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Cabinet yesterday (July 2) awarded a contract valued at $15 million to D. Bisasor and Associates Limited for the construction of collector sewers at Lady Musgrave Road in Kingston. "This is really to ensure that the sewer facilities in that area has the capacity to meet the extraordinary levels of development that have been taking place in that particular section...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has completed a total of 673 projects as well as approved some 972 sub-projects at a cost of $2.9 billion over the last 10 years. Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, who made the disclosure at yesterday's (July 2) weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said that 67 per cent of these...

A team comprising representatives of the Public Sector Monitoring Committee and the Ministry of Finance and Planning will be appointed to carry out a study of the actuarial report, which formed the basis of the award of the public sector health scheme to Life of Jamaica (LoJ). "A decision has been arrived at to have a team .carry out a...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract to P.A Consulting Groups (PAID), to assist the Ministry of Education and Youth to implement Stage Two of Phase One of its Modernization Plan. This disclosure was made by Information and Development Minister, Donald Buchanan at yesterday's (July 2), weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. PAID will work with the Ministry...

The Government of Jamaica and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) have entered into a new arrangement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), to fund the Inner City Basic Services Project (ICBSP). Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan who was speaking at yesterday's (July 2), weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House explained that under this...

Projects dedicated to the arts and culture in Jamaica are set to benefit from grant funding valued at $200 million through the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer of the CHASE Fund, Billy Heaven, notes that the CHASE Fund represents the first real attempt to provide sustainable funding to the arts...

By March 2008, the operations of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be decentralised with the implementation of a Management Information System (MIS). This initiative is part of the Ministry's drive to improve operational efficiency at the parish office level, especially as this relates to the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH)Speaking at a JIS Think...

Jamaica showcased its best and most unique experiences to lovers of luxury travel at the four-day Luxury Travel Fair held at the Olympia in London. The country's team at the four-day fair, which comprised the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), Jamaica Trade and Invest and Grand Lido, which is part of the SuperClubs Group, promoted destination Jamaica as well as explored...

The Miami office of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) is accepting entries for the 2007 Independence essay competition, which is part of the annual Independence celebrations in Jamaican communities in Florida. Open to all first and second generation Jamaican children, who reside in Florida, the merit of the competition is to advance community awareness while exposing the youngsters to their...

Former Jamaican Ambassador to the United Nations, Curtis Ward, has urged the Jamaican Diaspora to form partnerships with the government to help improve the country's education system. "The reality is that no government in the history of Jamaica has ever been able to provide all of the resources needed to create the standard of education required to fulfill the educational...

Minister of State for Labour and Social Security, Senator Floyd Morris, has called for the training of officers in the justice system, including the police, to enable them to communicate with members of the disabled community. According to Senator Morris, there is a difficulty with members of the community coming forward to report crimes, either because they are threatened or...

Trelawny Parish Manager for the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Donald Robinson, is appealing to farmers in the parish to participate in the Goat Expansion and Revolving Project, which is designed to increase animal production to satisfy local demand for goat meat. He told JIS News that "Jamaica consumes between 6.7 million to 7 million kilograms of goat meat annually,...