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The Ministry of Health continues to remain confident that the malaria outbreak is under control. Speaking yesterday (January 22), at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan told journalists that Cabinet received an update from the Minister of Health, Horace Dalley. "The Minister has basically indicated continuing progress in terms of the...

Two thousand and seven marks the 17th year that the Organisation for International Development (OID) has been coming to Jamaica to offer free medical services to needy communities across the island. On Saturday (Jan. 20), the New York-based Jamaican outreach missions group visited the historic maroon village of accompong in St. Elizabeth. Speaking with JIS News, OID Chairman and founder,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton has said that Jamaica's policy of inclusion towards the Jamaican Diaspora has become more of an imperative, in light of the changing environment. "My Ministry will work with other ministries or agencies and the private sector to strengthen the linkages with the Diaspora, through town hall meetings and when Ministers...

Jamaica has been strengthening and streamlining its representation abroad, in order to take maximum advantage of bilateral programmes and other opportunities. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate on January 19, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton said that, "Jamaica intends to, as resources will allow, to re-establish and open...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton, has said that Jamaica would be broadening its network of bilateral partnerships, as part of the process to advance the country's development. Senator Hylton, who was contributing to the State of the Nation Debate in Gordon House on Friday (Jan. 19), said that the Ministry has been "aggressively engaged in...

Cabinet has approved a programme of action that will allow for the reform of the Jamaican Constitution shortly after the next general election. Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J. Nicholson announced on Friday (January 19) in the Senate, that a Resolution would be brought to Parliament recommending that "immediately following the next general election, legislation should be prepared...

An Act to establish the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) as a statutory body with responsibility for providing advice to the government on matters related to science and technology, was approved in the Senate on Friday (Jan.19). State Minister for Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer, who piloted the Bill, said that the legislation would allow...

Two thousand and seven marks the 17th year that the Organisation for International Development (OID) has been coming to Jamaica to offer free medical services to needy communities across the island. On Saturday (Jan. 20), the New York-based Jamaican outreach missions group visited the historic maroon village of accompong in St. Elizabeth. Speaking with JIS News, OID Chairman and founder,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton has said that Jamaica's policy of inclusion towards the Jamaican Diaspora has become more of an imperative, in light of the changing environment. "My Ministry will work with other ministries or agencies and the private sector to strengthen the linkages with the Diaspora, through town hall meetings and when Ministers...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Anthony Hylton, has said that Jamaica would be broadening its network of bilateral partnerships, as part of the process to advance the country's development. Senator Hylton, who was contributing to the State of the Nation Debate in Gordon House on Friday (Jan. 19), said that the Ministry has been "aggressively engaged in...

Cabinet has approved a programme of action that will allow for the reform of the Jamaican Constitution shortly after the next general election. Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Senator A.J. Nicholson announced on Friday (January 19) in the Senate, that a Resolution would be brought to Parliament recommending that "immediately following the next general election, legislation should be prepared...

An Act to establish the National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST) as a statutory body with responsibility for providing advice to the government on matters related to science and technology, was approved in the Senate on Friday (Jan.19). State Minister for Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer, who piloted the Bill, said that the legislation would allow...