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A sum of $1.2 million has been set aside in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure for a project which is aimed at building disaster resilient communities. This will be done by strengthening the national and parish response capacity and developing a culture of disaster preparedness. Under the project, disaster management committees are to be established, the Office of Disaster Preparedness...

The Montego Bay Convention Centre project is to benefit from an allocation of $2.67 billion in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House, to commence implementation of civil works. The convention centre, when completed, will provide adequate space for meetings, exhibition and event-type occasions, with indirect employment of approximately 2,300 persons. It will seek, to generate foreign exchange...

The Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange has expressed deep regret at the passing of distinguished Jamaican photographer Ken Ramsay. She said Mr Ramsay's passing has left a void in the area of Jamaican photography as well as in the wider cultural landscape of which he was a distinguished member. Ken Ramsay, who died on March...

The Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange has expressed deep regret at the passing of distinguished Jamaican photographer Ken Ramsay. She said Mr Ramsay's passing has left a void in the area of Jamaican photography as well as in the wider cultural landscape of which he was a distinguished member. Ken Ramsay, who died on March...

The Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation has reported that it assisted some 1,544 teen mothers to enroll in various training and educational institutions. In the organization's recently published annual report for 2006/07, Executive Director, Beryl Weir said the Foundation will continue to advocate for a structured system of re-entry to school for every teen mother. "This will ensure that none...

President of the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), Professor Paul Ivey has announced the college's intention to offer a scholarship to the child of a beneficiary of Food For The Poor run Rural Economic Agricultural Programme (REAP). He made the announcement at a recent exposition at the St. Dorothy's Anglican Church, in Church Pen, Old Harbour. The expo...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Michael Stern has said that a brighter economic future will be secured for Jamaica, through greater wealth creation and better employment opportunities. "As a government, we have a clear objective to make Jamaica one of the most competitive and productive countries in the region. We see economic development at the...

Twelve patients at the Bustamante Hospital for Children, in Kingston are getting a new lease on life as they receive cardiovascular paediatric surgery this week, from a team of heart specialists from Florida. The team comprising 21 medical, paramedical and administrative professionals, headed by Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs from St. Petersburg Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida is currently on a...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has said that there are great prospects in the agricultural industry for the marketing of non-traditional commodities. Noting crops such as sweet potatoes, fruits, vegetables, cassava, and yams, he urged Jamaica and the Caribbean region to move swiftly towards the development of this sub-sector. In a speech which was delivered by Senior Advisor in...

The Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation has reported that it assisted some 1,544 teen mothers to enroll in various training and educational institutions. In the organization's recently published annual report for 2006/07, Executive Director, Beryl Weir said the Foundation will continue to advocate for a structured system of re-entry to school for every teen mother. "This will ensure that none...

President of the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE), Professor Paul Ivey has announced the college's intention to offer a scholarship to the child of a beneficiary of Food For The Poor run Rural Economic Agricultural Programme (REAP). He made the announcement at a recent exposition at the St. Dorothy's Anglican Church, in Church Pen, Old Harbour. The expo...

State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, Michael Stern has said that a brighter economic future will be secured for Jamaica, through greater wealth creation and better employment opportunities. "As a government, we have a clear objective to make Jamaica one of the most competitive and productive countries in the region. We see economic development at the...