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The Ministry of Water and Housing, in consultation with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, has identified funds to begin additional trucking of water to areas in rural Jamaica that are currently suffering from the drought, and regarded as in critical need. Dr. Horace Chang, Minister of Water and Housing, made...

Jamaicans will be treated to the best of local feature films, documentaries and music videos, as part of activities to mark Reggae Month (February), during the first annual reggae film festival, which is being held in Kingston from February 20 - 22. The film screenings kicked off last night (February 20), at Emancipation Park and will, over the period, feature...

Energy, Mining and Telecommunications Minister, Clive Mullings has underscored the important and pivotal role that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) must play, in propelling Jamaica into first world status. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Jamaica Computer Society (JCS) at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on February 20, Mr. Mullings said that Jamaica is "on the cusp of first world...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has assured that work on the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine, would be fast-tracked. Mr. Spencer, who toured the hospital on February 20, said the repair work would be a major project, but he would instruct that rehabilitation work begin next week in the kitchen and the laundry area. The Minister noted that...

Director of Environmental Health in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Peter Knight, has cited the need for co-operative efforts by key stakeholders to effectively deal with challenges associated with vector-borne diseases. Speaking at the opening of a two-day Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) workshop at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on February 20, Mr. Knight said one of the...

The Ministry of Water and Housing, in consultation with the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, has identified funds to begin additional trucking of water to areas in rural Jamaica that are currently suffering from the drought, and regarded as in critical need. Dr. Horace Chang, Minister of Water and Housing, made...

Jamaicans will be treated to the best of local feature films, documentaries and music videos, as part of activities to mark Reggae Month (February), during the first annual reggae film festival, which is being held in Kingston from February 20 - 22. The film screenings kicked off last night (February 20), at Emancipation Park and will, over the period, feature...

Energy, Mining and Telecommunications Minister, Clive Mullings has underscored the important and pivotal role that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) must play, in propelling Jamaica into first world status. Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Jamaica Computer Society (JCS) at the Hilton Kingston Hotel on February 20, Mr. Mullings said that Jamaica is "on the cusp of first world...

Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has assured that work on the Linstead Hospital in St. Catherine, would be fast-tracked. Mr. Spencer, who toured the hospital on February 20, said the repair work would be a major project, but he would instruct that rehabilitation work begin next week in the kitchen and the laundry area. The Minister noted that...

Director of Environmental Health in the Ministry of Health and Environment, Peter Knight, has cited the need for co-operative efforts by key stakeholders to effectively deal with challenges associated with vector-borne diseases. Speaking at the opening of a two-day Pesticides Control Authority (PCA) workshop at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston on February 20, Mr. Knight said one of the...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Audley Shaw has identified, as among the critical pillars for a competitive economy, debt reduction, an appropriate energy policy, and tax reform. As it relates to tax reform, he said this includes rate cuts over time, and elevation of the compliance rate, which will help to reduce corruption. Another key factor to strengthening...

A benefit concert will be staged at the Brooklyn College of Performing Arts Centre, Brooklyn College in New York on April 20, for Jamaica's athletes going to this year's Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. That is being staged by Team Jamaica Bickle (TJB), a not-for-profit organization founded 14 years ago. Themed, 'Team Jamaica on the Road to Beijing', the...