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Minister of State for Agriculture and Lands, Victor Cummings has outlined a number of works that have, and will be undertaken as part of the extensive rehabilitation of the Hope Botanical Gardens and Zoo. These include the Shell Band Stand, which was rehabilitated and re-opened in May. Mr. Cummings who was making his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in...

The policy for the development and sustainability of the fisheries sector is now complete and is undergoing final review. This was disclosed by State Minister for Agriculture and Lands, Victor Cummings in the House of Representatives yesterday (July 3), during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate. Mr. Cummings pointed out that this is the first official policy for the...

The Spatial Data Management Division in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands made several significant achievements during the last fiscal year, chief of which was the establishment of a national portal to access geospatial data. "This geospatial web portal will seamlessly integrate information on geology, topography and socio-economic conditions locally and hence facilitate the development of disaster management initiatives and...

Minister of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture, Aloun Assamba has expressed satisfaction with the newly renovated and refurbished Devonshire property located at Devon House. "I am very pleased to see the transformation of this space the re-opening of the Devonshire is a wonderful thing," Mrs. Assamba said on (July 3) at the re-opening and dedication ceremony. "It is a refreshing addition...

A wreath laying ceremony to mark the 114th anniversary of the birth of the Right Excellent Norman Washington Manley, National Hero and Jamaica's first premier, was held yesterday (July 4) at his shrine at National Heroes Park. Floral tributes were made by Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall; Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller; Minister of Housing, Transport,...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Victor Cummings has proposed that the 300 year old charter that the city of Kingston is currently operating under should be revised. Mr. Cummings, who made the observation during his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday (July 3), noted that some of the changes...

State Minister for Agriculture and Lands, Victor Cummings, has said that preliminary works have begun in St. Elizabeth and St. Thomas for the titling of more than 1,000 parcels of land on behalf of the National Irrigation Commission (NIC). The State Minister, who was making his contribution to the 2007/08 Sectoral Debate yesterday (July 3) in the House of Representatives,...

Four new passenger boarding bridges, a boarding pier and an aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle were today commissioned into service at the Norman Manley International Airport by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller. The new facilities form part of phase 1a of the 20-year Capital Development Programme for the airport. In her remarks, Mrs. Simpson Miller described the new boarding...

The Jamaican Consulate in New York recently hosted an evening of reading and singing, featuring Jamaican writer Colin Channer, who read from the latest literary work 'The Girl with the Golden Shoes.' Described by author Russell Banks as "a near perfect moral fable," the book is a dazzling and picturesque novella, which uses native language that is dancing and juicy....

More than 150 volunteer shelter managers in St. Catherine recently participated in a three-day training seminar as part of preparedness measures for the 2007 hurricane season. The training, which was organised by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in collaboration with the West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCo), focused on shelter management and operations, first aid, and how...

Cabinet has approved the award of contract to General Paving Company Limited in the amount of $22,891,910.00 million, to carry out infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrading works on the Devon House property. Information and Development Minister, Donald Buchanan made this announcement at yesterday's (July 2) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The project will involve rehabilitation work to the grounds of...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to Arel Limited for the procurement of a Cassette modular building to house a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit at the Kingston Public Hospital. "The acquisition of the unit is in keeping with the government's continued efforts to enhance the capacity of the existing health infrastructure, by providing health care professionals with...