programmes, and for grants for Crop Production and Extension, Forestry, and Rural Development. The agricultural extension service...

A total of $4.69 million has been set aside in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure to carry out activities for the sustainable elimination of all Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS), in keeping with Jamaica's commitment to the Montreal Protocol for the phasing out of ODS. The money will be used to achieve a number of targets during the period, including the...

The Ministry of Health and Environment continues to place emphasis on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with an allotment of $378.2 million to provide universal access for HIV treatment, care and prevention service.This is set out in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being funded by a grant from the Global Fund, with...

Technical administration, as it relates to Geological and Geotechnical Regulatory Services, will be enhanced with the allocation of $6.5 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of the sum, $2.5 million will go towards the Quarry Zoning project. The objective of this project is to regulate and control quarrying for sand, limestone, and aggregate,...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade has been allocated $80 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, to effect repairs to vehicles. A sum of $40 million has also been allocated to procure equipment, such as hoses with couplings, helmets, breathing apparatus and protective jackets to be used in fire prevention and fire fighting. The Fire...

The Ministry of Health and Environment continues to place emphasis on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with an allotment of $378.2 million to provide universal access for HIV treatment, care and prevention service.This is set out in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The project, which is being funded by a grant from the Global Fund, with...

Technical administration, as it relates to Geological and Geotechnical Regulatory Services, will be enhanced with the allocation of $6.5 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Of the sum, $2.5 million will go towards the Quarry Zoning project. The objective of this project is to regulate and control quarrying for sand, limestone, and aggregate,...

The Jamaica Fire Brigade has been allocated $80 million in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, to effect repairs to vehicles. A sum of $40 million has also been allocated to procure equipment, such as hoses with couplings, helmets, breathing apparatus and protective jackets to be used in fire prevention and fire fighting. The Fire...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding has outlined a raft of measures his Government is undertaking to address the social and economic problems facing Jamaica, as highlighted in an Amnesty International report released on Tuesday. Amnesty International accused the Jamaican Government of stigmatizing and willfully neglecting people living in impoverished communities, by failing to tackle corruption and violence affecting their neighbourhoods....

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding has outlined a raft of measures his Government is undertaking to address the social and economic problems facing Jamaica, as highlighted in an Amnesty International report released on Tuesday. Amnesty International accused the Jamaican Government of stigmatizing and willfully neglecting people living in impoverished communities, by failing to tackle corruption and violence affecting their neighbourhoods....

Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles has said that a new and liberalized work permit regime, that would facilitate greater flexibility in the employment of foreign skilled labour, is set to come on stream later this month. Speaking at the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF) members forum at the JEF's Ruthven Road offices on April 3, Mr. Charles pointed out...

Director of Industrial Relations and Allied Services in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security Errol Miller, has noted that training and employment is very important to the Government of Jamaica. Mr. Miller, who represented the Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles, was speaking at the launch of Manpower and Maintenance Services Limited's Customer Service Charter, yesterday (April...