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A total of 210 young persons in Portland will be employed in the Summer Employment Programme of the National Youth Service (NYS). Some 160 young persons are currently employed for the July period of the programme, while another 50 persons will be engaged for August. Recruitment was carried out among students at the grade nine level in schools up to...

A spirit of brotherhood was evident at the Corletts Road Community Centre Playfield in St. Catherine on Sunday (July 23) where hundreds of citizens and friends of the March Pen and Corletts Road communities, converged for a church service of unity. The service, which was organised by the region five office of the Social Development Commission (SDC), in conjunction with...

Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell, has said that the Government would soon be embarking on a new thrust to re-focus the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, under the theme: 'Growth With Stability'. Addressing a press briefing after an extensive tour of the Montego Bay Freezone's ICT facilities on July 21, the Minister said that the...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Omar Davies and Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce Minister, Phillip Paulwell are scheduled to meet with the management of the Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), to register the government's dissatisfaction concerning the recent increase in the price of cement. This was noted by Information and Development Minister, Senator Colin Campbell, on July 24, at the...

Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller has received and accepted the resignation of the chairman of the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Dr. Vin Lawrence. Development and Information Minister, Senator Colin Campbell, made the disclosure at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing held on July 24 at Jamaica House. Reading a statement issued by the Prime Minister, against the background of the recently...

Cabinet has approved a US$8.1 million contract for the National Safety Limited to acquire 13 fire fighting units from Rosenbauer America LLC. The equipment comprises five emergency tenders, four hydraulic platforms, and four turntable ladders. Minister of Information and Development, Senator Colin Campbell, who made the announcement on July 24 at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House, said...

Jamaica is hosting a best practices workshop with a group of customs personnel from Latin American and Caribbean, who will be undertaking a pilot project of Jamaica's Customs Automates Services Online System, with a view to implementing the system in their respective customs sectors. The system was developed by Fiscal Services Limited (FSL), a government-owned information technology company, in response...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is far advanced with its $6.2 million Disaster Mitigation Programme in the Corporate Area, to alleviate the possible effects of flooding in critical flood prone areas during the current hurricane season. Manager for Communications and Customer Service at the NWA, Stephen Shaw told JIS News that the mitigation programme "seeks to ensure that gullies, waterways...

As the Government continues to encourage more persons to take advantage of the benefits provided under the National Health Fund (NHF), senior citizens in particular are also being reminded that both the NHF and Jamaica Drugs for the Elderly Programme (JADEP) cards can be used simultaneously to purchase their prescription drugs. Explaining the process in a JIS News interview, Vice...

The Government is collaborating with the World Bank to "provide funding for a full-scale implementation of a squatter management policy", through the recently launched Squatter Management Unit, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Donovan Stanberry, has said. Until then, the Unit will operate based on guidelines which have been approved by the Cabinet. "The guidelines basically provide...

Residents of Bog Walk, St. Catherine, are upbeat about the development of a Craft Village in the area, to take advantage of the flow of visitors expected during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007. The Social Development Commission (SDC) is planning to set up a vending area in the town, where visitors can buy fruits, vegetables, craft and other items....

The St. James Parish Council will host some 500 young persons between 13 and 16 years of age at its Summer Youth Sport Camp, and an additional 60 children from 7 to 12 years at its Summer Kids Camp, scheduled to be held simultaneously from July 24 to August 4 in Montego Bay. The sport camp, to be staged under...