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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and Public Service, Senator Don Wehby, has said that the Ministry is looking at introducing a performance-based budgeting system, as part of the mechanism to improve the budget process. Senator Wehby, who was addressing an internal auditors symposium yesterday (Nov. 1) at the Jamaica Conference Centre, explained that the performance-based budgeting approach...

A post election seminar for Parliamentarians, which is being organized by the Houses of Parliament, will be held from November 2-4 at Sandals Dunn's River in St. Ann. The objectives of the seminar are: to improve awareness of parliamentary practice and procedure among Parliamentarians; and to provide general information on issues related to the tenure of Parliamentarians. Resource persons for...

Petrojam Limited has been given the go-ahead to enter into a cogeneration partnership with the Jamaica Public Service (JPS). The project will involve the construction of a 120-mega watt cogeneration facility at the JPS' Hunts Bay plant, which will be run on petroleum coke (petcoke) produced by Petrojam. A by-product of petroleum crude, petcoke costs less than a quarter of...

Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Office, Dr. Kamal Idris and staff, my colleagues Ministers of Government, members of the Jamaican diplomatic Mission here in Geneva, and distinguished delegates; I bring you warm greetings on behalf of the Government and People of Jamaica. I am honoured to represent the most defining value and asset of the Jamaican People; Our Culture!...

Due to the inclement weather, the Ministry of Health and Environment has postponed the national activities organized to observe November 2 - 4, 2007 as Dengue Prevention Weekend. All national activities planned for this period, with the exception of the annual Healthy Lifestyle Festival, have been rescheduled for November 9 - 11. The annual Healthy Lifestyle Festival will go on...

Residents of some 15 inner city areas in Kingston and St. Andrew, who are benefiting from interventions under the Citizens Security and Justice Programme (CSJP), are lauding the programme for bringing about positive change in their communities. CSJP, which is an initiative of the Ministry of National Security, has been delivering a range of violence prevention services in the communities....

Firefighters in St. James and Hanover have embarked on an intensive public education programme in observance of Fire Safety Awareness Week, which began on October 28. The programme, which is intended to heighten awareness about fire prevention, includes seminars, exhibitions, demonstrations, fire simulation drills and visits to workplaces, schools and community groups. In an interview with JIS News, Superintendent in...

Motorists are being advised to avoid the Old Pen Road in Hanover, as rising floodwater from the district of Chigwell, has made the roadway impassable. "It is recommended that nobody at all should attempt to go through that body of water," said Disaster Preparedness Coordinator for the parish, Fae Headley. Old Pen Road is the main thoroughfare between the districts...

All is set for this weekend's National Planning Summit scheduled for November 2-4 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Rose Hall and presented under the theme 'Jamaica Tomorrow'. The opening session will be addressed by Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding on Saturday, November 3. In attendance will be several senior government ministers, local and international private sector leaders, leading...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, yesterday (Oct. 30) announced the suspension of all exports of scrap metal until an assessment of the trade is done. In a statement in the House of Representatives, Mr. Samuda informed that the Chief Parliamentary Counsel had been instructed to prepare a Ministerial Order to allow for the suspension, which should be...

Governor of Florida, Charlie Crist, has said that he will be setting up trade missions to the region, as part of efforts to strengthen trade relations between the United States and CARICOM. Governor Crist, who made the announcement during a meeting with Caribbean Consuls General in the Southern United States, held recently at the State Capitol in Tallahassee, said that...

The Government will be relocating the occupants of 1,500 homes that are located in five communities, which are prone to flooding. Minister of Water and Housing , Dr. Horace Chang, in a statement in the House of Representatives yesterday (Oct. 30), said that the areas to be relocated are Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine; Portland Cottage and Rocky Point in...