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The need for Jamaicans to better understand and appreciate the challenges confronting disabled persons in the country, was the major focus of a public education seminar, sponsored by the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities and the project Dedicated to the Development of Persons with Disabilities (3Ds Project), in Port Maria on March 27. The seminar, part of the effort...

A sum of $27.3 million has been allocated to Poor Relief Services in the 2008/09 financial year, up from the $18.984 million it received in the 2007/08 budget, according to the Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The new allocation includes $15.962 million for the Board of Supervision and $11.3 million for the Homeless (Street People) Programme....

A budget of $179 million has been allocated to complete projects under the Rural Water Supply Project in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Implemented under the Ministry of Water and Housing, the project receives funding from the Government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The original duration of the project was from April 2002...

The fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS has received an additional boost, as the AIDS/STD Programme implemented by the Ministry of Health and the Environment, has received $46.5 million. This is set out in the 2008/2009 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation will be used to continue the control of HIV/STD infections as well as...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has lauded the Jamaican Diaspora for its ongoing commitment and contribution to the country's economic development, and indicated that remittances to the island totalled over US$2 billion last year. He pointed out that there were effective ways to utilize the skills and resources of the Diaspora, and challenged the members to join with the government in...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding has lauded the Jamaican Diaspora for its ongoing commitment and contribution to the country's economic development, and indicated that remittances to the island totalled over US$2 billion last year. He pointed out that there were effective ways to utilize the skills and resources of the Diaspora, and challenged the members to join with the government in...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will over the next few days be involved in meetings of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament, to consider the 2008/2009 Estimates of Expenditure tabled in the House of Representatives by Audley Shaw Minister of Finance and the Public Service. The Committee will meet from April 1 to 3. Last week the Bruce Golding led administration...

A Command Centre has been established at the Ministry of Health and Environment to monitor happenings across the public health sector, handle queries and provide support for fees abolition activities. Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse, Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry will head operations at the Centre. The Command Centre will be opened seven days per week...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding will over the next few days be involved in meetings of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament, to consider the 2008/2009 Estimates of Expenditure tabled in the House of Representatives by Audley Shaw Minister of Finance and the Public Service. The Committee will meet from April 1 to 3. Last week the Bruce Golding led administration...

A Command Centre has been established at the Ministry of Health and Environment to monitor happenings across the public health sector, handle queries and provide support for fees abolition activities. Dr. Marion Bullock-DuCasse, Director of Emergency Disaster Management and Special Services in the Ministry will head operations at the Centre. The Command Centre will be opened seven days per week...

The Constituency Development Fund in the Office of the Prime Minister is to receive a total of $2.45 billion, as outlined in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House. This allocation will cover administrative expenses of the unit and allocations to the 60 constituencies, with the main thrust of the Fund being to promote human and infrastructure development...

The Institutionalisation of DevInfo project in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has received $8.707 million, to continue to establish a reliable and comprehensive source of macro-economic indicators for the country, in order to facilitate more information-based planning and wider data access. As set out in the 2008/09 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House, the project is funded by...