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Cabinet has approved the acquisition of one hectare (2.5 acres) of land in Kingswood, Westmoreland at a cost of some $1.7 million. Minister of Information and Development, Donald Buchanan, told journalists at yesterday's (Dec. 4) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, that acquisition of the land would provide security of tenure for the 18 families that were occupying the property....

Minister of Agriculture and Lands, Hon. Roger Clarke, has called on farmers to practise sustainable environmental habits including terracing and tree planting, on lands that were prone to flooding. Minister Clarke, who was addressing a Food and Agriculture Organization-(FAO) sponsored workshop on the improvement of agricultural preparedness in Jamaica today (Dec. 5) at the Hotel Four Seasons, said that preventing...

Cabinet yesterday (December 4), approved an allocation of $30.2 million, to provide an emergency response to the outbreak of malaria in certain parts of the country. "This sum is intended to support a rigorous malaria prevention and control programme in order to ensure that we prevent the local transmission of the malaria parasite; identify cases of malaria in order to...

Cabinet yesterday (December 4), approved an allocation of $30.2 million, to provide an emergency response to the outbreak of malaria in certain parts of the country. "This sum is intended to support a rigorous malaria prevention and control programme in order to ensure that we prevent the local transmission of the malaria parasite; identify cases of malaria in order to...

It was with great pleasure that I accepted the invitation to participate in this 30th anniversary Miami conference on the Caribbean, and I welcome the opportunity to address this distinguished gathering on such a significant occasion. Let me extend congratulations to the organizers -- the Caribbean and central American action, on their continued commitment to promoting dialogue between the governments...

It was with great pleasure that I accepted the invitation to participate in this 30th anniversary Miami conference on the Caribbean, and I welcome the opportunity to address this distinguished gathering on such a significant occasion. Let me extend congratulations to the organizers -- the Caribbean and central American action, on their continued commitment to promoting dialogue between the governments...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) anticipates that the years ahead will be "very productive", with the implementation of a five-year housing plan in the current financial year, for the construction of some 29,000 units at a cost of $70 billion. As stated in the Trust's annual report for 2005/06, which was tabled in the House of Representatives recently, "housing developments...

Some 76 per cent, or 646, of the more than 850 complaints to the Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) have been resolved this financial year, with all but one, brought before the Commission's Quasi-judicial tribunal, resolved in favour of consumers. This was announced by State Minister in the Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce Ministry, Senator Kern Spencer, during his contribution to...

It now takes only four to six working days to register a new company or to register statutory returns, State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer has said. "The streamlining of registration timelines will allow for faster approval and registration of documents," he said on November 1, in his contribution to the State...

State Minister in the Ministry of Information, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer, has said that a critical facilitatory role was being played by the Trade Board, especially in the context of the CARICOM Single Market. In keeping with this role, a Commerce Facilitation Unit has been established at the Agency to be the main interface between the Ministry...

Minister of State for Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Senator Kern Spencer, has said that the services provided by the regulatory agencies of the Ministry, especially those directly related to commerce, were critical to the process of economic development. "These agencies may best be described as the catalysts for sustained and sustainable development," he said in his contribution to the...

State Minister for Agriculture and Lands, Errol Ennis, has said that the Ministry would be taking the lead in making venture capital financing available to investors on the presentation of marketable projects, rather than just on the strength of collateral. Mr. Ennis, who was addressing an investment workshop at the Old Port Antonio Marina on Friday (Dec. 1), said that...