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Cabinet has approved the award of four contracts valued at more than $538 million to carry out upgrading and expansion works on four schools in St. Thomas, Westmoreland and St. James. Minister of Education, Andrew Holness, who made this disclosure at the (Oct. 23), post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said the projects are expected to address the shortage of...

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Christopher Tufton on(Oct. 23) outlined the assistance being provided by Government to farmers affected by Hurricane Dean, including the distribution of fertilizer under the $100 million fertilizer relief programme. Dr. Tufton, who was responding to questions posed by former Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke in the House of Representatives, said "2,560 tonnes of fertilizer were ordered...

Scores of athletes, sports association representatives, sports journalists, Members of Parliament and other interests turned out at Vale Royal last evening for Prime Minister, Bruce Golding's reception for the sporting fraternity. In bringing greetings to the gathering, Mr. Golding said he intends to meet with the leadership of the various associations to examine the status of sports in Jamaica, and...

Cabinet has approved the appointment of board members to sit on seven boards that fall under the Ministry of Transport and Works. Transport and Works Minister, Mike Henry announced the names of the chairpersons of the boards at a post-Cabinet press briefing held at Jamaica House. The Chairpersons of the boards are: Ms. Shirley Williams, Air Jamaica Board; Mr. Christopher...

Noted lecturer of Social History at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, Professor Verene Shepherd, will be the keynote speaker at the second annual Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Toronto, Canada. The Lecture is slated to take place on Thursday, October 25 at St. Lawrence Hall, 157 King Street East, from 6:00...

The Government of Jamaica will be implementing control mechanisms for the export of scrap metal, including a licensing regime to bring accountability to the industry. Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, in a statement to the House of Representatives on (Oct. 23), announced that a Ministry Paper will be tabled in the Lower House outlining the measures to...

Some 170 residents of White Horses, Botany Bay and Pamphret in St. Thomas have submitted applications to be connected to a new water supply system established under the Government's Rural Water Programme. Chairman of the White Horses/Botany Bay/Pamphret Development Benevolent Society (WBP/DBS), Leonard James speaking at a meeting held on Monday (Oct. 22) at his offices in Botany Bay, said...

Youth Month 2007 will be observed in November under the theme: 'I am the Inspiration', which calls on the youth to take charge of their own success. Speaking at the launch of the month's activities on (Oct. 23) at Jamaica House, Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, noted that the theme places the responsibility of achieving success...

Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has said that the government plans to accelerate the establishment of Youth Information Centres (YIC) across the island. The move, she said, was part of the continued partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. She noted that the YICs, as central points of access for...

The Ministry of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, has launched the promotion of the E-Transaction Act (ETA) 2007. The 2006 Bill, was considered and approved by the Legislation Committee on June 29, 2006 and subsequently approved by Cabinet on July 31, 2006. The Bill was then passed in the Senate on December 8, 2006 and finally enacted on 2nd April 2007....

"Jamaica is indeed saddened to learn of the death of South Africa's reggae singer/performer, Lucky Dube, who was shot and killed on Thursday (Oct 18) in a hijacking in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, South Africa. The world has lost another great talent with his untimely death. We have lost another great reggae ambassador whose work was inspired by our own reggae giants...

The Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ), which will provide for the free movement of artisans and other skilled persons within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), was launched recently by the HEART Trust/ NTA and the National Council on Technical Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET). The qualification is based on a common approach to training, assessment and certification as agreed...