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A total of $45.1 million has been allocated in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House, to carry out repairs and improvements to public libraries. The funds will assist the Public Library Service with a number of projects for the period, including the implementation of a Local Area Network (LAN) system in regional libraries in St. James, Manchester,...

Winner of the inaugural Bauxite and Alumina Industry Essay Competition is Jhenelle White, a fourth form student at Campion College in Kingston. Miss White's essay was one of nine entries from six high schools that explored the topic: 'The Value of the Bauxite and Alumina Industry to Jamaica'. Addressing the awards ceremony at the Terra Nova Hotel on March 30,...

$15.46 million has been allocated to the Plant Breeding and Genetics Technologies project, which is being implemented by the Government of Jamaica. This has been provided for in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The funds will be used to establish laboratory facilities for mutation assisted plant breeding and disease diagnosis by March...

One of the most innovative and integrated projects being implemented in Jamaica to deal with the country's crime and security issues is the Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP). Administered by the Ministry of National Security, the programme, since its inception 6 years ago, has made significant strides in transforming the social and economic well-being of residents in a number...

A sum of $28.20 million has been allotted in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, to implement the Capacity Building in Competition Policy in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce. As set out in the Estimates, which are now before the House of Representatives, the project aims to: enhance competition in the Jamaican economy by strengthening the capacity of...

In keeping with the imperative to fully restore bauxite lands within three years of mining, St Ann Jamaica Bauxite Partners (SAJBP) has established a people-centred programme, involving farmers from its operations area, to help with this effort. Sixty-five year old farmer and resident of Rosetta district, Lillian Williams, says that for her, the activity has proven to be a very...

The Registrar General's Department (RGD) opened its ninth regional office yesterday (March 30) in May Pen, Clarendon. The office is located at 12 Glenmuir Road and will be open from Mondays to Fridays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Speaking with JIS News, Chief Executive Officer of the RGD, Dr. Patricia Holness, explained that May Pen was considered to be...

The Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce will receive a $14.752 million during the 2007/08 financial year to fund the Productive Integration of Micro Enterprises in Jamaica/ Industry Modernisation Project. The funds have been assigned in the Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives on Thursday (March 29). The project, which is being conducted by...

While there are some teething pains still to be worked out with the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH), there can be no question that the focus is right and should lead to more coordinated response to the need for assistance by the most deprived in the society, Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Omar Davies, has said....

The Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) will receive $1.46 billion for the 2007/08 fiscal year, to provide better, and more cost-effective social assistance to the poor and most vulnerable in the society. This provision is contained in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. Funded by the Government of Jamaica and...

A sum of $10.6 million has been set aside in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, to allow the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), to continue to establish a reliable and comprehensive source of macro-indicators for the country. This is to facilitate more information-based planning and wider accessibility to data. This activity is carried out under the Institutionalisation of the DEVINFO...

A sum of $58.7 million has been allocated to the Sligoville Sports Complex Project in the 2007/08 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. Funded by a grant from the Government of the People's Republic of China, the project, which began in December 2005 and is slated for completion in April 2007, is being implemented by...