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Cabinet has formally approved a contribution in excess of US$23 million by the Global Fund to help in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Jamaica. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman said that the money would support new and existing programmes both within and outside the health sector that promote public, private and non-governmental efforts for improving the prevention, treatment, care...

The Kingston Restoration Company (KRC) is helping to tackle poverty in poor urban communities across Jamaica through its Action Research Initiative (ARI), which was launched last year to explore ways to improve poverty alleviation projects. Research Programme Manager for the ARI, Alain Williams, said the conceptualization of the ARI was a direct response to a programme known as the Jamaica...

Cabinet has approved the sale of a property owned by Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) to Specialized Offset Services Limited, at a cost of $12 million. The property is located at 12 East Bell Road in Kingston. This was announced yesterday (May 10) by Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Explaining the...

Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman, has called on members of the public to conserve on energy, as the country's annual oil bill was too high. Speaking at the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Monday (May 10), Senator Whiteman said while attempts were being made to have the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), increase its oil production...

President of the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA), Simon Suarez, has indicated that the tourism sector across the Caribbean has recovered and made gains since a number of international events over the last few years that had a negative impact on tourism. Speaking at the eighth annual Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference, which commenced at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in...

The city of Montego Bay and environs have received new cellular service from the New York based, Oceanic Digital Communications' MiPhone.The company has to date invested more than US$120 million in Jamaica, delivering service to some 70,000 customers in other sections of the island. This new service to the second city was launched at the Wyndham Rose Hall Hotel in...

Cabinet has approved the award of a contract valued at $222.47 million to construct a multi-storey car park at Park Boulevard in New Kingston for customers of the National Housing Trust (NHT) and visitors of Emancipation Park. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman made the announcement on Monday (May 10) at the post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. The contract,...

Fencing of the Philadelphia Basic School in St. Ann has been selected as the Labour Day parish project for Monday, May 24. This project, which is estimated to cost some $260,000, has been chosen from about 64 other projects that have been registered with the St. Ann Parish Council. Labour Day will be observed under the theme - 'Safety First.Avoid...

The May Pen Infant School in Clarendon is to benefit from a comprehensive road safety programme as this year's Labour Day parish project. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Labour Day Committee held on May 6 at the offices of the Clarendon Parish Council. Under the theme, 'Road Safety First.Avoid the Worst', the parish project will include...

Cabinet has formally approved a contribution in excess of US$23 million by the Global Fund to help in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Jamaica. Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman said that the money would support new and existing programmes both within and outside the health sector that promote public, private and non-governmental efforts for improving the prevention, treatment, care...

The Kingston Restoration Company (KRC) is helping to tackle poverty in poor urban communities across Jamaica through its Action Research Initiative (ARI), which was launched last year to explore ways to improve poverty alleviation projects. Research Programme Manager for the ARI, Alain Williams, said the conceptualization of the ARI was a direct response to a programme known as the Jamaica...

Cabinet has approved the sale of a property owned by Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) to Specialized Offset Services Limited, at a cost of $12 million. The property is located at 12 East Bell Road in Kingston. This was announced yesterday (May 10) by Minister of Information, Senator Burchell Whiteman at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House. Explaining the...