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A sum of $2 million has been set aside in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure tabled in the House of Representatives on Wednesday (March 31) for the Quarry Zoning project in the Ministry of Land and Environment. This will further assist with the objective of the project, which seeks to regulate and control the quarrying of sand, limestone and aggregate...

Equipment valued at over $4.6 million has been handed over to the Rhymesfield Dairy Development Co-operative in Clarendon by the Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke. The handing over ceremony took place on March 30 at the office of the Rhymesfield Dairy Development Co-operative in Clarendon. The equipment has been provided through grant funding from the Agricultural Support Services Project (ASSP)...

Efforts to eradicate the New World Screwworm insect which causes destructive myiasis in warm-blooded animals, including humans, will continue this year, with an allocation of $125 million to the project which falls under the Ministry of Agriculture. Funded by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Government of Jamaica, the Eradication of New World Screwworm project is expected to release...

The Watershed Management and Protection Project in the Ministry of Land and Environment is to receive $1 million to continue with the management and protection of the island's watersheds and natural resources. This sum has been set aside in the 2004-2005 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Local management committees and community based organisations will receive ongoing...

The Land Administration and Management Programme (LAMP) in the Ministry of Land and Environment is to receive some $97 million to continue to promote efficient administration and management and to rationalize the use of land and resources in an integrated and sustainable manner. This is contained in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, which was tabled in the House of Representatives...

Chief Marketing Officer of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPSCo), Nigel Grant, has sought to justify his company's application for a tariff increase, while addressing residents of Port Antonio at a consultation organised by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). The consultation, held at the Old Port Antonio Marina on Tuesday (March 30), was the third in a series...

The Northern Jamaica Development Project in the Ministry of Land and Environment is to receive $1 million to, among other things, finance the training of personnel and develop an operation and procedures manual. The sum has been set aside in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure now before the House of Representatives. The objectives of the project which is jointly funded...

A contract for the construction of a new basic school in Robins Bay, St. Mary was signed between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Robins Bay Citizens' Association on March 30. Valued at $5.8 million, the contract will be carried out by Garan-Tee Construction Company Limited. The Robins Bay Basic School has been in existence for 60 years,...

It is just a few days before he departs the island for England and Marcus "Roy" Mitchell is trying to get in as much of the sight and sounds of the island before he leaves. He arrived in the island on March 10 for a 15-day vacation and has enjoyed the spectacular Rio Grande rafting excursion, toured the Appleton Estate...

Minister of Education, Youth and Culture, Maxine Henry Wilson has urged high school students to exercise greater self-discipline and steer clear of violent encounters, on and off their school compounds. The Minister pointed out that an "excessive amount of time and money is spent on doing what we really should not be doing, and that is trying to cauterize the...

Jamaicans in South Florida will be treated to performances of the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) at two shows this weekend. The shows are part of the annual 'Caribbean Dance Celebration'. In a presentation called 'Dances of the African Diaspora', the NDTC will be joined by troupes from Trinidad, Guyana, the Cayman Islands, St. Lucia, Belize, and Haiti. Also in...

A sum of $26 million has been allotted to the Citrus Replanting project to prevent the total decline of the citrus industry, through the replanting of groves with plants tolerant to the citrus tristeza virus. The allocation is outlined in the 2004/05 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The funds will be used to provide research services...