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Director of Passport Services, Hugh Thomas, has announced that effective immediately, married women applying for passports in their maiden name, are no longer required to present their marriage certificates with their application. "Essentially, the marriage certificate is there to substantiate a change of name, so if you are not adopting the married name, then you need not provide the marriage...

The Water and Housing Ministry held its second in a series of three Gender, Water and Sanitation workshops yesterday (June 14) under its Rural Water Sanitation Programme (RWSP). Some 50 stakeholders attended the forum, where they received feedback from pilot groups in the rural communities of Mile Gully/Warwick Castle in St. Mary and Gravel Hill in Clarendon, which have been...

Transport and Works Minister Bobby Pickersgill has credited the spike in the interests of carriers to expand or begin service to Jamaica, to the ongoing programme of expansion and upgrading of the island's two international airports. Minister Pickersgill, who was making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in Gordon House yesterday, said the improvement works now in progress would...

Negotiations are underway to access funds for the completion of road rehabilitation works under the National Road Improvement Programme (NARIP). Some 152 roads were identified for upgrading under the project, ranging from flat coastal plains to steep rugged mountains and carry traffic volume loads varying from 2,000 to less than 100 vehicles per day. As stated in the Transport and...

State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, Dr. Donald Rhodd is calling on employers to exercise understanding in dealing with employees affected by HIV/AIDS, by creating a non-discriminatory work environment. Dr. Rhodd issued the challenge during his address at the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) Wide Area Training of HIV/AIDS Response in CARICOM and Central America, held...

First Vice President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Glendon Harris, has charged farmers to assume leadership roles in their communities, and not to allow developments to take place without their full input. Mr. Harris, who was addressing the Annual General Meeting of the Hanover Association of Branch Societies of the JAS on June 14, at the Anglican Church Hall...

The Kingston and St Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has identified 43 drains and gullies to be cleared as it embarks on a cleaning programme in 20 divisions across the city at a cost of $35 million to $38 million. Mayor of Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, informed that the programme would be carried out in three phases, with the first phase costing $11...

The Boscobel Primary School in St. Mary has been rebuilt and expanded through the collaborative efforts of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the school's Parent Teachers Association (PTA).The school, which was established in 1847, was in a state of disrepair in addition to being overcrowded, making conditions uncomfortable for its five teachers and 218 students. In an effort...

For the 2004/05 Financial Year, in excess of $390 million was allocated to the Road Maintenance Fund to carry out road improvements, with the National Works Agency (NWA) effecting repairs to approximately 390,000 square metres of roadway across the island. Transport and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill made this disclosure, yesterday (June 14), during his presentation in the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate...

Some 40 bridges are expected to be rehabilitated over the next two years under the Mabey and Johnson Priority Bridge Programme in the Ministry of Transport and Works. This is outlined in a document tabled in the House of Representatives, yesterday (June 14), by the Minister of Transport and Works, Robert Pickersgill. The document gives details of the performances of...

Transport and Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill has reported that the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) had a revenue intake of $2.27 billion for the 2004/05 fiscal year, representing an increase of $39 million or 2.2 per cent in comparison to the previous period. The Minister, who was making his contribution to the 2005/06 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives...

Since the opening of the second segment of Highway 2000 last December, the average daily usage of the highway has moved from 11,000 to 16,000 vehicles. In addition, average daily traffic through the Vineyards Toll Plaza has been reduced from 11,500 to 10,000 since the opening of the Spanish Town Toll Plaza, which has recorded average daily traffic of 6,300...