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A sum of $10 million has been allotted to the Improved Reproductive Health of Youth Project, in the 2007/2008 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation, which remains the same as the last financial year, will be used to continue improvements in reproductive health practices among adolescent youth. Funded by the United States Agency for International...

The Jamaica HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project will receive $250 million as set out in the 2006/2007 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The objective of this project is to provide support for selected activities under the National HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan. It also seeks to assist the Government in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS, improve the treatment,...

A sum of $417.7 million has been earmarked in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure for the HIV/AIDS Treatment, Prevention and Control Programme in the Ministry of Health. Funded through a grant from the Global AIDS Fund, the programme seeks to strengthen the multi-sector national response to prevent and address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jamaica. This will be achieved by beefing...

A total of $200 million has been granted to the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works for the construction of the Half-Way-Tree Transport Centre. The allocation, which is contained in the 2007/2008 Estimates of Expenditure, is to meet expenses emanating from the ongoing project, which is slated to be completed in October this year. Of the total, $100 million...

The sum of $78 million has been made available to the Ministry of Housing, Transport, Water and Works to enhance its Traffic Management and Control Programme. As contained in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives, the allocation will be used to undertake routine maintenance, rehabilitation and installation of traffic signals and road markings island-wide, as...

A total of $108.8 million has been allotted to maintain and upgrade health facilities in the 2007/2008 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. A breakdown of the allocation will see $50 million going toward the health facilities improvement programme, which is an ongoing project for maintaining and upgrading the buildings and equipment of health care institutions; $38.8...

THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR, A TIME WHICH INVITES REFLECTION ON THE THEMES OF RESURRECTION, REBIRTH AND RENEWAL. HERE IN JAMAICA, ON THE SPIRITUAL LEVEL, WE JOIN WITH MANY OTHER NATIONS IN CELEBRATING THE CHRISTIAN FESTIVAL OF EASTER. ON THE PHYSICAL LEVEL, WE ARE ENJOYING OUR OWN VERSION OF SPRING - NEW LIFE APPEARING AND RAIN. BLOSSOMS ARE...

Jamaica Trade and Invest formerly the Jamaica Promotions Corporation, will be seeking to increase its engagements and partnerships within the public and private sectors, in order to attract more Jamaican investors in the local economy, Deputy President, Sancia Bennett-Templar, has said. She pointed out that Jamaica's ranking in starting businesses was high; however, its ranking with respect to sustaining and...

More than 90 per cent of all babies registered since January 1 of this year, now have their fathers' names on their birth certificates. This announcement was made by Minister of Health, Horace Dalley, at the official launch of Children's Expo 2007 by the Jamaica Foundation for Children (JFC), at the Hilton Kingston Hotel yesterday (April 3). On January 1...

The Jamaica Egg Farmers' Association yesterday (April 4), received a $15 million loan from the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, to assist in the establishment of a liquid egg plant. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, which was held at the Ministry's Old Hope Road offices, Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Roger Clarke stressed that the loan was an indication of...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Donovan Stanberry, has urged sugar cane farmers in St. Thomas to increase production, in order to capitalize on the lucrative market for ethanol, which is developing in the local and overseas marketplace. "St. Thomas is a sugar cane growing area, and an interesting development is unfolding where the world is shifting,...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Lands is promoting the 'Fairtrade' concept among banana farmers to boost income and ensure the sustainability of the industry. Fairtrade is an organized social movement, which aims to improve the lives of poor banana farmers and workers, by making sure that they get a fair price for the fruit on the international market. The Fairtrade...